Celebration!
August 2, 2011We are now louse-free, as far as I know, and that's good enough for me. I will probably continue to comb Henry's hair for nits until he has children of his own, but I'm done worrying. You don't have to tell me how you thought your family was free of it and then it came back 3 quabillion times, because the helpful community that is Twitter has already told me that. For now I'm happy, okay? LET ME REJOICE! I just wrote "rejuice." Let me rejuice, while I'm at it. So refreshing.
To celebrate my family's newly unmolested scalp areas, I am giving away five (5) (V, Romans) copies of Ann Napolitano's new book, A GOOD HARD LOOK. This giveaway is not at all related to our recent drama, but I'm going to pretend it is. Because we were LOOKING HARD AND ALSO GOOD at our heads! Right? Ahahhahaahaaaaauuugh?
But let's talk about the book, which does not refer to lice, not even once. Ann emailed me a while ago to ask me if I wanted a copy, and when she mentioned that Flannery O'Connor was a character in it, that was all I needed to hear. I have a deep and abiding love for Flannery O'Connor, both as an author and what I know of her as a human being. I find her views on Catholicism especially baffling and compelling. The Habit of Being, a collection of her letters, is among my favorite books. (Speaking of which: I did this interview with Colleen Wainwright, and in it I list my other favorite books, among other things. Like what George Saunders wrote to me, once! And what my epic sixth-grade graphic novel was going to be titled!)
Once I got Ann's book I sat down to flip through it and suddenly the weekend was gone and I hadn't eaten in a long while. It's just that good. I am so bad at writing book synopses, DON'T MAKE ME DO THAT, so you'll have to take my word for it. It's a good book. And I'm not the only person who liked it! Amazon called it "heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human." I was going to say that until they did. THANKS, AMAZON. You want this book. I don't normally do giveaways, but I actually asked Ann if I could do one, in this case. Because you need to read this. Okay.
If you want a copy, just say so in the comments. I'll pick five commenters at random, and Penguin Press has kindly agreed to send the winners' copies, so you won't have to wait for me to get off my ass and stumble over to the post office. I must limit winners to the U.S. and Canada, as per the publisher's request. I think they hate foreigners! (They probably don't hate foreigners.) (Although they did try to limit the Canadian winners to "nobody who's too Canadian-y, if you catch our drift.") (No they didn't. I'm sorry.)
Comment! Hurry! I'll be announcing the winners in one (1) week. Good luck.
Reader Comments (334)
I would be happy to take your recommendation. And the book.
Always looking for something new to read!
I would love a copy! Hoorah for giveaways (and yippee for louselessness)!
I'd love a copy of the book!
I would love one!!
LOL at "no one who's too Canadian-y, if you catch our drift..."
I would like one! I'm not too Canadian-y, but my fiance' is. (Don't tell them). :-)
yes, please!
I would also enjoy a copy of this book. Thank you!
I took a whole course on Flannery O'Connor in college! (Writing that made me thing: did I really? An entire class devoted to her? But yes, I did. That's the kind of course you take when you're a senior and majoring in Creative Writing. Thank you liberal education! I hope there are some stolen wooden limbs in this book.)
I'd love a copy. And I'm having a bad week. It's my first week back at work after maternity leave. I miss my kids.
Oh, random number generator, pick me! I would love a copy, and anything "heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human" sounds perfect for me!
Actually it was your repeated insistence that I REALLY want to read this book that did it. :) So there, carefully-written synopsis!
Oh, I want to read this!
Yes, please! I am desperate for a new read :)
i love randomly generated book suggestions. bring it on!
Summertime is for reading as many books as possible. Pick me!
I would love a copy!!
Sounds like a great book!
I would love this book. And I would sell it as our next book club book, so really by giving me a free copy, they'll sell like 12 ;)
Are entries limited to people who have lice?
That definitely looks like something I'd like to read!
Dear Alice,
I did not win your other recent giveaway, so I would like to please win this one. I like books, and free!
Sincerely and Canadianly,
Sarah
I am alwasy looking for a good book, send one my way! Cheers!
Book, please! Thank you very much.
Congrats on being louse free! Louse free is the way to be! Woohoo!
I'd love a copy of the book! I'd also love to stop with the exclamation points! And yet I can't seem to stop! Oh no!
great idea. would love to read this.