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)
Yes please! I love a good book :)
I checked - the book has really good reviews on GoodReads. So I'm in for a chance to win a copy!
Oooh, mark me down as a comment! Then maybe I can recommend it to my book club and she can sell more and more and more!
All y'all can have the books! I'm going to just re-read Alice's list of favorites over and over again. It's that good!
My niece had head lice last week too, so I shared your posts with my sister to cheer her up. Turns out, the idea of more people being invaded by parasites didn't exactly make her day, although she did commiserate and laugh a bit. Anyway, the book sounds lovely :)
Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. Please. I live to read. I'm out of books. I'm picky:). I'll review it. Please?
Would love a great read!
Just finishing a summer literature course and I'd love to read something of my own volition next. This would do nicely!
I'm extra Canadian, if that helps.
Me want book. :) Glad the lice are gone!
I would love to have said book! I am a long time reader and occasional commenter. I *heart* your blog and the blogs of your blogger buddies, Eden, Heather and Sarah. Have a lovely day! :-)
I would love to own a copy! Thanks!
Oh pick me!
I will pick up mouse poop all day long but keep me the hell away from lice.
I would also like to with a copy of a book that has nothing to do with lice.
I need a new book to read
I would love a copy. Please and thank you!
On a much more important note, I am so glad that the lice are gone. Because reading about them made me cringe. ;)
I want a copy! Please!
I want a heartbreakingly beautiful and inescapably human book. I'm re-reading A Prayer for Owen Meany right now to avoid reading the 2 "train for a half marathon" books that I checked out from the library. I've renewed them once. I'm not too proud to renew them again.
You know what? I would. I would like a copy very much. Congratulations on the louse-free house and enjoy the newfound relaxation.
Always in search of new reading material! Especially good reading material.
Congratulations on your de-lousing! (Now, there's something I never thought I'd say. I should write for Hallmark! Hallmark, give me a call...I've hit on a whole new genre of cards for you!) Or maybe I'll just read this book. Yeah, that would probably be better.
I want one! I want one!
Oohh! Pick me, Pick me, Pick me!
Please??
Glad you are feeling better! I'd love a copy of the book. Thanks.
Who wouldn't want a book with such glowing reviews? Besides, the book I'm reading now sucks.
This book is on the Indie NEXT list. Would love to read it