Books That Caught Our Eye

At Mailbox Monday we encourage participants to not only share the books they received, but to check out the books others have received.

Every Wednesday we will each share two books that caught our eye from that week’s Mailbox Monday.

We encourage you to share the books that caught your eye in the comments.

Martha

The First Time Lauren Pailing Died by Alyson Rudd found at Sam Still Reading.

Lauren Pailing is born in the sixties, and a child of the seventies. She is thirteen years old the first time she dies.

Lauren Pailing is a teenager in the eighties, becomes a Londoner in the nineties. And each time she dies, new lives begin for the people who loved her – while Lauren enters a brand new life, too.

But in each of Lauren’s lives, a man called Peter Stanning disappears. And, in each of her lives, Lauren sets out to find him.

And so it is that every ending is also a beginning. And so it is that, with each new beginning, Peter Stanning inches closer to finally being found…

“This made me think of the Time Traveller’s Wife although it is apparently different time lines in this one. Caught my eye.”

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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone found at Infinte Curio.

Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.

And thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more.

Except discovery of their bond would be death for each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war. That’s how war works. Right?

“Another sci fi, time travel romance that sounds interesting.”

Leslie

The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Anne Kuo at Martha’s Bookshelf.

The book new chicken keepers will crow about.

The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens makes it simple and easy to start keeping these surprisingly smart birds right in your backyard. From constructing coops to rearing chicks, you’ll learn everything you need to know to make sure your chickens stay happy and healthy all year round.

Which breed of chicken is right for you? What’s the best coop-bedding material? What sort of feed should you use? Let expert chicken keeper Anne Kuo answer these questions—and many others—in The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens.

The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens includes:

– All cooped up—Create the perfect home for raising chickens using detailed backyard coop designs and construction guides.
– From chickens to eggs—Find out how to pick the right breed, raise chicks, collect eggs, keep your birds safe from predators, and more.
– Learn to speak bird—Start talking the talk thanks to an extensive glossary of common chicken-keeping terms.

Get your own flock started in no time—The Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens shows you how.