Apologies for the craziness, and First Book Blogger Book Club

First of all, everybody, while I'm not naive enough to believe that you're hanging on my every word, I sincerely apologize for the lack of blogging. Somehow we're still not done moving yet, plus arjkl;lnsadf MIDTERMS. I am so sick and tired of homework I can't even make a decent joke about it. Love college, love my classes, but holy motherbleepin' Katniss, Peeta, and Gale, enough with the homework already. I haven't even managed to finish a book this week, which I don't think has happened since I learned to read, but I did make it most of the way through Questionable Content's archives, which besides reminding me how much I love Iron & Wine and Sufjan Stevens should count for something, right? In between sleeping and milking my goat (not a euphemism) and sleeping, I'll be scheduling tons of posts over spring break, I promise.

Other than that, I would like to draw attention to something really wonderful that I was invited to be a part of - First Book Blogger Book Club. You can read about First Book's mission here, and I can't even tell you how excited I am to be promoting something I believe in this much. I wasn't able to participate in February's book club choice, which was Slam by Nick Hornby, but I certainly hope to be able to get my book lovin' paws on March's title. If you'd like to know more about First Book, allow me to direct you to their blog, and let's keep spreading the literacy love!

Beyond that, I shall do my best to put up an In My Mailbox/sadly empty Read This Week post tomorrow, and I hope you all are having a less hectic time of it than I am!

Now Listening: "The 12th of September" by Xavier Rudd

In My Mailbox/Read This Week

In my mailbox is a weekly meme about books bought, borrowed, and otherwise (legally) received, hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren. This week I was lucky enough to receive a copy of...

...The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan.

Lena has lived her whole life near the beach — walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves — the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching.
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf.
But her father — a former surfer himself — refuses to allow her to take lessons. After his near drowning years ago, he can’t bear to let Lena take up the risky sport.
Yet something keeps drawing Lena to the water . . . an ancient, powerful magic. And one morning Lena catches sight of this magic: a beautiful woman — with a silvery tail.
Now nothing can stop Lena from seeking the mermaid, not even the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.
And soon . . . what she sees in the mermaid’s mirror will change her life forever.

I won this as part of the 2009 Debutantes' Feast of Awesome giveaway for L.K. Madigan when she first shared her news, and while it feels sort of awful that I received it two days after she passed away, I'm very excited to read it.

What's in your mailbox this week? Please share your links and titles below!

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Read This Week

Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King

Now Listening: "The Center of the World" by Bright Eyes