Howard Books

Howard Books

About a week ago a book arrived at my house. It was sent to me by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster. I had no idea why this book arrived at my house. There was nothing in the package except the book and a printed page describing the book. After some thought, I decided that it had come to me via this circuitous route:

Marla Taviano released a new book a little while ago called Expecting: Praying for Your Child’s Development-Body and Soul. Marla was looking for people who her publishing company could send copies of the book to for them to review on their blogs. I offered to review the book but never received a copy. The publisher was… Howard Books.

My guess is that Howard Books have added me to their review panel and thus they sent me Katt’s in the Cradle: A Secrets from Lulu’s Cafe Novel. So I duly read it and reviewed it here and here.

Yesterday the doorbell rang and there was another package on my doorstep – Howard Books have sent me more books!

I’m excited!!!!

This time I got three books:

Yesterday’s Embers (Clayburn Novels Series #3) by Deborah Raney
Salty Like Blood: A Novel byHarry Kraus, M.D.
Deadly Charm (Amanda Bell Brown Mystery Series, Book 3) by Claudia Mair Burney

I really have no idea why they are sending me all these books but I love to read and haven’t been able to afford to buy any reading material for a long time so I am more than happy to read them and I’ll post reviews in my own weird little style as I finish them.

Does anyone else out there randomly get sent books?

6 Responses to Howard Books

Kevin M. wrote:

March 20, 2009 at 8:21 pm

Wahooo! Free books! I wish somebody would just randomly send me some free books.

That being said, I did receive a free book in the mail today from the fine folks at Catalyst West. All I had to do was call them! I got Seth Godin’s book “Tribes.” I started reading it right away!

AndyC wrote:

March 21, 2009 at 6:13 am

You are back in the blogosphere and by God’s timing, just when you are needed to be a book reader.

Go get ‘em.

jasonS wrote:

March 22, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Sounds like you are blessed!

Melissa Teutsch wrote:

March 24, 2009 at 4:41 am

I’m the one sending them! We are all the time looking for bloggers to review books, so whenever authors submit names and addresses, I add them to our master list. If you don’t want to receive them, just let me know, although it sounds like you are liking them! Thanks!

Marla Taviano wrote:

March 26, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Ha! I was just going to explain the mystery, but Melissa^ did it for me. You should be receiving Expecting soon.

- Peter P wrote:
  
  March 27, 2009 at 3:37 pm
  
  I hope I get Expecting soon… I SO want to read it!
  
  I got another book in the mail yesterday, which I’m pretty excited about!