Marcus and I have been married for 6.5 years and since the very beginning the mail was an anticipated event (because we're huge dorks). We are usually disappointed because, well why wouldn't we be it's mostly junk mail with some bills interspersed. Yet, we continue to be dorks and we both love going to get the mail each day.
Today was a particularly exciting day for me (and when I tell you why my dorky-ness will be further exemplified). Today in the mail I received three books and they were all FREE! The absolute best combination.
I recently discovered paperback swap and I finally found an out of print book that I've been searching for.
Dark Testament and Other Poems by Pauli Murray. I read Pauli Murray's autobiography last year for a class and she's an incredible woman. After checking out her book of poems from the library I wanted my own copy only to learn it was no longer being published and the copies I found were selling for $89 + dollars which was a no go. I'm beyond ecstatic to have found a copy and the fact that it was free through paperback swap is an amazing added bonus.
I also found Mockingbird, which is a book about Harper Lee (The author of To Kill a Mockingbird). This is also from paperback swap.
And finally...
I won Old Notebooks book from
Good reads through their first reads program, and as an added bonus it's signed by the author.
I was having a pretty awful day for a lot of reasons, but three free books in the mail did a lot to lift my mood.
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