So you’ve devoured the February print edition of BookPage. Guess what? Each month, we have plenty more features and reviews on our Web Exclusives page.
And this week, you could win four books that were recently featured as web exclusives.
Wild Thing by Josh Bazell: “Casually violent and consistently hilarious, sequel Wild Thing doesn’t make former hit man turned doctor Brnwa’s life any easier. He has been hired as a bodyguard to paleontologist (and sexual demigoddess) Dr. Violet Hurst, and they’re headed into the Boundary Waters to investigate an urban legend on a killing spree.”
The Tender Hour of Twilight by Richard Seaver. “Proving to be as fine a writer as he was an editor, Seaver recounts many charming anecdotes about his personal and professional lives—which, really, were inextricably linked.”
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley: “It requires real skill to weave together threads from various sources in a manner that is both coherent and enjoyable, especially when dealing with imaginative territory that has been virtually strip-mined by writers in the last few decades.”
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katharine Boo. “Brace yourself: This is an unsparing view of a world of crushing poverty, disease, physical brutality and corruption. But, of course, actual human beings with dreams and ambitions live in this awful place, and Boo centers her story on about a dozen compelling characters who are trying to improve their circumstances.”
TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the title of the book on our “Web Exclusives” page that you’d most like to read.
CONTEST DETAILS: One winner will be chosen by random.org from among entries received by 5 pm CST on Friday, February 17. The winner will receive the four books mentioned above. Prize must be shipped to a North American address. Good luck!
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ETA: Congratulations to our winner, Lesley! She thinks Behind the Beautiful Forevers “sounds captivating.”
Thank you to all who entered! Contest is now closed.
First I’d like to say that I devour your magazine when I pick it up from the library each month. I go through and read and circle all the books that I want to read!
The book from the Web exculsive section that I would like the most read is Behind the beautiful forevers.
What interests me is The First Frontier. Captivating and fascinating.
I have my eye on Behind The Beautiful Forevers!
Hi there! I’d like to read THE BOOK OF JONAS from your Web Exclusives page, and from this list, I’m most interested in BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS, although they all sound pretty good.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers! although they all look wonderful. ; )
Devil in the Grove
Love BookPage !!!
The book I would most like to read is Wild Thing -
Dick Seaver is a legend in publishing–The Tender Hour of Twilight would be a great book to read.
Behind the Beautiful Flower
They all sound great, but I’d like behind the beautiful forevers.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers is the book I’m most looking forward to read. The description reminds me of City of Joy, and it sounds just as powerful.
Would love to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
I would like to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers. It sounds like something that would really capture me.
I’m looking forward to reading Katherine Boo’s book since I’ve heard so much about it already. It was already on my list to reserve through the library.
Devil in the Grove!!! I love historical non-fiction!
Josh Bazell, please. Beat the Reaper is a fantastic book and I can’t wait to read Wild Thing!
Wild Thing looks very intriguing
Wild Thing!
The Tender Hour of Twilight
Behind the beautiful forevers sounds like a winner
Josh Bazell’s Beat the Reaper was an amazingly funny romp! So Wild Thing will be the book that I pick up and devour!
Behind The Beautiful Forever
My choice is Wild Thing
As the Story Lady at the library I’ve recently been on a quest for Valentine’s Day picture books to share with our preschoolers and early readers. David Petersen’s Snowy Valentine sounds like the perfect book to share with my small book-loving friends. The Kiss Box by Bonnie Verburg would be my second choice.
behind the beautiful forevers by Katherine Boo
Behind the Beautiful Forevers sounds captivating!
The Rook – I read the first four chapters and I’m hooked.
P.S. Extra credit for rhyming?
I would most like to read “The Rook
The Rook for sure then Behind the Beautiful Forevers. I like adventure first then slow down with a romance!
I think I would like to read “Behind the beautiful forevers”. Thanks for the try!
I would love to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers. I cannot wait to read BookPage every month. I get great ideas on what to read!
Wild Thing – ready for some humor
Since I’m reading “Wild Thing” already, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” will be next on my list from your WE suggestions. Why? Because I just finished “The World We Found” and loved it. Something about stories based in India that are always so well done.
BookPage is where I find all my suggestions for Book Club. I would definitely pick Tender Hour of Twilight by Richard Seaver as a book I would enjoy reading.
The Tender Hour of Twilight by Richard Seaver He was a very unconventional publisher. I would be curious to read this book.
I’m looking forward to reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
Behind the Beautiful Flowers sounds fascinating.
I read Beat The Reaper by Bazell and thought it was very good so I’d really like to have a copy of Wild Thing. Thanks for the contest.
I’d love to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers!!
I love Bookpage! The book I would most like to read is “Wild Thing”. It sounds hilarious and I need to read a book right now that will make me laugh. I have not read Josh Bazell, he sounds though a little like Carl Hiaasen, whom I adore.
Wild Thing by Jeff Bazell sounds like it’s right up my alley. I love quirky characters and stories. Love Book page!
“The Rook” Looks very good.
Wild Thing!
Behind the Beautiful Flowers
The Tender Hour of Twilight looks like one right up my alley.
I’d like to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers most.
I’ve been on a pretty grim streak lately. Might. As well top it off with Behind the Beautiful Flowers. Supposed to be a good one.
The Accidental Feminist by M.G. Lord. I also want to read THE SNOW CHILD. So many great books to read!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
The Book Case is my favorite blog – voracious reader
Definitely Wild Thing. I’m interested to know what a “sexual demigoddess paleontologist” looks like.
I’d like to read “Wild Thing”!
I love bookpage the web site and the print version I get from my library.
I would love to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
I’d *love* to win a copy of ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers’! I’m hoping to attend the author’s reading on Monday night at my favorite local used bookstore (Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis). I’m sure I’d get the copy (if I won) too late to have her sign it, but I really want to read it, and it would be wonderful to get a copy for *free*!
From all that I have read + heard about the book “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” it’s sounds like an amazing, non-fiction story.
I’d most like to read Behind the Beautiful Forevers because I don’t know very much about Mumbai and I’d like to learn more. It also sounds like a book that would stick with me for a very long time and give me much to thing about. I don’t just read to be entertained but also to learn. For that reason, I’m also interested in The Book of Jonas.
I would most like to read The Rook!
Out of those titles, I would most like to read, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo. As a Pulitzer Prize winner, I’d love to read her work. As a justice advocate, I’m deeply interested in reading about poverty and inequality.
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Out of those four, I would like to read The Rook the most.
Have to choose “Wild Thing” because I loved “Beat the Reaper” as an audiobook.
Just added Behind The Beautiful Forevers to my “must-read” list!
The Rook
“The Rook” sounds like my kind of book. Of these four books I think it would be my preference right now.
I would love to read “The Snow Child” for sure followed by “Available Dark”. Thanks for a great giveaway!
The forgotten history of the early frontier sounds like an interesting read
The rook
Would love to read Katherine Boo’s new book Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Wild Thing sounds like a fun read!
Excited to read Josh Bazell’s follow-up. Love his footnotes and living in Minnesota I’m interested to see how his characters react to the Boundary Waters.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
I would read Wild Thing
I would greatly enjoy reading “Behind the Beautiful Forevers”. It seems to be like a heartwarming and touching story.
If I were to win these books, the first one I would read is Behind the Beautiful Forevers. Thank you.
I always look forward to The Book Case especially on Monday morning
I would like to read THE TENDER HOUR OF TWILIGHT.
I would love to read-Behind the Beautiful Forevers.
My choice is Wild Thing