Myra here.

One of my favourite bookstores here in California is Half-Price Books in Concord City. I was even more thrilled to discover that they have an additional 20% off for all titles after the Christmas holidays (between December 26-29). Here is my book haul.

Half Price Books Concord – Book Haul

(01) A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Amazon | Book Depository)

(02) Euphoria by Lily King (Amazon | Book Depository)

(03) My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Amazon | Book Depository)

(04) Your House Is On Fire Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye (Amazon)

(05) Children Of The Ghetto: My Name Is Adam by Elias Khoury and translated by Humphrey Davies (Amazon | Book Depository)

(06) A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (Amazon | Book Depository)

(07) Green Angel by Alice Hoffman (Amazon)

(08) NW by Zadie Smith (Amazon | Book Depository)

(09) The Diamond Of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau (Amazon | Book Depository)

(10) Beyond The Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk (Amazon | Book Depository)

(11) The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (Amazon | Book Depository)

(12) Class Act by Jerry Craft (Amazon | Book Depository)

NYRB Titles and Europa Edition Books

(13) Sunflower by Gyula Krudy (Amazon | Book Depository)

(14) Season Of Migration To The North by Tayeb Salih  (Amazon | Book Depository)

(15) Last Words From Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin translated by Ari Larissa Heinrich (Amazon | Book Depository)

(16) The Selected Works Of Cesare Pavese translated by R. W. Flint (Amazon | Book Depository)

(17) Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery (Amazon | Book Depository)

(18) Basti by Intizar Husain (Amazon | Book Depository)

(19) Cooking With Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson (Amazon | Book Depository)

(20) The Avenue Of The Giants by Marc Dugain (Amazon | Book Depository)

How about you? Any recent book gifts received during the holidays?

January 9, 2022 at 06:30AM Myra Garces-Bacsal