You need a pick-me-up.

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Today I had some big news but then I had to postpone it a few days to work out all of the details but now I’m all excited and I want to share to share that excitement with you so today let’s have fun and do a giveaway. Whoop!

Last week I did a little walk-through of Nowhere Bookshop and so many of you said you wanted books so today I’m giving out four $30 Nowhere gift cards so you can have a little self-care in the form of reading and relaxation.

All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what book you want to read most right now and I’ll randomly send four of you e-cards this week. Just make sure you leave me a correct email address. (I never sell or use your email addresses here unless it’s to send you the winning card.)

And check back later this week when I might have some exciting news.

(PS. Has it been so long since you’ve been in a bookshop that you need suggestions? I got you.)

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  1. I want to read Where The Crawdads Sing, but I haven’t had a moment to go shopping!

  3. Also I loved the walk through and need to find a picture of an animal reading about poop for my……. well, house. Where else would I put it I don’t have a bookshop.

  6. I soo want to read Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut! I need an escape from reality for my mental health. Between the screaming kid, and the screaming public at work I’m more then ready to be lost in another world.

  10. I want to read The Mothers by Brit Bennett! I just finished The Vanishing Half and I need more of her writing!

  11. I Really want to read The Ninth House, it’s been on my list since it came out.

  18. I really want to read A Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde due out next month.

  20. I really want the southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires. It looks sooooo good!!

  24. I really want to read Christine McConnell’s cookbook, “Deceptive Desserts: A Lady’s Guide to Baking Bad!”.

  25. I really want to read the books from the Fantastic Strangelings book club, but most are not available as ebooks from my library. In particular, I want to read American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI, Crossings: A Novel, and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: A Novel.

  26. I really want to read The Ninth house! It’s been on my list since it came out.

  28. The Princess Bride. I loved the movie but was so afraid to read the book because I might not like the book as much or the book would make me annoyed with the movie. But after the bookstore walk thru and your comments on it, I’m ready to take the plunge.

  31. I want to read Where the Crawdads Sing. I’ve head for a long time that it’s good, but just have so many other things on my list ahead of taking time to read. I need to rearrange my priorities!

  32. Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half! Thanks for doing this fun giveaway.

  33. I’ve been wanting to read Neil Gaiman’s the Sandman, the whole thing, for a long, long time. It’s just one of those things that’s out of reach most of the time and I’m not entirely clear which omnibus edition to get. Taking recommendations for my Nowhere wish list, please!

  34. I really want to read Alex Trebek’s new autobiography! So excited to hear your good news! 💕

  38. Have been wanting to read “Little Panic”. Unfortunately/fortunately it speaks to me

  39. Ooh, thanks! I want to read Wow, No Thank You and The Midnight Library. Can’t wait to hear the exciting news!

  41. Well now I can’t wait to hear the news. Thanks for the chance to win a Nowhere Bookshop gift card. I’ve been wanting to read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. crs(at)codedivasites(dot)com

  42. I just bought Queenie for a virtual book club. I want to read the book Hörrörstöry or something like thT. You featured it on your blog. It looked like a horror story based in IKEA. if someone remembers the title please let me know. And thanks Jenny for your generous offer. Retail therapy is difficult when you know you need to be on a budget.

  47. Oh wow! That’s SO kind! I’m doing my second 72 hour EEG in less than six weeks (epilepsy/bad brain shit) so… I really need a pick-me-up today. THANK YOU! I thought the My Favorite Thing Is Monsters graphic-looking novel was AMAZING but… can anyone tell me any book that resembles A Secret History?

    My Milwaukee library branch has been closed for months and I’ve reread all my books at least three times and… yeah. This could be the best pick-me-up ever.😭

    epileptasticer@gmail.com

  48. I read so many of that list! I just finished Mexican Gothic….crazy ending. I’m thinking I should get “wow, no thank you” next.

  49. I would really love to read Crossings: A Novel right now. I’ve been listening to a lot of audiobooks lately, and that sounds like the perfect book to read through in its physical manifestation ^_^.

  51. Currently reading: The Dresden File: Peace Talks
    Want to read: Mexican Gothic.
    Book on my mind: Mostly Dead Things. Highly recommend.

  59. I have a few books on my list, but I’m really looking forward to reading The 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

  60. My kids really want that cool sticker book that you showed on your bookstore tour video!

  62. I want to read Finding Dora Maar: An Artist, an Address Book, a Life by Brigitte Benkemoun

  65. I got stuck in The Expanse series by James S. A. Corey because I was only able to get the first book, would love to keep reading the rest!

  66. I would really like to get N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth series! (I’m currently reading “The City We Became” and completely love it!)

  68. A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby… trying to decolonise my reading 😍

  73. i just finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I seriously am in love with his writing now so I want to read anything else he has. I mean, I can’t believe I haven’t read more by him already; his writing is right in line with the stuff I love!!

  75. Shakespeare for Squirrels or that Marie Condo cleaning book. It’s hard to balance relaxing and being productive to create a (theoretically) more relaxing atmosphere.

  77. This comment is mine. I wasn’t signed in 🤦🏾‍♀️Anonymous | August 11, 2020 at 1:05 pm
    I just bought Queenie for a virtual book club. I want to read the book Hörrörstöry or something like thT. You featured it on your blog. It looked like a horror story based in IKEA. if someone remembers the title please let me know. And thanks Jenny for your generous offer. Retail therapy is difficult when you know you need to be on a budget.

  80. jenny, I’d like to send a book to someone on this list ( from Nowhere). Can we donate $$ somehow? A little Corona Booksgiving?

  81. Aw, bless your heart! Mexican Gothic is on my TBR list and I would be thrilled to receive a copy from Nowhere!!

  84. Black Leopard and Red Wolf, The Guest List, and/or Charlotte’s Story

  85. There was a book on the Nowhere stories today (I think)– We Are All the Same in the Dark or Samantha Irby’s We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.

  87. I would love to read Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened and The Witch’s Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways to Pamper, Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit. They both look like much needed help during this time of Covid-19. Sorry. I couldn’t pick just one. 🙂

  88. I am rereading all of the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs cause I found out that a new one came out and I want the new one.

  89. Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore! I loved Lamb so much.

  91. I desperately want to read Allie Brosh’s new book! I can’t wait for it to come out!

  92. I’ve been wanting to read “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. This is a wonderful idea, Jenny, thank you!

  94. I was frantically taking pics of books I wanted as you held them up! Between Shades of Gray looked interesting.
    Thanks for the pick-me-up!

  95. I’m looking forward to reading Mexican Gothic, and would love to win a gift card to purchase it, but I’d bet there are tribe members in more need of that self-care monies than I. Cheers!

  96. Oooh I would love to get The Atlas of Monsters for my nephew! Thanks Jenny, youre amazing <3

  98. I can’t wait to read, “Solutions and Other Problems,” by Allie Brosh. Also, “Mexican Gothic,” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, “What You Wish For,” by Katherine Center, and pretty much ALL of the books. Also also, anything, even a post-it note that is written on by Jenny Lawson. Because I’ve already read all of your books❤️

  99. I want to get my 12 year old nephew a few books of his choosing for his library. His birthday is Saturday. 🙂

  100. I want to reread American Gods. It feels pertinent. I’m going back to my retail job on friday and gaiman seems to be pull me from the anxieties of this world.
    Someday I’m going to read the mortal instruments and the latest Pullman book

  102. Super interested in reading The Empty Glass or the Claiming of Sleeping Beauty!

  105. The Lace Reader. Just enough weirdness to feel like another world. And there’s water and New England… That sounds like a lovely day.

  106. I just want to be able to read without interruption… Thanks so much for the opportunity. I can’t wait to visit your book shop the next time I get to Texas!

  107. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman, but I’ll just have to wait til October for that.

  108. I would love to read The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason! I love historical fiction, and it seems like this would fit the bill perfectly.

  112. So many books coming out in September that I want to read but The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde is at the top of the list.

  113. I’ve been dying to read Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.” I know, I’m behind!

  115. I want to read David Mitchell’s new book Utopia Avenue. I couldn’t focus enough to start my library loan, so back on the waiting list I went.

  117. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager. It was one of the books on your “weekenders reading” post. I just finishing up The Vanishing Half and absolutely LOVE it!

  119. I have this on my ‘Want to Read’ list, I think it sounds fascinating.. Reading behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian by Jill Grunenwald.

  122. The Cursed Hermit, a Hobtown Mystery. I read the first book a few weeks ago in a creepy cabin in the woods, and it was perfect.

  123. After watching the video walkthrough of your bookstore, I really want that book where you can create little diorama’s? but of course I can’t remember the exact name. I also now wish to read The Princess Bride, since I have never seen the movie (just clips) and didn’t know it was a book. Thanks for the giveaway, can’t wait to hear the big news!

  126. I really want to read two books that aren’t out yet, but are next in a series. “Blood and Honey” and “A vow so bold and deadly.”

  127. I have been reading so many “self-help” books it’s been ridiculous. I am expecting my first, so once I finish The Color Purple, I will be reading Parenting with Love and Logic. Not the most exciting, but should be worthwhile! What I REALLY want is a page turning summer beach read that you just can’t put down. A comedic romance where when I read it, my cares just float away and I am transported. Good writing, but even better warm feels. I think we all could use some warm feels right about now anyway. <3

  129. After watching your walk through I’m really interested in reading ‘We Were Liars’. You made it sound super interesting!! Thank you for the giveaway and I’m super excited for you even though I don’t know why!! Lol

  131. I want to read Jo & Laurie by Margaret Stohl. I adore Little Women and it’s various retellings!

  132. I want to read Emily Wilson’s translations don’t either The Odyssey or Iliad

  134. My sister is a serial killer. Also excited for Stephen Kong’s new book coming in March. ❤️

  136. Hi Jenny! There have been times during this pandemic when I have felt lonely, and then you happen to post a blog and just like I feel I have a friend. 🙂
    I would love to read “Wow, No Thank You: Essays” because I haven’t read anything by Samantha Irby yet, and I’ve heard such great things.

    https://www.nowherebookshop.com/book/9780525563488

    Your tender heart is so appreciated.
    With love,
    Kate

  137. I have a list of practically everything you recommended on the book tour, sooooo, I guess my most wanted is one of the graphic novels, the one you said had no words in it.

  138. This is happiness by Niall Williams please!! Love your store ❤️❤️

  143. I want to read The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton! She was on One Tree Hill and now she’s married to Jeffrey Dean Morgan (lucky!) and they live on a farm called Mischief Farm.

  144. Just saw an article on this one: “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” by Nicole Tersigni. It sounds like the perfect pick-me-up.

  145. I really, really want “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” which is a combination of an art book and feminist observation.

  147. I’d like to read Eight Accidental Presidents: 8 men who changed America by Jared Cohen and Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell.

  149. I really want to read Mexican Gothic! I’ve wanted to read it ever since you talked about it as the Fantastic Strangelings Book Club pick. I can’t wait to read it and then see what everyone else thought of it!

  150. There are so many books I want to read and I read or hear about a new one everyday!! Right now my “oh, I really want to read that!” book is Jim Carrey’s “Memoirs and Misinformation.”

  152. I want to read something cheerful and hopeful. I’m so tired of all the emotions in the world right now.

  157. Iron Heart, by Nina Varela. It’s a queer steampunk epic series with badass female protagonists. Iron Heart is the sequel to Crier’s War. It doesn’t come out until September. I am dying to read it though. Maybe yall could preorder it for Nowhere Bookshop?? Also hi, thanks for this, you’re great.

  158. So very happy for you, Jenny! I would LOVE The Arrival by Shaun Tan! 🙂 🙂 🙂 To read with my sweet little boy and students this year (virtually, haha!)

  161. I have lots of books by Tamora Pierce, that are still not on my bookshelf. So I would buy those.

  162. Nothing to See Here has been on my list for awhile. I loved The Family Fang!

  163. Right now I really need something funny, so I honestly just want to snuggle my kitty and read Let’s Pretend This Never Happened.

  164. I have a huge read pile because I just finished my MBA last month and am so excited to have time to read again! Well…then I got a puppy…but…I really want to read One To Watch by Kate Staymon-London. And…I kind of need to read Furiously Happy. 😯

  166. I want to read anything that will take me away from reality for awhile. Between work, family, school and health issues, I need a break!

  167. Ohhhh I want to read Mexican Gothic!!! Thanks for your posts always, they make me feel less alone.

  170. I have to say just ONE BOOK I want to read? Oh dear, there are SO MANY…I think Educated is near the top of my list.

  171. I want to read so many books! The Starless Sea, American Sherlock, The Trial of Lizzie Borden, Weird But Normal.

  172. I want to pre-order “The Spirit of Botany” from the shop owner of Fow Strange Women. and having finished a book by Tolstoy. I’m going to give Dostoevsky a try…. hopefully we’ll be out of the woods with covid by the time I get to the end!

  173. I’m dying to read Mexican Gothic; for some reason we don’t have it on the shelves at the library. I could order it as a zip book but haven’t as yet. This is a cool program the library does. If there’s a book we don’t have, you ask them to order it and you get it from Amazon and return it to the library when you’re done with it.

  174. Stranger in a Strange Land. A classic. Please, and thank you. Actually, should you draw my name, please send a copy to a local library. I’m not picky which one.

  178. The thing I’m looking forward to the most right now is Megan Whalen Turner’s Return of the Thief, out in October. I can’t believe a series I’ve loved for 20+ years is finally ending.

  179. I desperately want to read something that has nothing to do with my children’s schoolwork.

  180. SO many books I want to read. N.K. Jemisin’s The City We Became might be at the top of the list right now.

  182. Lol… I am so far down. BUT! I want to Read Mamma’s Last Hug by Frans De Waal

  183. I want to read A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green. I loved the first book and I’m very excited for this one!

  185. Ooooh, I really want to read the whole Binti series! Of course, theres always adding to my collection of Discworld novels – I only have like eight of them currently, and they’re totally my happy place right now. (Only 34 left to acquire!)

  187. My Sister the Serial Killer has been calling to me for awhile, as I work through my virtual stack of books! Can’t wait to hear your news!

  191. I’m reading Hollow Kingdom and it’s amazing! I want to read a few different books but I kind of wanna read Walk the Darkness Down next. Thanks for the chance to win.

  193. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, inspired by a trip to Savannah (including ghost tour!)

  195. I’d really like to read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. I’ve been reading a lot of nonfiction about social issues lately, and this was on my list before it became an Oprah pick!

  197. You want me to disappoint you? I’ve never read Gaiman’s Sandman series 😳

  199. It’s either The Only Good Indians of The Night Swim, I really can’t decide between the two right now!

  201. I’ve been wanting to red “we set the dark on fire” and “girls of paper and fire”

  202. I have been waiting patiently for Eddie Glaude’s book on James Baldwin, Begin Again, to arrive. I know it will make me want to re-read some of Baldwin’s work.

  203. I’m looking forward to The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal. I loved the first 2 books in the series and can’t wait to read more.

  204. I want to read a couple of the book club selections! I’d also like to get your book, You Are Here!

  205. The Overstory. I loved it so much I need a copy to loan. If it’s out in paperback, that’s fine. Used is great too — save a tree!

  207. Your bookstore is the stuff that dreams are made of…well booklover’s dreams. I enjoyed your video so very much. Your sweet voice and laughter at different books and how you were so good at giving a quick description of certain books you love and promote. I especially loved hearing the passion in your voice. I am so happy for you and wish you and your family the very best of luck!
    The book that I would love is The Complete Alice. The moment you held it up I wanted to read it and look at the photos and pretend to be a little girl again with not so many cares in the world. Cheers to you!

  208. I’m reading my second Sharon Creech book. I’d love to read another one. Thank you!

  211. “What you Wish For” by Katherine Center. Yearning for some romance, which is very unlike me!”

  212. I wasn’t sure what to pick, so I looked at your list and John Dies at The End looks great!

  213. I would love to read These Ghosts are Family and Girl, Woman, Other! ❤❤❤❤❤

  214. Walk the Darkness Down sounds interesting. I might read it next. I’m reading Hollow Kingdom now. If you guys haven’t read it, please do so. It is AMAZING.

  215. I’d like to read; Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

  216. I would love a chance to read A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

  219. I just read about ‘The Fixed Stars’ and I really loved Molly W’s last two books.I
    Very excited for you and your new news! You Deserve Happy!!

  222. I want to read American Gods The Author’s Preferred Edition ♥️ That book changed my life.

  223. I would LOVE to read the new book “Solutions and other Problems” by Allie Brosh. I adored her first book and it made me laugh out loud so much! There is no time like the present for humor so I think it is the perfect choice! And thanks so much Jenny for making me laugh a lot!

  224. I want to read something positive and fun – I’m open to suggestions! My spouse is in the hospital again and I need distraction.

  225. Hi Jenny – thanks, as always for your generosity! I’d love to read The Warmth of Other Suns (about the great migration) and Caste, both by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Isabel Wilkerson.

  228. I want to read White Fragility but could also use suggestions for pleasurable reading cause I’m struggling right now

  231. I haven’t been able to get They Did Bad Things—it seems to be widely coveted here in the comments!

  232. I really want to read the book you’ve been writing! But until it’s finished, I’ll settle for reading Wow, No Thank You~ Samantha Irby

  233. I really can’t wait for the two books I ordered from Nowhere Bookshop to get here – Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and You Are Here. I just finished Furiously Happy and am sharing with my daughters the joy of Jenny!

  235. Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Or, maybe a kid’s book because it will make me smile. Dreamers by Yuyi Morales is on my list, as is Cinderella Liberator and Saturday and Thank You, Omu.

  238. I want to read YOUR next book. But in the meantime: “Stealing Heaven: The Love Story of Heloise and Abeland”, by Marion Meade.

  241. Mexican Gothic. I’ve seen it suggested on several lists and I am totally someone who picks a book based on the cover (I know, I know) and that cover drew me in immediately!

  243. So many! Academic pursuits- The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long-Term in a Short-Term Works, and Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens.
    For fun- The Only Good Indians, American Dirt..
    For my commitment to anti-racism: We Were Eight Years in Power and other Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Can’t wait to hear your good news!

  245. I have been really wanting to read Space Struck by Paige Lewis! Also excited for the news!

  246. The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal! I really liked the first two in the series.

  248. My Fairy Library would be the perfect addition to my fairy collection and fairy garden. There can never be enough fairies!🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️

  250. I’d like to read The Art of Memoir, especially since my urge to write is finally coming back. ☺️

  252. I just read Peace Talks last week and then tore through Mexican Gothic, now I’m really interested in the Atlas of Monsters it the Antiquarian Sticker book you showed in your video. I can’t wait for the next book club book to get here too! I want to read all of the things!

  257. I want to read the last book that kept you up waaaay last when you should’ve gone to sleep.

  260. The girls of atomic city by Denise Kieran has been on my to get lost for a while now!

  261. Snow and Rose sounds like it’s right up my alley – was d love to read it!

  264. I would love to have a paper copy of Mexican Gothic to read. My hours and income have been cut by 20% in the last few months.

  265. I really really want Kim Harrison’s new book American Demon and Laurell K. Hamilton’s new book Sucker Punch! I’m “going” to a virtual event with both of them on the 22nd and haven’t bought either book yet!

  266. TOO MANY!!! Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore would be at the top of the list. Thank you, Jenny and CONGRATS AGAIN on creating NOWHERE!!

  267. I want to read John Dies At The End. I didn’t know that until I looked at Jenny’s list.

  268. I would like to read “Your blue is not my blue: a missing person memoir” 😊

  270. Ooooo, that’s a tough question. I guess the book that caught my eye recently is Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul. You know… standard light-hearted reading. 😆

  271. My To Read list is a little on the weird side but…on my current wish list are: The Victorian Book of the Dead by Chris Woodyard, Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead) by Tui Snyder, Whip Smart by Melissa Febos, and The Sea Beast Takes a Lover by Michael Andreasen, just to name a few.

  272. I love the mythical creature book or the Victorian sticker book on your recommended list. I would like to read something new. I’ve caught up on a couple series that I love and I am in a “show hole” but with books.

  273. Ooooh, crud. Can I tell you my current top 3 instead? 😉
    -“Mercy House” by Alena Dillon
    -“The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep” by HG Parry
    -“The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters” by Balli Kaur Jaswal
    (Just realized as I was typing that I picked two unlikelies, lol!)

  275. I am looking forward to reading How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang.

  278. How to Be an Antiracist is on my wish list as I work towards becoming a better ally to POC. Thanks

  280. I’d like to read Lovecraft Country. The show looks too scary for me, but the story is very intriguing.

  283. LOVED the video you posted. I felt like I was on a mental vacation when I tuned into the tour! All the books you talked about look absolutely fascinating…so so hard to choose just one! “The Great Pretender” looks really intriguing! “Mexican Gothic“ too.. whichever book would be totally incredible to receive! Hope you’re doing well Jenny! Sending many sanitized hugs to you and the tribe from SoCal!

  284. I really want to read Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. I just listened to the audio drama he did with Audible and it inspired me to reach the graphic novels!

  285. I want to try The Necronomnomnom: Recipes and Rites from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft! That looks like fun!

  286. You Are Here is actually the book at the top of my books I need list. That and trying to hunt down a copy of one of my favorite old YA thrillers, Teachers Pet, because comfort reading is really my thing right now.

  288. I’d like to keep reading the cozy murder mystery series I’ve been reading. The next in the line up is book 5, called S’more Murders. It’s part of a series by Maya Corrigan.

  290. “Istar Rising: Why the Goddess Went to Hell, and What to Expect Now That She’s Returning,” by Robert Anton Wilson. Not gonna lie, I mainly want to read it for the title alone. (thumper@misfitmarjorie.com)

  291. I loved watching the tour and hearing your comments on the books!! I even enjoyed the practice run at your house. I ordered a book and a Nowhere mug right after the video 🙂 and can’t wait for them to come in!

  293. I just want to read. I recently survived an 11-day stretch on life support and a month in the ICU. I’m so happy to be alive and am enjoying doing all the things I love.

  295. I’ve been wanting to read “She got off her ass and actually did something for once but anxiety made her sit back down”, but l haven’t written it yet. So I’d use the card to buy “We were liars” which sounds like something l say every time l buy clothes that almost fit.

  297. The Atlas of Monsters looked really interesting and would be fun to read. Bonus: I could get new ideas for my RPG creations.

    Thanks, Jenny! And hugs to everyone in this off-kilter world of ours right now.

  301. I’m dying to find time to read “Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton. “

  303. Would love to read The Night Circus, It All Comes Back To You, Everything I Never Told You, The Keeper if Lost Things and more. Reading is that perfect escape from reality right now…it’s safe to do from home, no crowds, no stress.

  304. I’m so excited to finally read Laura Van Den Berg’s new book, “I Hold A Wolf By the Ears”!! I’ve loved her work since her first few short story collections and I’m really excited to see her return to the format!

  305. The Broken Earth trilogy from NK Jemisin keeps appearing when I ask for recommendations, so probably that. Thank you so much for your generosity!

  306. I just read Normal People by Sally Rooney so I’m looking forward to picking up her first book, Conversations with Friends.

  309. I have Ella Enchanted in my cart right now. It’s been DECADES since reading it and I decided I needed a copy. Other than that, my executive disfunction has me doing everything BUT read right now and I can’t break myself out.

  310. John Dies at the End and The Hate U Give. Especially the latter, with all that’s been happening in the world lately.

  312. I want to read How to be a Tudor by Ruth Goodman because I had just started it when I forgot it on a plane (when flying around was a thing). And I haven’t replaced it yet 🙁

  315. The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes… want to reset my frame of reference. 🙂

  316. The Miniature Library book and the My Sister the Serial Killer – or any true crime, I’ve been on a true crime reading spree on the kindle freebies list. (I basically read anything and everything lol).

  318. I really want to read The Library Book! I can’t wait to visit Nowhere someday 😊

  319. I would really like to read Outlander. I’ve watched the series, but I’d really like to start to read the books that the show is based off of.

  322. I don’t think mine posted. Tech hates me *pout*.
    I am dying to read “Sucker Punch” by Laurel K Hamilton. It is the latest in the Anita Blake series and I have been waiting for it for ever

  324. I just collected two grandchildren by my son’s girlfriend and would like to teach them a love of reading. I would get them something, not sure what yet.

  325. “Know my Name” by Chanel Miller, “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle, and I’m looking forward to reading “Magic Lessons” by Alice Hoffman when it comes out.

  326. The Binding by Bridget Collins!!!! I want to read it so badly. I actually own it, haha, but have been prioritizing my “homework” for all the pandemic book clubs I joined. 😛 Life is hard.

  328. I want to read Becoming because some inspiration is desperately needed!! (I think I may be the only person who hasn’t read this book yet.)

  329. I want to read Bring Up the Bodies! Just finished Wolf Hall and can’t wait to see more of Thomas Cromwell!!!

  332. I am dying to read “Sucker Punch” by Laurel K Hamilton. This is my 3rd time trying to post. I am sure it will fail or they will all post at once. Tech really really hates me today *pout*

  333. I need to read “Crossings”, but my library at least has curbside pickup. So I’d really like the certificate for my daughter, who has Type I Diabetes and is living in NC. She basically can’t leave her apartment. The girl needs some books!

  334. I would love to have a copy of “The Splendid and the Vile”, by Erik Larsen. I’ve been waiting for a copy to come open on my Overdrive app, but I would much rather have a copy of my own to hold in hand and add to my World War II shelf.

  336. This Body’s Not Big Enough For Both Of Us by Edgar Cantero has been on my list for too long 😉 Thanks for offering this!

  339. The virtual tour of the bookshop was fun! Can’t wait to visit in person. I’ve been dying to read Mexican Gothic after hearing you talk about how good it is. 🙂

  340. I want to read “Ready Player Two” but its not out yet!! “They Did Bad Things” and a hundred others that I can’t remember so I need to watch the tour video again. 🙂

  342. I’d like to read ‘This Little Light’ by Lori Lansens. I’m going to read through these comments to get some recommendations for my reading list!

  343. I want to read your second book I just purchased your first again as I lent it out to a friend and cannot for the life of me remember who it was but I need more!

  345. Just one???? Network Effect by Martha Wells, Afterland by Lauren Beukes, Long Bright River by Liz Moore, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, the Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates…..to start, anyway.

  346. “A Father’s Betrayal.” True story of how one woman began her work to eradicate child/forced marriages and other culturally-condoned acts of trauma. I have been told it is INCREDIBLE!

  347. Shakespeare for Squirrels! Oh wait, that Fairy Library kit looks amazing. OOHHH a sticker book? OMG. But the Atlas of Monsters or maybe the Necronomnomnom, because that is a hysterical title and… No no, it’s Shakespeare for Squirrels, for sure! Maybe. I CAN’T PICK.

  348. I would absolutely love to read Desmond Tutu’s “The Book of Forgiving “

  350. Oh my goodness, so many but I’ll go with The Ten Thousand Doors of January because I started it from the library but my loan ran out before I got very far into it. It started out so well though! I need to pace myself on my library holds better instead of letting them all come in at once.

  352. I want to read the Southern Book Club’s Guide to Killing Vampires. Actually, I want to read all of the books in your book club, but I keep forgetting to sign up.

  353. Empire of the Summer Moon, I love history….apparently what I learned in school about history is all wrong….shocker there (sarcasm intended.)

  355. This Body’s Not Big Enough For Both Of Us has been on my list too long 😉 Thanks for this opportunity! Reading is life

  356. How thoughtful of you! Next on my list is On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

  357. A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir by Colin Jost. I’ve been reading lots of political and somber stuff lately and am ready for something new and funny.

  359. I have SO MANY books I want to read! I have a spreadsheet of about 2,000 books to be read (not even joking).

  360. I would love to read A Manual for Cleaning Women! I have a housekeeping business so I think this would be perfect for me lol. Although several of the ones on your suggestions sounded good to me too. Thank you for being such a sweetheart! 💖

  362. OMG I just typed a long rambling comment and then it didn’t post but I’m conquering my defeatist nature by trying again. The shorter version is: everything. I want to read everything, including but certainly not limited to We Were Liars & I can’t wait to come see your shop in person but I’ll happily settle for online perusing in the meantime!

  363. Mexican Gothic – because it was recommended by the Fantastic Strangelings book club.

  364. I just found out about an amazing anthology of faerie tale retellings edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling that I had missed!! It’s called The Faery Reel: Tales From the Twilight Realm and it’s next on my to-read list (as soon as I finish The Ten Thousand Doors of January)

  368. I’m waiting for A Court of Wings and Ruin by. Sarah Maas from the library!

  369. I would love to read We Were Liars, I have been working a million hours and am about to go on vacation. My brain needs something to lose itself in and relax.

  370. I’ve been having a difficult time with work and my family. I’ve been attempting to read to alleviate my anxiety. I am so excited to get your newest addition to the Stranglings with The Crossings. I have a stack of books to still go through but your genres and your selection have really been calling to me.

  371. This morning i stopped by to pick up my strangling book, and brought my daughter for the first time, she was so excited and can’t wait to go inside. She said if she ever has a bookstore, it will be called Monster Books, and only have creepy books and toys. Watch out for this competition! She’s only 6 but ambitious. <3

  373. I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s ideas – you really should let us buy books for others – that was such fun to give and get! I would like to read And the answer is and open book. Looking forward to the announcement too!

  374. I’d really like to read “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe

  375. I have been wanting to read Mobituaries since last winter :). Thank you so much for offering this! I’m so happy everything is going so well for you!

  376. I take my first board exam this Saturday, after I get that one done I want to read The Long Flight Home.

  377. I haven’t gotten a new book in so long. But I think I want to read the newest by Eoin Colfer about the Fowl twins. Or anything that will bring laughter in this stressful world. Thank you for being you Jenny

  378. I want to read Fierce Free and Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker. I preordered it! And then never got it so the order got canceled. Then I started reading all anti-racism books. I still really want to read Jen’s newest book. Thank you for considering.

  379. I want to read “I Tried to Change so You Don’t Have to”.
    Thanks for doing this giveaway, and thanks for making your bookshop!

  383. I have two new books on my TOGET list. The new Stuart Woods book, Choppy Waters, and the new Susan Wiggs book, The Lost and Found Bookshop.

  390. I’d really like to read Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?. Either that or Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. But that one is a little… heavier?

  391. I want to read Allie Brosh’s new book Solutions and Other Problems the second it comes out!

  392. I want to read Murder on Cold Street (next in the Lady Sherlock series) but it’s not out yet – just a couple more months!

  395. Oh man, I want to reread the Honor Harrington series by David Webber. I’m dealing with all this crud by fight back to old favorites. Ooo, or getting replacement copies of General Princess Space Mom’s (aka Carrie Fisher) books, mine were stolen.

    Vxb222@gmail.com

  396. Ooooh! Shakespeare for Squirrels looks right up my alley! (I loved Rosenkrantz and Gildenstern are Dead)

  398. Oh, wait…strike my earlier comment…I forgot about “The Year of the Witching”…I’d love to read that. I’m sure my library will have a copy available in 52 weeks or so, and that’s cool, but if your fickle finger of fate lands here, that would be even cooler! Thanks for doing this, Jenny. I hope doing this, seeing all the reads on people’s lists, adds some pep to your step! 🙂

  400. I want to read The Vanishing Half. My book club is reading it for next month… but I’m low on funds and the wait at the library is 9 weeks.

  402. Necronomnom looked cool and amazing, and totally weird but I don’t like to cook but it looks like a great read/look!

  403. I’ve had Mexican Gothic on my list since you first posted about it! But I would probably spend the card on my daughter. She hasn’t had a lot of new things to read this summer.

  405. All the Caitlin Doughty books but especially “Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?”

  406. I still want to read Call the Hawk Down by Maggie Stiefvater and to finish Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious series.

  408. I really want to buy You Are Here for my sister. She is stuck on the other side of the country from me and I was supposed to finally get to take my kids to visit her in her new town this summer but of course we had to cancel because, covid. She struggles with anxiety and this year has been an extreme challenge for her, and even though we talk as much as we can, the You Are Here pages always make me feel less alone when you post one for people to copy online and I think they might help her too.

    Keep doing what you’re doing, Jenny. The world needs your magic more than ever.💜

  409. I have so many on my list and you keep adding to them! I want to read The Testaments and Midnight Sun. I also want to read the latest Malcolm Gladwell book and Michelle Obama’s Becoming. Homeschooling my son and editing my own novel aren’t leaving a lot of room for reading!

  410. A Court of Silver Flames, but it doesn’t come out until January, so that will be a birthday gift to myself. The Red Queen series is the next on my wish list

  411. I’ve been really wanting to read Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston for a while now.

  418. I need to read Wow, No Thank You….I need to laugh. I want to laugh till I can’t breath….instead of just feeling like I can’t breath….

  420. I have been waiting to read White Fragility but haven’t had a chance to yet. The other book is The Year of the Witching – yes, totally different from the last, which is my choice for getting lost in the written word.

  421. I would love to read Meican Gothic. I love reading your tweets and blog! You make life a better place.

  422. I’d like to read Mexican Gothic. It looks very interesting to me and lord knows we all need diversion these days.

  423. I want to read Michelle Obama’s book. Can’t think of the name due to paint fumes in our house eight now. Becoming? Anyway, I can’t wait til you can open & we drive down to peruse the store in person.

  424. I’d like to read: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

  428. The myth of The American Dream by Wayfield is what I’m hoping to read soon, gracias.

  431. I want to read _What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why_ by David Allen Sibley.
    We’ve been watching California Quail, pigeons, and Scrub Jays walk parts of the path in a labyrinth. Do you think that’s included in What Birds Are Doing?
    Thank you for this delightful opportunity.

  432. I had never heard of it before, but after your videos I want to read Texts from Jane Eyre. And I also want to read Midnight Sun and Children of Blood & Bone….I could actually go on and one, just from your walk-through, lol. Thank you for all the recommendations. 🙂

  433. Oh, definitely “Fortean Forest: The Weird Wildlife and Phantom Phenomena of the Maine Woods (Paperback)”

  434. Oh I am hoping so hard that your big news is about your new book! But no stress intended by that, and I am excited for you to have any news as long as it is GOOD! The book I am most wanting to read is Parable of the Sower. ♥️

  435. I really want to read “His and Hers,” by Alice Feeney! Thank you 😊

  436. You are wonderful! My sister recommends The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain. I always follow her advice. Thank you so much!!

  437. I want to read My Brother’s Destroyer and the rest of the series. Why? Because there’s moonshine and a talking dog. Or so I’m told.

  438. I would love get A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories. It seems like a great read.

  439. “Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales” (Paperback) If I say you are amazingly wonderful, will it help me get this book? Pleezzzz? Oh, Paaalezzzze!!!

  442. I want to read Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett. Discworld always makes things better.

  444. I really want to read Mexican Gothic. I recently read an earlier book of the author’s called Gods of Jade and Sorrow and LOVED it – now I want to read more of her books 🙂

  445. Still hoping to read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia! I think this might have beena Nowhere book club pick. (Mflores422@hotmail.com)

  446. Mexican Gothic is on top of my list. I am 6th in line at my public library. It may be a while.

  447. I most want to read Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. Thanks for the tour of Nowhere!

  449. My work has declared we are working from home until at least January 2021. I am newer to my company and I appreciate their care for employees but at this point I have worked from home longer than I have in office. My husband is a photographer and lost all his booking so I don’t have the funds for “self care”. I would just love a random surprise book in the mail! I so plan on a trip to your shop when we all are safe to do so. Love from Iowa!

  450. I’m really interested in Mexican Gothic, but I lost my job in June due to my health/the pandemic, and haven’t had a budget for new books lately.

  452. Shakespeare For Squirrels sounds amazingly funny. I would love to read it.

  453. I want to read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier – an oldie but about to be made into another movie.

  455. I’m almost done with The Killer Across the Table (John Douglas of Mindhunter) and would really like to ignore my work schedule to read it…. If It Bleeds (Stephen King) and I Think You’re Wrong…But I’m Listening (Sara Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers) are next on my pile!

  456. I’ve been dying to read “Will my cat eat my eyeballs” by Caitlin Doughty, love all of her books and haven’t gotten this one

  459. I’ve been working my way through Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld so I’d love to read Interesting Times. It’s next on my list!

  462. I’d love to read Allie Brosh’s upcoming book, Solutions and Other Problems!
    I’ve missed her so much!

  463. There are so many, but I wanted to use Animalium with my class this year…except, I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep kids safe with my school’s plan so I resigned in protest and now I won’t have any students…so, Animalium.

  464. So interested in reading My Sister, The Serial Killer ever since I first looked at your picks a while ago! Also extremely excited for Allie Brosh’s new book and have been trying to find an excuse to buy Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted for months.

  466. Uncommon Echoes or Royal Airs, by Sharon Shinn. Or, really, anything. Maybe one day I’ll have time to read again…

  467. I’m dumb and posted too fast and didn’t notice my comment info wasn’t saved oops. This comment was me!

    “So interested in reading My Sister, The Serial Killer ever since I first looked at your picks a while ago! Also extremely excited for Allie Brosh’s new book and have been trying to find an excuse to buy Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted for months.”

  468. I am looking forward to reading The City We Became. I recently discovered N. K. Jemisin through her Broken Earth trilogy and am wowed. I haven’t been this excited by an author in years.

  469. Believe it or not I have yet to read Furiously Happy. I know I will love it when I do!

  470. I’ve been looking forward to reading The Adventures of a Curious Cat by Curious Zelda and The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife.

  471. Honestly, I just want to be able to read A book. The world being a soul-crushing dumpster fire has hobbled my ability to enjoy reading, but I keep trying to find something that will break through.

  474. I’ve been on webinars for teaching pre-K online all day, so some of the books that I want are for kids. I Am Yoga, Zoo Zen, Beautiful, and Bears Bears Bears.

  475. I need escape! So something other worldly or hilarious or both! You choose!

  480. One of my favorite authors is Christopher Moore. He has a new book “Shakespeare for Squirrels”. In my opinion his books are bizarre, funny, bizarre!

  481. What a giant tree… I really need to read The Deep And Darkest Red by Anna-Marie!

  483. I don’t really care about looking smart or saying I want to read something grownups read. Life is hard and I need a serious brain twinkie. Maybe the new book by Jim Butcher in the Dresden Files? That would be awesome.

  484. Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is at the top followed by Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith. I’m counting down the days for both. ❤️

  488. Currently reading Karen Duffy’s latest: Backbone: Living With Chronic Pain Without Turning Into One
    Would love to read Love in the Time Of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Oh and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. 😊

  490. I can’t wait to hear the exciting news!! I’ve been wanting to read
    The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires since it was part of the book club, but it seems like it will be sometime next year before it will be my turn from the library. 🙂 Thank you Jenny!!

  491. i want to read “this book is literally just pictures of cute animals that will make you feel better” or “doggos doing things: the hilarious world of puppos, borkers, and other good bois”. i need some happy cute cheerful things right now.

  492. Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening

    (My garden is keeping me sane these days.)

  493. This is so sweet of you!! Xoxo I have been looking for a book to help guide me in discussing racism with my two young children (4&6) and I saw the book Antiracist Baby and it looks PERFECT!! (violetbash13@gmail.com) <3

  494. The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness by Kelli Harding. This is one of those books that rocked my world and I need to OWN a copy instead of repeatedly mooching it from the library!

  499. Oh my! SO many. I am really tantalized by Mexican Gothic, so I’ll say that one. Thanks!

  501. Battleground, by Jim Butcher… but it’s not available until next month. 🙁

    I’m finishing Catherine House now though!

  502. Master and Margarita by Mikail Bulgakov I’ve read it so many times, but oddly, despite it being a Russian satire about communism and censorship, it’s like the book version of comfort food to me. I found it in high school thanks to great teachers, and have loved it since!

  505. I am really wanting to read Growing Things and Other Stories by Paul Tremblay! 🙂

  507. It’s not out ’till next month, but I’d love to read The Factory Witches of Lowell! Thanks for the chance! (syens1st@gmail.com)

  508. Well, since you’ve asked, I would LOVE to read your next book. :o) But, since that’s not possible (right now) Crossings would be my second choice. And, if I am chosen, you have my permission to write whatever you’d like on the inside of the book. Thank you for your generosity!

  509. What a super sweet idea. Also, a great way to see so many good suggested reads! I really want to read “Prodigy” by Marie Lu with my son, we love reading books together at night, even though he’s 11. I’d love to read “All the Devils are Here” by Louise Penny. She’s so great.

  510. I want to read You’re Strong, Smart, and You Got This by Kate Allen (The Latest Kate). It’s lovely of you to do this for your readers at such a messed up time in the world. 😉

  511. I totally want to keep buying books from your building and have everyone else do it as well, but I have gotten in the habit of sending books I’ve loved to other people to enjoy. Is there a way you could maybe nominate some honorary book club members that we could hook up with goodies? I loved Mexican Gothic, but loved it enough to pass it on for more to appreciate if they can’t get it themselves! Just an idea. 🙂

  512. I am impatiently waiting for my library to get The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea!

  513. I’d like to read Wow, No Thank You! Books by mail have been saving me during this whole world sitch.

  514. Very generous! Jennyrous?
    Anyway, the book at the top of my to-get list is Eric Posner’s “The Demagogue’s Playbook: The Battle For American Democracy From the Founders to Trump.”
    Just some cheery light reading . . .
    Thanks!

  517. I so badly want to read Glennon Doyle’s new book – Untamed. Or maybe Lori Gottlieb’s Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. So many books I want to dive into.

  519. Hey Jenny. Jenn here. I really have been wanting to pick up How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. I just watched an insightful webinar he did and this is really the work allies need to be focusing on. The store looks amazing. Greetings from the North Shore of MN.

  521. I want to read The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, sequel to The Three-Body Problem, which I just finished. I’m on the several weeks long waiting-list to check it out at the library.

  523. The Atlas of Monsters and the Victorian sticker book have burrowed into my brain! Both look so good!

  524. So many! But I really want to read Clan of the Cave Bear because it was my best friend’s favorite and I just caMe home from her memorial yesterday. Sounds like a downer but honestly I’m wanting to connect to her.

  526. I am desperate to read Bradbury Stories! I grew up with Ray Bradbury theatre! The man is a legend. Thanks Jenny!!!

  527. All I Ever Wanted by Kathy Valentine…so cool she’s your friend! I loved the Go-Gos growing up…badass women! <3

  528. Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal – it sounds hilarious and I love that it came from a meme!

  529. Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron. Thank you for being so good to us, Jenny!

  536. Man could I use a pick me up. Anything by Catherine Ryan Hyde keeps my mind occupied on something other than myself. Also looking forward to the upcoming new book from Nicholas Sparks.

  538. I really want to read: The Doors of Stone, by Patrick Rothfuss, after August 20th!!! Thanks for the fun idea!!!

  539. Kassia St. Clair’s The Secret Lives of Color has called my name for a while. Love the short story format!

  540. I’ve been waiting SOOOO long to read Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosch!!!! I thought something bad happened to her but she’s still alive and I couldn’t be more excited for a new book (other than yours of course)!

  543. I would love to read “Wow, no thank you” by Samantha Irby or “Solutions and Other Problems” by Allie Brosh when it finally comes out. I’ve been waiting for YEARS for that book. Hyperbole and a half helped me confront my depression and anxiety issues years ago.

  545. Time of Contempt, Andrzej Sapkowski. I’m falling down the Witcher books hole.

  548. The reading suggestions on the store’s Instagram are killing me – there were six books that just called for me! But if I had to pick just one, I’d saw it’s Veritas.

  549. A friend recommended Where the Crawdads Sing. I’d really love to read it. Thanks!

  552. I really want to read A History of Scotland by N. Oliver. I have never been a history buff but have recently really gotten into my genealogy and Scotland comes up a lot!

  555. I want to read guide the southern book club guideto killing vampires.

  556. Ooh, a giveaway! Thank you SO much.

    I’d like to read
    Hidden Valley Road
    Inside The Mind Of An American Family
    by ROBERT KOLKER

    Stay safe!

  558. I’m thinking I need the guilty pleasure of Midnight Sun for my not going anywhere vacation in a couple of weeks….

  560. Of course I have a long list, but the one I’d most like to read Luster by Raven Leilani.
    Thanks Jenny!

  561. I’m so excited for The Midnight Library by Matt Haig to come out!!

  562. The book I most want to read is your next book. I don’t need the gift card, I just want you to know what’s at the top of my list.

    (You just made my whole day. And you’ll like the news I’ll be sharing later this week if I can get all the details together. ~ Jenny)

  565. I’ve always wanted to read The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and the Queen of Nothing books by Holly Black, but they’re always checked out at the digital library plus I really want them for myself .^.

  567. You rock 🙂
    I’m in my library’s wait list for Shakespeare For Squirrels by Christopher Moore

  568. Awesome! I can’t wait till we can actually visit (fellow San Antonian) – would love to read The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

  569. I am itching to read Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone, but since that’s still lacking a pub date, I’m wanting to add Axiom’s End to my to-read pile in the nearish future 🙂

  571. I’m eagerly anticipating the follow-up to hyperbole and an half by Allie Brosh : solutions and other problems

  573. I would love to read Shakespeare for Squirrels.
    Love everything you do!

  574. i have misplaced my copy of Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady, which made me laugh so much ~ but in looking thru your list, the Manual for Cleaning Women sounds fantastic! i can hit the local scene for my florence king fix. Until then, i will laugh with the 4 books in the Hitchhikers Guide series, or get wrapped up in Fool on the Hill…. All fantastic getaways from the everyday Oh, and if i were lucky enough to win, can we add swag to our order? i have got to get me some greetings from nowhere cards! urock!

    (Of course! It’ll be a $30 gift card for anything we sell on the site. ~ Jenny)

  575. I just had 3 books delivered today from Nowhere! I’m super excited to read them all: “Becoming Anti-Racist,” “Braiding Sweetgrass,” and “After the last border”

  577. I want to read White Fragility and How Not to be a Racist. Both will challenge my perceptions and require self reflection.

  579. I want to read Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado and The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden!

  582. Really want to read something happy & escapist but no idea what that might be ><
    But I was very drawn to the life cards deck you highlight in your video (the deck you say is like tarot but easier). So once I figure out the, you know, actual name of that deck…. that’s heading to the top of my Wish List!

  583. I’d love a new book, but I can afford to buy my own books. (I am among the lucky few making who made more on unemployment then my job paid me.) Is there a way to donate a gift card to someone who wants to buy books from Nowhere but can’t afford it?

    (That’s a really good question. I did just get a message from Elizabeth that someone sweet bought a gift card and in the comments said to give it to me so that I can pass it on to someone here so I’ll be giving out five cards instead. 🙂 It would be really lovely to do a gifting sort of thing directly but it would mean sharing email addresses openly in the comments and I’m not sure how safe that is. ~ Jenny)

  584. I have been very interested in reading The Color of Law and Stamped from the Very Beginning.

  585. What didn’t I want. . . The Imaginaries, The Antiquarian Sticker Book, Shakespeare for Squirrels and Atlas of Cursed Places are at the tippy top of my list.

  586. The short answer is all the books. But for the sake of clarity, I can’t wait to finish the series I’m on now to read Midnight Sun and I have NO SHAME over it.

    (I have Midnight Sun on my bedside table right now and I have no shame either. 🙂 ~ Jenny)

  587. I most want to finish reading The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin and then the second book, The Obelisk Gate!! Loving The Fifth Season so far.

  590. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. Gideon the Ninth was my favorite book last year!

  592. I want to finish the Magical Bookshop Mystery series (and then move on to her other series) by Amanda Flower. So much fun.

  593. I have wanted to get The Silent Patient and on a very long waitlist. I would also like to treat my Mom to something she won’t go out and get or order. Thank you Jenny, for all you share.

  594. This post is gold for recommendations – thanks for that alone!
    I want to read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and Shakespeare for Squirrels.

  596. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. I can’t wait to read it!!

  598. I have no idea what book I want next — what do you suggest for someone who doesn’t like horror much but is up for anything and everything else??

  599. I would like to read Deacon King Kong I just found out the authorJames McBride lives in my town of Lambertville NJ.

  600. The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
    You recommended it on your Instagram video and I’m intrigued!

  601. I’m really excited to read Mexican Gothic. (I cant really afford to be part of the book club, but that one really intrigued me!)

  602. I want to read “The Book of Longings” by Sue Monk Kidd. It’s been a crazy month already, and I appreciate your kindness in the giveaway! Happy reading! 🙂

  607. I would love to read My Sister The Serial Killer. I teach Criminology, this would be a great suggestion for my students!

  611. I just finished the first book of throne of glass and now want to buy the second book. I’m hoping the rest of the series is just as good since I’ve already invested in the first book. And I love when we collaborate on giving book ideas!

  614. Right now, I kind of want to read “Mexican Gothic” but sadly, my library (which has been closed for months due to COVID) doesn’t have a hard copy I can pick up and on their online library, there’s a waiting list of like SIX MONTHS.

    :-/ I am not happy,but there’s not a lot I can do about it.

  617. I just saw your IG story and can’t wait to get F*cking History for a HS senior in my life!

  618. How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, and So Much I Want to Tell You by Anna Akana.

  619. I just finished Elena Ferrante’s Neopolitan Novels and cried when i put down the last one so now I really really want to read The Lying Lives of Adults. She is SUCH a wonderful writer.

  620. I have such a hard time picking things but probably If it Bleeds by King is up there even though it feels like we’re living in a King novel right now. Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips is second or maybe first depending on the time of day. Maybe Rockaway by Diane Cardwell? Oh man…see, mentioned I was bad at picking things.

  621. I want to read The Dutch House! My book club is discussing it next and having a print copy would be perfect!

  623. I want to read The Kitchen House and The Hate U Give. Currently reading 1984 and I love it.

  627. I’m super excited to start reading The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell! I read his newest book, Confessions of a Bookseller and loved it so much that I ordered Diary (his first book) directly from his Bookshop and had it shipped from Scotland to support him and his bookstore! He has another book coming out soon!

  629. Shakespeare for Squirrels should be great fun to read! Love Christopher Moore’s wild humor!

  630. I so want to read “The Boy in the Field.” I love a good eerie mystery!

  635. I would love to read A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories By Lucia Berlin. Thank you!

  637. The Worrier’s Guide to Life is at the top of the list I made during your tour.

  638. I’m waiting excitedly for two books coming out in September: “Solutions and Other Problems” by Allie Brosh and ” Battle Ground” by Him Butcher. Though very different genres, both are imaginative, inventive, and full of humor. And great escapes from reality, which is much needed right now.

  639. I want to read The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys by James Fadiman!

  640. Oh Jenny! You are wonderful!! If I could sit down with Ray Bradbury’s 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales, I would be in a much better place!

  642. I really want to read Aurora Rising! And your new book when it’s released!

  644. I loaned out my signed copy of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. And never got it back. Since I loaned it to my DIL I don’t want to ask her to return it, so I’d love to replace that!

  648. Hi Jenny! If I had some spendin’ money right now, I would buy Mexican Gothic. I’ve been dying to read it, and I’d love to get it from your wonderful store! PS: I loved the walk-through. I have never, ever been to Texas, but if things ever get back to normal-ish, I’d love to see it in person.

  650. I want to read so many books that I can’t decide. I would love to read Shakespeare for Squirrels (I need some laughter in these stressful times). My Fairy Library is calling me too (I am an editor, mostly of books), but I need to declutter my house a bit so I don’t lose the tiny books after I make them.

  651. There are so many books I want to read! My Goodreads want to read list is over 150 books. Moloka’i by Alan Brennert or Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin or Tgw Time Travelor’s Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer are my newest additions. Or maybe the second book in the YA series American Royals, Majesty by Katharine McGee.

  654. At the top (of a rather large list lol) is Mexican Gothic. Have just seen so many rave reviews on this one that it is the new front runner followed closely by If It Bleeds by Stephen King. 🙂

  656. I really want to read Dean Koontz “The Crooked”. But I’m not working, so I have little money.

  657. I want to read Storm of Locusts, the 2nd book in Rebecca Roanhorse’s 6th World series, and I want to get a copy of Trail of Lightning (book 1) for my best friend 🙂

  659. I really want the read The Doors of Stone by Patrick Ruthfuss, but who knows when it will come out. So, I’ll just continue rereading my Terry Pratchett collection.

  660. When you did the tour that Atlas of Monsters in the kids’ area intrigued me.
    But no matter what, I’m a winner because I just became a Strangeling.
    darcy.casavant at gmail.

  662. I want to read Two Truths and a Lie. No one recommended it to me, so I have no idea if it’s any good. But, yeah.

  663. I really want to read Geek Love because a long lost friend rated it 5 stars on Goodreads.

  665. Me and everyone I know wants to read: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump! (and it took so long to scroll down this entire list I need a new right hand too!)

  666. I want to read Peace Talks by Jim Butcher. I need some junky paranormal fun times to distract me from the world outside.

  669. My Books I Want To Read list is ridiculously long, but what I really want to read right now is
    The Dark Ages 476-918 A.D. by Charles Oman. I’m currently reading a book about William the Marshall, who served under Henry & Eleanor of Aquitaine, among others, but the Dark Ages fascinates me, too. Am a total British history geek.

  671. The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker and Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

  675. I’ve been reading non-stop lately, out of nowhere (uh, pun not intended). I’ve been dying to pick up the last few Nowhere Book Club picks, after hearing such good things about them.

  676. I want to read my kids (5 and 1) the Josh Funk Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast books. We have one we received as a gift and love it!

  677. There’s so many to pick omg… the one I want to read next is Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.

  678. ‘The Tree’ and its sequel ‘The Fruit’ by Na’amen Gobert Tilahun. I read the first book in the series and it’s been haunting me ever since.

  679. I want to read I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, by Austin Channing Brown. Actually, I think I NEED to read it.

  680. I really want to read The Last Emperox by John Scalzi, but I can’t get it from the library right now.

  682. I was going to say 28 Summers but now everyone is talking about Where the Crawdads Sing so I need to read that too!

  683. Mexican Gothic! I feel like I’ve been on the library waiting list forever.

  685. I want to read Let’s Pretend this Never Happened again. I loaned my copy to someone who was having some terrible things going on in her life and she said it made her happy, so I didn’t have the heart to ask for it back.

  686. I want to read ‘Binti’ by Nnedi Okorafor.
    If a collection of short novels counts

  687. Jenny, as a former nurse I have always been fascinated by medicine and how our body works as well as what happens after. The book I want to read is Working Stiff. Thank you!

  689. Jenny, as a former nurse I have always been fascinated by medicine and how our body works as well as what happens after. The book I want to read is Working Stiff. Thank you!

  691. I just finished the Grady Hendrix Zoom call and A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! Thank you so much and thank you Grady – that was so much fun! I cannot wait to read My Best Friend’s Exorcism – need to get that one.

  692. I’ve waited forever for Allie Brosh to release a new book, so I’d love to read “Solutions and Other Problems.” Also, Jenny, I found my way to you through Allie or vice versa — either way you two have literally saved my life by reminding me I’m not alone in my darkest days. Thank you!

  694. I am literally laid up in a sick bed (couch?) hoping pain meds will kick in every four hours, but they never really do and I have been screaming a lot and scaring my poor husband, who is caring for pieces of my body I never though were included in a marriage contract. I just had my knee replaced. I suffer from PTSD and severe generalized anxiety disorder and *they made me stay awake the whole time & listen to bone saws and drills.*

    So more than ever, I need a book. Oh god, something to read. I’ll be here for a while.

    I am up to the lastest Longmire book, which is NEXT TO LAST STAND, by Craig Johnson.

    I’’m starcatbooks@starcatbooks.com

    ———-
    P.S. Why am I not buying this for myself from my own bookstore? I am not working. My store made$36 last week with my volunteer running it for me. I can’t make the rent OR the utilities. I may have to close. But this ortho talked me into a knee replacement when I could walk perfectly well. As me what I think of the Ivy League teaching hospital, hmm?

  695. As soon as this is all over, I’m coming down to the SA to hug and kiss my brother and nephews. A visit to Nowhere is second on the list. I want to buy Highfire: A Novel by Eoin Colfer.

  699. Well…I just got Behind The Horror from this little indie bookstore in Texas…

  700. Oh Lawd! How do I pick!! I currently have 188 books on my list & adding all the time! I pick & choose based on my mood. Right now Strange the Dreamer is high on my list!

  701. American Dirt–I’ve heard it’s really good. If I’m not a lucky winner it’s ok, I’m on a long wait list from the library. But I’d love it more to get it from you.

  705. I started reading “Unsheltered” by Kingsolver the last time I was in a bookstore, and loved it! At the time, I didn’t have money to buy it, nor time to read it. Then covid-19 happened… I’ve been wanting to read it, ever since. BTW, I’m super excited to visit your bookstore the next time I’m in San Antonio…hopefully in February!

  706. I would love to read literally anything. I am a book hoarder. I need to try the Mists of Avalon, it’s been waiting for me.

  708. I really want to read any of the new David Thorne’s – my library refuses to stock them! Can’t wait to visit Nowhere!

  709. I would love to read “The Dutch House” by Ann Pachett. I rarely read fiction but this one has me intrigued.

  711. Hard to decide. I’m going to say, “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe” by
    Charles Yu, as one choice that has me very intrigued.

  713. So many, but I’d say Samantha Irby’s We Are Never Meeting in Real Life

  715. I just saw Carl Hiassen has a new book out, “Squeeze Me” that I would dearly LOVE to read. Sounds like he takes on a character similar to the Orange Foolius and that would be a great respite from the lunacy going on. Thanks for doing this!

  716. I am wanting to complete the Throne of Glass series. Sarah J Maas. I’m on book 3 :).

  717. I would like to read When Crickets Cry. It looks intriguing and it kind of reminds me of When the Crawdads sing, which was phenomenal!

  718. I’ve been jonesing to read The Mall by Megan McCafferty. I loved her Jessica Darling series back in the day 😉

  719. So, I’m currently reading Christopher Moore’s The Serpent of Venice and would like to follow that up with Shakespeare for Squirrels. Oooor, something by Mark Twain (Life on the Mississippi) as recommended by my brother. Turns out my mom told my brother that we might be distantly related to Mark Twain (I doubt it. I think she clicked a wrong leaf on ancestry.com or something).

  723. The book I /really/ want to read (Ready Player Two) won’t be out until November, but I heard about Not Your Mother’s Cookbook: Unusual Recipes for the Adventurous Cook the other day, and it sounds fascinating, so now I’m really curious to get my hands on it.

  724. I’m craving a good old fashioned comfort/nostalgia read, which usually means Beauty by Robin McKinley

  725. Such a long list, I’ve had so little time to read while chasing toddlers…I can’t even think of one! I love being inspired by browsing. I would like to try the Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern. Thank you Jenny!

  726. I want to read Mexican Gothic or really, to be honest I’d like to be adopted by a mom who owns a bookstore I can go to when its closed and who pays me in books. #lifegoals

  729. I want to read the Texas mystery you posted, we’re all the same in the dark. Is that what it’s called?
    I also can’t wait to read Allie Brosh’s new book, anything Sam Irby writes or says and Matt Smith is the hottest doctor, I don’t care what anybody says. Fight me.

  730. I dearly want Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries Book 6) by Martha Wells, but it doesn’t come out until next year!!

  731. I just got We Have Always Lived in the Castle from the library, and I’m looking forward to reading that!

  732. I may be replying too late, but I really have been wanting to read My Sister the Serial Killer.
    I enjoy your site so very much!! best of luck with the bookshop!

  736. I really want to read Peace Talks, by Jim Butcher, haven’t gotten around to picking it up!

  737. I am not-so-patiently awaiting Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman. I can’t wait to read it. I loved Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic, so I’m pretty sure this one will be just as amazing. My email is Goodlywitch@gmail.com

    Thank you!

  738. I have so many good books I’m dying to read, but I can never resist adding more – books feed my spirit. Right now I’m on a very long waiting list for two of Octavia Spencer’s books, along with Why We Can’t Sleep, a big problem for me since the pandemic started.

  739. I’m reading the Harley Merlin series. My library only has 9 of them, I need the rest!!!

  750. I have a long list of things I want to read, these are a few:
    Sandman
    Books of Adam
    Someone Could Get Hurt, Drew Magary
    The Broke Diaries, Angela Nissel
    Wasted, Marya Hornbacher
    Perfumes the A to Z Guide, Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez
    Booky Wook, Russell Brand
    Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
    Undead Girl Gang, Lily Anderson
    Dumplin’, Julie Murphy
    Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi
    Emergency Contact, Mary HK Choi

  751. I can’t think of a title- though I know there are dozens in my brain. I would love to read the book you loved most this year. Or last year, since this year sucks.

  755. I have been dying to read Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen. It’s been described to me as Dr. Who-esue and someone once said to read it while listening to the Dr. Who soundtrack.

  758. Ooh I’m so excited to hear your big news!
    I’ve been dying to read “My Sister the Serial Killer.” I love that it’s one of the recommendations! Did you read it? Is it great?

  759. I watched your talk with Grady Hendrix tonite and he said the one book everyone should read was True Grit.

  760. I want to read Like Crazy: Life With My Mother and Her Invisible Friends

  764. I’d love to read Killer Fashion: Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History by Jennifer Wright. I I loved her other books Get Well Soon and It Ended Badly, I cant wait to read this one.

  769. Who Thought this Was a Good Idea?
    Or
    Wow, No thank you

    I love putting books on hold at the library with names like these. It’s so delightfully awkward when the librarian calls to tell you it’s ready.

  773. Don’t know if it counts, but my next read will be the Sandman series. I’m a huge Neil Gaiman fan, but don’t know if I can continue to call myself one until I read them. Good luck and good reading everybody

  775. I’ve been chewing through a ton of books lately. So much fun! I would love to read Caitlin Doughty’s books. She’s my favorite mortician! 🙂

  777. I have two I really want to read right now. The first is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (because I am very, VERY behind on my must read list)and the second is My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

  779. The Humans. So many funny lines! I’ve read the ebook but would love a hard copy.

  781. I want to reread The House of The Spirits. I haven’t read it in over 20 years and curious to see how differently I would read it now.

  784. The Atlas of Monsters: Mythical Creatures From Around the World. Can’t wait for your news!!

  785. I want to read “How the Brain Lost Its Mind: Sex, Hysteria, and the Riddle of Mental Illness”.

  787. I would love to read Working Stiff just saw this on your recommended reading list!

  788. I’d love to read The Invention of Hugo Cabret! I read it as a child, and would love to have a copy and revisit that memory. Your list sparked the memory of it for me!

  789. I just finally finished American Gods to get me out of my pandemic funk (read Good Omens last year and also the entire Sandman collection over winter… So am looking forward to anything else Gaiman that my library has available!!

  790. I’d love to read Catherynne Valente’s Radiance or Mexican Gothic. I haven’t been in a bookstore since pre-COVID. The last book I bought was a cookbook to help keep a local bookstore afloat.. It’s time for some fiction now.

  792. Gosh! So many great books coming out to choose from! I think “Wonder Boy of the Whistle Stop”, by Fannie Flagg, because I loved “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” so much (both book and movie, actually!) and I’ve really enjoyed all the books by her that I’ve read.

  794. I want to read so many… it’s hard to pick! If I had to choose one book right now, I’d probably go with Mexican Gothic.

  795. I seriously need a fun break. I would love to read Patricia Briggs newest Mercedes Thompson book.

  797. I want to read The Phantom Tollbooth again. Loved it as a kid and I can’t remember why. Not sure if I can tackle a “real” book with COVID Worry Brain, so need an easy starter.

  798. I want to read The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I so loved her book The Night Circus ❤🧡❤

  799. I want to read Midnight Sun with my grown daughters. The youngest was the perfect age when Twilight hit the market. We even journeyed to Forks, Washington and looked at all the houses, beaches and such that were featured in the movies. It was a wonderful bonding experience. Now they’ve grown and each has her own daughter <3

  800. A neighbor set up a free mini library on their driveway, people donated books, and they now have a driveway full of books (hundreds!) that people can take. I just picked up “The Hate U Give,” which I have been wanting to read for a while.

  801. I want to read the new Stephanie Meyers book but I don’t want to actually spend money on it!

  806. I really want to read, All I Ever Wanted by Kathy Valentine! You pointed it out in your tour. I grew up with the Go-Go’s music, and I’d love to read this!

  807. Oh gosh, what don’t i want to read? Any of the bookclub books would be a good place to start. Theyre all off my beaten path. Or maybe american gods by neil gaiman.

  809. Ohhh, Working Stiff and Stiff both sound interesting. As maybe I’m rather……macabre? Anything with a twisted serial killer is up my alley too! Thanks for all you do. Also, just looked up macabre to make sure I was spelling it correctly!

  811. My last comment disappeared? Interested in Working Stiff and Stiff, both. As I enjoy macabre things…. But am not a serial killer, that I know of.

  812. I’d like the baffling, beautiful poetry collection “Tsim Tsum” by Sabrina Oprah Mark or maybe the new translation of Asbjornsen and Moe’s Norwegian folk tales with an introduction by Neil Gaiman.

  813. And I have to add that it’s early in the morning and

    (1.) I hate my spellcheck.

    (2.) I hate technology in general.

    (3.) Sabrina Orah Mark is not !@%# Oprah.

  817. Entitled. I read The NY Times review and it hit me in the gut. Read it and let me know, ok? (as the odds are not good and my library doesn’t carry it)

  818. I’m doing a lot of mental health-related reading right now, and the #1 book on my list is “Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents.” I recently finished her “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” and was just flummoxed by how nodded along in agreement while reading it. My library doesn’t have the sequel so I’m planning to purchase it soon!

    After that, I think it’s time for something light, fluffy, and escapist 🙂

  820. I would like to read Wonder with my daughter, and Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.

  821. Ohhhh….I haven’t read anything by Christopher Moore yet, and your walk-through made me want to! I’d love to pick up Shakespeare for Squirrels and Lamb! Also Valley of the Dolls b/c you said it’s marvelous trash and I love marvelous trash 🙂

  824. I’d like to read Glennon Doyle’s new book, Untamed. I’m also interested in the Educated by Tara Westover.

  825. I literally JUST read a story about the best books to read since there are no movie blockbusters to see and two stood out: The Space Between Worlds and The Only Good Indians. I can’t wait for Nowhere to open so I can take a road trip to peruse and and hopefully get a hug from you (even if we have to hide in the bathroom!) 🙂

  829. I want to read The Honest Enneagram by Sarajane Case (Enneagram & Coffee). It’s the only book I haven’t already purchased for myself because I have no control. Ha!

  830. I want to read The Honest Enneagram by Sarajane Case. It’s the only book I haven’t already bought for myself because I have no control. Ha!

  832. The Secret History by Donna Tratt (which was “recommended” by a character in The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, which was recommended to me by a Google search I did based on a dream I had about an underground ocean…)

  833. Dying to read Peace Talks by Jim Butcher, I feel like it’s been forever since he released a Dresden files book!

  834. Dying to read Peace Talks by Jim Butcher, it’s been years since he’s released a Dresden Files book and they’re some of my favorites.

  835. Don’t need a gift card, I got on your site and ordered a John Varley book that I didn’t have.
    SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES!!!!!
    Dave

  836. I think the next book I want to read is The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett. Been working my way through Discworld and that’s the next one up. Although nearly everything on your list is definitely going on my TBR!

  838. I would LOVE to pick up a copy of “Love Lives Here”, by Amanda Jetté Knox. I’m not much of a memoir reader, but I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about it.

  839. Patricia Briggs’ newest Mercy Thompson book. Due to Covid19 – no inter-library loans can happen in CT.
    .

  841. I am SOOOO missing bookstores! My library does curbside pick up, which is nice, but not the same.
    What book do I want? The list is so very long but pretty much anything by Charles de Lint. I don’t think a lot of his stuff is in print any more (although I think is kids book are.) and I’ve been lucky to find a few in some of the local used book stores but not many. Apparently a lot of people love his work and may be collecting it.
    Anyway, stay safe, stay positive and know that this too shall pass. Love to you all.

  842. I’m dying to read Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I loved Mexican Gothic.

  843. Wow! This is so kind! My goodreads list has been slowly growing during the pandemic, but right at the top is Glass Magician! I read the first book in that series right before the pandemic and I haven’t gotten a chance to read the rest of the series!

  844. Catherine House. I saw it on the Fantastic Stranglings list and can’t join the club at the moment so I’m just sort of spying on the book list for now.

  845. I seriously need to catch up on Dresden Files and I don’t have the latest book yet. Your bookstore looks like it’s going to be a fun place to be when it opens up!

  846. I want to read the Cosmos by Carl Sagan. I saw a copy sitting on an old shelf in a now empty guest house. The owner had offered to watch my kitten for me while I went away for the weekend and when I came back to pick him up (the kitten, not the owner) there was this water stained and wrinkled copy sitting on his shelf. I tried to flip through it but the water damage was so bad some of the pages fell out! (shhh! Don’t tell him I sort of just slid them back in and put the book back on the shelf). Anyway the bits that fell out I read when he went back to get my kitten, and now I really want to read the whole thing!

  849. All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache by Paula Kamen

  852. The next book I’m really looking forward to getting is “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman, since I’ve already preordered Allie Brosh’s new one. I am still excited about one I’ve just finished, “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor” by Hank Green, which was the sequel to “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing” and have decided that I need copies of my own of both. BUT now there’s the quandary of trying to track down a used hardcover of the first to match the hardcover of the current one vs waiting for the paperback version of the current one, because they HAVE to match!

  857. Following your recommendation, Mexican Gothic is on my list to read, amoung others. I just bought two of your books, I listened to them first on audio books, but decided I was missing out on the photos, so I bought the analog versions as well!!

  858. I’m looking forward to starting Blackfish City by Sam Miller…it’s been sitting on my shelf for years, but I truly do want to read it.

  861. I loved your books so much. Now I’d like to read Big Summer or anything that can make me laugh as much as your books did. 😘

  863. I’d really like to read “You are here” I have the other books on audio, listen to them at least once a month. They help in my journey. So Thank you for your voice and wisdom.

  865. All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
    Thank you for the chance to win! ☺️

  866. After devouring Working Stiff, I want to read Stiff! What is it about mouldering bodies????

  867. The Southern Book Club’s guide to slaying vampires. I’ve been on hold at the library for MONTHS!

  869. I tried to find Jenny’s List of books to read, but couldn’t! I do know I really would like Horrorstor. i am so glad this adventure is working for you Jenny! It suits you!

  873. Dear Jenny, I really appreciate that you’re going to give free gift cards for your shop to some lucky people who really need a new book to read. I don’t need any new books right now, because for years I have been collecting books to read for when I have time, and then I became disabled and now reading is something that I can only do in short bursts when I’m feeling up to it. But I love hearing about all the books that people are wanting to read, and your book club picks and the suggestions give me things to look forward to when I am looking for something that I just can’t resist. I am really looking forward to your new book as soon as it’s published. Your last book took me months to read, but every time I read a few pages, I was transported to a place of hilarity and understanding that made it worth every page I read. Thank you for you bring you! I’m looking forward to more Nowhere bookshop photos and videos and more wonderful book title suggestions from you, your staff and your fans.

  874. I have such a huge backlog of books I want to read. Where to start? The Family That Couldn’t Sleep has been hovering in my Amazon cart for ages. Or The Seven Daughters of Eve, or Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors. You’ve also got me eyeing The Crossings, I haven’t been reading much fiction lately but that looks really good. Ditto for They Did Bad Things!

  876. I want to read The Starless Sea! (Already read The Night Circus multiple times)

  877. I ve read it but need to own a copy of The Night Circus. It’s so beautiful.

  878. The Rural Diaries:

    Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm

    By Hilarie Burton

    Thanks for offering this giveaway opportunity to win a gift card, Jenny!!

  879. I would like to read “Playing Nice” by J.P. Delaney. I can only read large print or kindle editions , so I usually get me books at the library>> this may put me out of the sweepstakes 🙁

  880. I really want to read Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam By Jake Anderson.

  882. I want to read How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, so hopefully I can get some pointers on how to better parent.

  883. I was obsessed with Darynda Jones Charley Davidsons Series. Am starting to
    Reread all her lovely C.D. books. I’m so happy that she continuing with more books. I was super excited to see a new gem The Graveyard Shift: A Charley Davidson Novella. That what I want if Blessed with gift card. And a Nowhere Post Card . Life would be okay with me for little bit longer.

  886. Mexican Gothic looks amazing! You are so kind to your readers and have such an amazing attitude, I love visiting your site for all of it!

  887. I’ve been meaning to pick up My Sister the Serial Killer. I read and excerpt some time back, and it was pretty awesome!

  891. I want to read Harrow the Ninth by Tamsin Muir. The first book, Gideon the Ninth, was so weird and so good!

  893. Alex Trebek, the answer is…. We love Jeopardy and Love Alex and you too! And your new book. I go to sleep listening to one of your books a lot!

  897. I want to read when Breath Becomes Air. I’ve heard so many people talk about this book. I think I need this wisdom in my life.

  902. I want to read ‘Less’ by Andrew Sean Greer. My best friend said it’s SO good!!

  903. Dare I say I want to read Beautiful Bastard (The Beautiful Series Book 1) by Christina Lauren

  905. My Goodreads To-Read list has 700+ entries. But all of them are too serious. I guess I want to read Allie Brosh’s latest, and The Heir Affair by the Fug Girls. Aaaand I see up the comment list that Christina Lauren has another series, so that too! Anything light and fun and easy.

    Trying to read We Ride Upon Sticks right now, but it starts off…dispirited. 🙁

  906. I want to read Anika Orrock’s “Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.” I’m a double-daughter dad. I think I own every children’s book about girls/women and baseball, well, every good book. My daughters aren’t children any more, but it’s important for me to keep my collection updated and complete.

  907. I really want to read your recent strangelings book club book “The Southern BookClub’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” 😉

  908. I want to read Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe to learn more about history of the troubles in Ireland

  909. I want to read the book that will soothe my aching soul in just the right way and give me the strength to keep going a little while longer.

    Unfortunately, they are few and far between, and they cannot be recommended or decided upon by the reader. They are the books that make our way into our lives when we most need them.

    The Night Circus was one of those books for me, and now that I think about it, I think the author recently (ish) released a new book…

  910. I’d love to get the first Harry Potter book on CD for my daughter. We just finished reading it together and it would be great to have her listen to it too! They are such wonderful narrations.

  911. Wow! Your readers really come out of the woodwork when there is a giveaway! “A Manual for Cleaning Women” is my pick. The odds are pretty low at this point but what do I have to lose? Thank you for your blog. It does add to my joy in life.

  913. I’d love to read the Umbrella Academy series! I just love the series on Netflix and want to read the original source material.

  914. I want to read Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. My colleague and I started a Racial Justice Book Club at our university, and I’ve suggested this as an upcoming read for us.

  915. I want to read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and I want to get Lobizona by Romina Garber for my 17 year old (I’d probably read it myself too!).

  916. I’d like to read Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby – and most of what others are posting above LOL!

  920. I have Mexican Gothic waiting for me on my shelf and I’m longing to read it. I’m just waiting until I feel a bit less down so I can enjoy it more.

  924. I want to read Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham. Started reading it on my last travelling flight home and am sooooo super bummed that I cannot go anywhere now. Love you and your blog.

  926. Jenny,
    I love when you do this… I get such wonderful “what to read” ideas looking through all the posts.
    Thank you.

  927. I just discovered My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me by Jason Rosenthal, husband of children’s author Amy Kraus Rosenthal.

  929. My mom just discovered the first book of the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gillman and shared it with my sister and me. Would love to find the whole set to give to her. . Used paperback books would be fine. It’s a challenge to find the series. A book or two here or there, sure, but not the set. may have to do it piecemeal as we find them, I guess. Open to suggestions if someone knows where to get the whole set at a reasonable price.

  931. I really want to read Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin but let’s be honest, my want to read list is 200 books long and I wish I had more time in the day so I could read them all!!

  937. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir! I can’t handle not finishing series 🤣

  939. I can’t wait for Crossings to get delivered on Monday! Also, Mexican Gothic has given me the final push I needed to start reading horror books. I’ve heard House of Leaves is fantastic. Finally, I’ve wanted Caste since I saw the pre-order information at work!

  940. Oooo, I really want “Wow, No Thank You” by Samantha Irby. During stressful times I find that Essays really keep my head on straight. Your essays are my go to, as well as David Sedaris’s. But I’ve run out of new stuff from you guys. I need to find some new essayists. 😊

  942. Curious to check out “Then She Was Gone” by Lisa Jewell. I’m a sucker for a good thriller/mystery and hoping that will be just the thing to satisfy my need for a good fix

  945. Great googly moogly, I’m NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FUCKING-FIVE. Ah, what the hey, I’m feeling lucky…

    The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, by Alan Bradley, A Flavia De Luce novel, please.

    Flavia is an eleven year old chemical prodigy with a passion for poisons. The first line of the first Flavia De Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, caused me to fall instantly in love with her. Flavia begins her narrative, “It was as black in the closet as old blood.”

  947. I want to read A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor! The first book was so unique, I can’t wait to read the follow up.

  950. I want to read ‘Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered’, the memoir by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark (from the podcast My Favourite Murder)

  951. I want to read Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, I’m in a post-apocolyptic mood!

  952. I can’t wait for Battle Ground by Jim Butcher to come out so I can read it!

  953. There are SO MANY books I want to read right now, but a few of them are The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service, The Girl in Red by Christina Henry, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, and on and on!

  955. I want to read The Children’s Bible, The Death of Vivek Oji, and The Party Upstairs.

  956. Wow – so many books, so little time! I want to read “Horrorstor” by Grady Hendrix. It’s a haunted-house-story set in a furniture store. The whole book is set up like an IKEA catalog – very clever. I think you’d get a kick out of it – check it out if you get a minute (doubtful if you’re reading ALL these comments). Thanks and Happy Reading!

  957. I want to read The Children’s Bible, The Death of Vivek Oji, and The Party Upstairs. (And I’m not anonymous!)

  958. I just read the first book in the wheel of time and now I need all 14+ More of them! Send Help!

  960. I’d like to read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. I’ve read that it approaches some tough racial and identity topics in a thought provoking story.

  961. My daughter and I are obsessed with the innocent, introspective chaos that is Matthew Grey Gubler, so we are dying to read Rumple Buttercup. 🍌

  962. I really want to read Lucy Parker’s next book. It’s not out yet, but on the way…

  965. I want to read Wow, No thank you. Looks awesome, anf who can’t use a good laugh these days!

  966. I want to re-read Wide Sargasso Sea, read Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, and browse your online selection to find something entirely new and unexpected to read.

    Thank you for being you, and for giving so many of us a place to feel safe and find hope in such frightening times. I’m housebound with a long-term chronic illness, and this is a place to find a moment of peace and compassion when things get really dark. Keep on shining your light, Jenny!

  967. I’m late to the party and recently started reading the In Death series. I like it! If I were ordering books though, I’d buy the Rainbow Rowell ones that I don’t have in physical form. I love her writing and want her books always near me to pet gently when I feel sad.

  969. Your tour showed off so many good things I would love to read! Sad Janet is at the top. Thanks for the tour <3

  970. So many great books out there, currently I want to read Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon and Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender.

  971. Where the Crawdads Sing! Or really anything, I haven’t been in a bookstore in FOREVER! Not even sure what the top recommendations are! : (

  972. I want to read How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi – I got to participate in a town hall meeting with him last night and want to read ALL of his work!

  975. Solutions and Other Problems
    by Allie Brosh and while it’s not out yet I imagine it in my head and have a wonderful, beautiful in a bit of a hurting way, time with it.

  976. I I really need a good laugh so going to reread your books! Also looking to read REFUGE by Dot Jackson

  977. I would LOVE to read We Are all The same in the dark by Julia Heaberln. Thank You!!

  978. I want to read Dark Age, by Pierce Brown, book 5 in the Red Rising series. I’d highly recommend them all.

  980. Honestly, I just wanna but as many copies of “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury as I possibly can and mysteriously gift them to my friends (also random neighbors). I’d also take another long and winding story from him, I just want need escapism.

  982. My son just reached 1,000 books and I so want to buy him a special book to mark this moment…I’m not sure what!

  985. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, please. I’ve tried to read it several times. I borrow an electronic copy from my local library branch, which is closed indefinitely, and never manage to finish reading it before my loan expires. Rinse and repeat. Sigh. Thank you, Jenny, for alllllllllllll the fun and funny things you do to life my spirits.

  987. I’ve been binge watching Little Fires Everywhere, and am loving it, so I’d love to read the novel.

  989. Strange Planetby Nathan W. Pyle because i got to peek at it at my neighbors, and it seems like it’ would have a lot of humor.. something we’re all in desperate need of right now.

  990. I keep wanting to join your bookclub! So whatever they read next is on my list! (But in all likelihood, Captain Underpants with my son.)

  991. I think probably the new book by Allie Brosh. I love her illustrations! Oh I have to put a fake email when I comment on WordPress accounts as it thinks it owns my email address after an aborted attempt to open an account with them, which of COURSE got balls-ed up. So my actual email address is chucklestheprotea@googlemail.com. The one below doesn’t actually exist! Yeah, I know, but things like that ALWAYS happen to me!!!

  993. I’ve been itching to read Becoming by Michelle Obama. I’ve been on the waiting list forever at the library!

  994. Either My Sister, the Serial Killer or The Hate U Give look like amazing reads! Love you and your ideas!

  995. I would love to read What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty if my two year old lets me! Lately we’ve been reading Steam Train Dream Train every night.

  997. Ugh, This pandemic.
    I REALLY NEED A BOOK!
    Can’t settle on which one. Stalking comments for what I haven’t read.

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