Recent Acquisitions: The New Valley by Josh Weil

This book was not supposed to be out until June, but it arrived early, for reasons I can't explain. The author, Josh Weil, is another Sewanee Writers Conference friend. And I'm really looking forward to reading this book, which is a trio of novellas set in Virginia.

Recent Acquisitions: Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

I've been looking forward to this book for a long time, even before I knew it was going to be a book. When I first heard Kevin Wilson read one of his stories at the Sewanee Writers Conference in 2004, I knew the day would come. He's a fine writer and I know this is going to be a fun book to read.

Recent Acquisitions: Secret Son by Laila Lalami

Between writing, teaching, gardening and other stuff, I'm not getting as much reading done just now. But new books keep coming out and they're piling up. So I may not actually get to read these books any time soon, but I at least want to mention books by friends.

One that I recently acquired is Secret Son by Laila Lalami. Like everyone else, I loved Laila's first book, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, and since I was fortunate enough to read Secret Son in an early draft I'm confident that I'll like it as well.