I love books like any other book blogger, but I am lusting, LUSTING I say, for Murakami’s new book. I am really hoping that a review copy comes my way. It’s 944 pages and I cannot wait to sink my teeth into it. Here’s a little blurb:

A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84 is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers. (Indie Bound)

Review copy or not, come October 25th, it will be in my hands.

On a shopping note, I was at B&N the other day and noticed that their receipts list recommended reads based on what you purchase. Most of the time, I don’t pay attention to “if you liked this, then try this” but I have to say, that these recommendations are pretty spot-on. Especially when it comes to Young Adult books. The books that I purchased for The Boy came with a list of other books that I’ve never heard of before, yet when I showed him the recommendations, he agreed that they were all books he’d read. So when they hand you your receipts, be sure to check out the recommendations.

This question is specifically for bloggers but readers can weigh-in too. When you post reviews on your blog, where else do you post them? I post them on Facebook, Twitter, Library Thing, Goodreads, StumbleUpon and B&N. Recently, I was asked to post them on another site. I’ve gotten a lot of new readers from these other sites but my main interactions takes place here, on my blog. If you are a reader, how did you find me?

And just because it’s Friday, what are you reading? Anyone paying attention to my Goodreads account will think that I’ve been reading the same old books for quite some time. It may seem like that, but I keep getting distracted by library books that need to be read before their return and sometimes I forget to add them to my “currently reading” shelf. So here is my honest answer:

I am just pages away from finishing Annabel by Kathleen Winter.

I am just a few pages into The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.

I am just starting The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian on my Kindle (he is one of the nicest authors on Facebook, just sayin’) 

I am about halfway through with Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez which I am reading for my book club.

Yes, I read many books at once. For some reason, this works for me. I don’t know how, but it does.

Happy Friday!