Winner: Matrimony Book Giveaway

We have a winner in the Matrimony book giveaway!

Natalie from Remember Love? made me laugh with her poetic entry. Here it is:

Song for all Seasons

Yes you are, Oh no, I’m not

Matrimonious

Thanks, Natalie! Joshua Henkin will send you your book.

And, speaking of Joshua Henkin...If you're reading Matrimony (or plan to read Matrimony) in a book group, you can register to win a book group chat with him at Vintage Books. (Deadline: September 30.)

Book Giveaway: Matrimony, by Joshua Henkin (adult fiction)

Nearly a year ago, Joshua Henkin's Matrimony was the first book I purchased for Winter Break reading. This is a ritual for me. I make lists throughout the semester of the books I most want to read when I'm not re-reading Tolstoy, Nabokov, or Nachalo: When in Russia.

Matrimony is a New York Times Notable Book and has just come out in paperback. Joshua Henkin will send one Big A little a reader a signed copy of Matrimony. Your task is the following: Send me a two-to-three sentence explanation about why you in particular want to read a great adult novel based on the central theme of marriage. Funny is good. I'll post the winning entry a week from today.

Josh is Book Group friendly and Matrimony is a fantastic book to read with a group. Need proof? Check out his essay over at Books on the Brain. He's also been visiting the litblogs these past two weeks and I've particularly enjoyed his posts at The Elegant Variation. 24 posts in all! Don't miss "What Gets Taught in a Creative Writing Class?," "My Favorite Writing Exercise," and "Present-Tense Fiction Redux." Good stuff for writers.

Want to know more about Matrimony before entering the contest? Joshua Henkin talks all about the book here:



Joshua Henkin's home on the web.
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3 brief announcements

I'm working like a busy bee putting together the December Carnival of Children's Literature. It's going to be a great one--full of gifts, goodwill, and cheer. In the meantime, three things of note:

• If you're interested in writing a feature piece for The Edge of the Forest for January, February or March, please send me an e-mail as soon as possible. Even if you just have an idea, drop me a line and we'll talk.
  
• Did you love Story of a Girl, by Sara Zarr, as much as I did? Then check out Bob Andelman's interview with her over at Mr. Media.
• Do you belong to a book group? Are you looking for a great read for your January discussion? Then I highly recommend Matrimony, by Joshua Henkin. It's wonderful, beautifully written, and the author may have a bonus for you. What is it? Click here and read the comments.