Down Ghellow Road with a Wunderkind, Running Like a Mother.

Or: A particularly propitious haul in this week's mailbox, thanks to the generosity of a promising first-time author and a stand-out publisher (respectively), and to the utter fabulousness of our "little library" branch, featuring a small-but-mighty selection, computer access & free wi-fi for those who couldn't otherwise afford it, and an on-site coffeehouse/bakery to boot. 

Where? On Ghellow Road in Minnesota with literary diarist T.H. Waters.  She's reshaped a challenging childhood into a work of art that I'm eager to read.
 

With? Bulgarian-born award-winning concert-pianist and memoirist, former Buddhist monk, and current Parisian, Nikolai Grozni.  I figure, why not travel with a fascinating Wunderkind?  And why not go back to the future? This title releases on Sept. 6, and I'll be blog-touring it on the 13th.

How?  Run(ning) Like a Mother.
No, I'm not a mother, but I am a budding (translation: way, way beginning) runner.  This new how-to from two veteran outdoor/sports/features writers offers a perfect nightstand read: light-hearted yet practical and particular, promising dreams of a superhero self. 
And this team puts their sneakers where their pens are (??): On their website, they're offering training tips and sponsoring races to get all of us up and running, plus it's a place for conversation and inspiration too, in an understated, not too self-promotional sorta way.

Gotta go run-n-read!

MFB,
L

For more enticing mailbox finds, join the bloggers at Life in the Thumb for Mailbox Monday.