Awhile ago (which could be anywhere from a few months to a couple of years, you know), Stefan mentioned Paperback Swap. I kind of filed it away in the “cool” spot in my brain, but never got around to signing up.  Until, there was a big rush of scrapbookers signing up on one of my message boards. This reminded me that I wanted to sign up, so I did, using Stefan as my referring member.

I absolutely love it! My “to read” list is overflowing! It is so lovely to read a review of a book, head over to the site, and put it on my wish list. I have to read a book about Eleanor of Aquitaine, and and excellent Historical Mystery (is Richard III guilty?). I've indulged a bit of guilty pleasure reading, and found new treats to read.


One of them, “A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian” was a delightful find. Like RedMolly, I'd seen the title and thought it sounded good. It's not a rollicking comedic read, while there are amazingly funny scenes, it is really a bittersweet book about the Ukrainian immigrant experience, about family and the secrets that we keep, about getting older and losing your parents, about the Second World War in the USSR, and about the Ukrainian experience during Soviet times. The author clearly has a background in the immigrant community as she is able to nail the cadence of English with a Ukrainian accent beautifully. I highly recommend the book (Dawn, it's headed your way when I finish Ostrov).

And, if you want to sign up for PBS, let me know via email, I'd love to have you use me as a referral!