Monday, April 23, 2018

Happy World Book Day! Get 9 books for FREE!


Hello book worms and happy World Book Day! 

Looking for some amazing, diverse reads to celebrate this amazing day? Look no further! Click on the link below to download one or all of the Amazon Crossing selections right now! 


PS. The link is going to be working till April 24th midnight! US residents only.
This is a sponsored post. 


Available selections:

The book cover of A River in Darkness: One Man’s Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa. Translated by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown. The cover shows a river of red barbed wire winding over a purple, topographical landscape.





MEMOIR
MASAJI ISHIKAWA
Translated by Risa Kobayashi and Martin BrownThe heartrending true story of one man’s harrowing escape from the oppression of North Korea.








The book cover of The House by the River by Lena Manta. Translated by Gail Holst-Warhaft. The cover shows a house with an orange, tiled roof positioned on the shore of a shallow river with a mountain in the background.






FAMILY SAGA
LENA MANTA
Translated by Gail Holst-Warhaft
This bestselling novel follows five Greek sisters and the devoted mother who helped shape their lives.








The book cover of Still Waters by Viveca Sten. Translated by Marlaine Delargy. The cover shows a woman, backlit by the setting sun, looking out to sea while standing on the rocky and barren shore of a beach. A small white shack is in the background and a neon blue fishnet is in the foreground, slightly obscuring the title text.






MYSTERY
VIVECA STEN 
Translated by Marlaine Delargy
When a body washes ashore on an idyllic Swedish island, it forever changes the lives of the island’s residents.







The book cover of The Great Passage by Shion Miura. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. The cover shows layers of blue and white paper waves that are filled with undulating words. Cards containing the title words of the book pop out above the sea of words and a red sun emerges from the crest at the top of the cover.





LITERARY FICTION
SHION MIURA
Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter
This award-winning novel is a reminder that a life dedicated to passion is a life well lived.







The book cover of Last Train to Istanbul by Ayşe Kulin. Translated by John W. Baker. The silhouette of a train track and a locomotive is cut from a painting of red floral. Through the silhouette is an image of World War II Paris, the Eiffel Tower centered in the frame, along the tracks.



HISTORICAL FICTION
AYŞE KULIN
Translated by John W. Baker
In this sweeping story of love, adventure, and compassion, a young Turkish couple traverses Nazi-occupied Europe to gain their freedom.







The book cover of The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan. Translated by Yuri Machkasov. A multi-tiered, gray house is planted on the stump of a large, uprooted tree, suspended in the blue sky among the cumuli.









LITERARY FANTASY
MARIAM PETROSYAN 

Translated by Yuri Machkasov
An astounding tale of how what others understand as liabilities can be leveraged into strengths.





The book cover of The Question of Red by Laksmi Pamuntjak. Translated by the author. The cover shows a close-up image of a tropical, leafy plant on a khaki background that intrudes on the foreground, obscuring the plant and allowing room for the title.
LITERARY FICTION
LAKSMI PAMUNTJAK
Translated by the author
In this saga of love, revolution, and resilience, one woman must find the courage to forge her own path.












The book cover of The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen. Translated by Simon Bruni. The cover shows a firefly alit on a concrete wall, its blue paint cracked and peeling away.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE
PAUL PEN
Translated by Simon Bruni 
In this haunting page-turner, a boy who lives underground will discover that light exists in even the darkest of places.













The book cover of Ten Women by Marcelo Serrano. Translated by Beth Fowler. The cover shows a painting of ten pink and white flowers in bloom. Additional green leaves and flower buds cling to the black background.
LITERARY FICTION
MARCELA SERRANO
Translated by Beth Fowler
A group of women with divergent life stories bond over triumphs and heartaches in this beautiful tale about universal connections.
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