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Went to Anderson's, again, and got to meet Matthew Pearl and had him autograph The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, The Last Dickens, The Technologists, and The Last Bookaneer.
A couple more orders arrived:
and a win of an ARC of
that I didn't even know I won! lol :-)
Kind of neat, two orders arrived, both witch-themed:
and
A couple of Thriftbook orders:
and some finds at the library used book shelves:
AND 22 of the volumes from the Foods of the World set.
Share your May good buys here.
A couple orders arrived:
Went to C2E2 (Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo) over the weekend and came home with autographs from 24 different authors! I got the autographs from Arwen Elys Dayton, Bailey Cunningham, Bishop O'Connell, Holly GrantIan Doescher, Kelley Grant, Kristen Simmons, Lexie Dunne, Melissa Grey, Mike Shepherd, Nils Johnson-Shelton, Patrick Rothfuss, Rachel Hartman, T.M. Goeglein, Tom Watson, Wesley Chu, and Wrigley Stuart.
Lauren M. Roy signed Grave Matters, Mark L. Miller signed Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: The Jungle Book, Naomi Novik signed His Majesty's Dragon, and Peter V. Brett signed The Warded Man.
Charlaine Harris signed my copies of A Bone to Pick, Club Dead, Dead Over Heels, A Fool and His Honey, Grave Secret, Grave Sight, Grave Surprise, An Ice Cold Grave, The Julius House, Last Scene Alive, Poppy Done to Death, and Shakespeare's Landlord and Jim Butcher signed my copies of Death Masks, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Skin Game, Storm Front, and Summer Knight.
I had way too much fun over the weekend. I went to C2E2 (Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo) and it was fantastic because in addition to buying a whole load of graphic novels, there were several publishers there giving out Advance Reader Copies too. I came home with 60 FREE books. Not a bad price, huh? On top of that I also got autographs from 24 different authors! I love these events. Next coming up is Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest in June.
Went back to Anderson's and bought
so I could get it autographed by Blue Balliett along with her newest
.
I might have gone a wee bit overboard today. I went to Anderson's in Naperville to pick up a couple of books:
and decided to stop at the Half Price Books there, too. Their store is a bit larger than the one near me and I ended up spending a good chunk of change bringing home:
Another Thriftbooks delivery:
Karen M wrote: "I swore I wouldn't buy books until I finally buy new bookcases. So much for that.Karen, there's always the floor for piling books, you know. :-)
Another Thriftbooks order arrived :-)
How many of these do you agree with?12 Words That Have a Totally Different Meaning to Book Lovers
Posted on August 12, 2014 by Lisa DeCanio
A helpful guide for communicating with bibliophiles.
http://media.bookbub.com/blog/2014/08...
1. Night-in
What it usually means: Sipping a glass bottle of wine and binge-watching Netflix.
What it means to bookworms: Power-reading to your heart’s content.
2. Movie
What it usually means: 90 minutes to sit in the dark and eat popcorn while being entertained by a film.
What it means to bookworms: An enraging 90 minutes of scoffing at a (most likely) inaccurate version of a written masterpiece.
3. Library
What it usually means: A somewhat boring place filled with books. Great for taking quiet naps.
What it means to bookworms: THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH.
4. Commute
What it usually means: A long, dreadful journey to and from work on public transportation.
What it means to bookworms: A not-long-enough chance to immerse yourself in the pages of faraway lands.
5. Sleep
What it usually means: 6-8 hours spent each night lying down with your eyes closed, resting your brain.
What it means to bookworms: 1-3 hours of resting time in between books… only because you can no longer keep your eyes open.
6. Garage Sale
What it usually means: A place where people sell their unwanted old things.
What it means to bookworms: A treasure trove of awesome books on sale for $1!
7. Dating
What it usually means: Getting to know a potential mate.
What it means to bookworms: Getting to know a potential mate, knowing all along that he’ll never be as good as your book boyfriend/girlfriend.
8. Work
What it usually means: A boring desk job.
What it means to bookworms: A boring desk job made much more exciting by taking secret reading breaks via the book in your lap.
9. Lunch
What it usually means: An hour break in the middle of the weekday to eat a sad desk salad.
What it means to bookworms: An hour break in the middle of the weekday when you forgo food to try to crush as many chapters as possible.
10. Multi-tasking
What it usually means: The ability to do two things at the same time.
What it means to bookworms: The ability to read while doing something else at the same time. This includes, but is not limited to, cooking, eating, working out, watching TV and walking the dog.
11. Budget
What it usually means: Imposing a strict spending limit on any items that aren’t considered essential.
What it means to bookworms: Skimping on rent, groceries, and other “necessities” so you have cash to buy that new bestseller.
12. Best Friend
What it usually means: A person who loves you, supports you, laughs with you, cries with you, and is always by your side.
What it means to bookworms: Quite simply, a book
A few more from Thriftbooks:
Got a delivery of a couple I've been looking forward for quite a while. Going to be hard to choose what to read first from:
