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[Veronica ⭐️]

I received Those People on Friday and I was reading the back out to my husband. ‘Could you hate your neighbour enough to plot to kill him? ‘ then little 5 years old pipes up and says ‘ kill your neighbour, kill your neighbour. I would never kill my neighbour. I love Mia. Would you kill your neighbour? Oh my. I had some explaining to do to her mother. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hahaha!! Oops!!

[Marianne]

Seems like Simon & Schuster don't like me any more :( Nothing I've asked for since March...

[Veronica ⭐️]

Marianne wrote: "Seems like Simon & Schuster don't like me any more :( Nothing I've asked for since March..."

I think it’s just a random draw of entries.

[Diana]

Op shop pick ups yesterday
Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Haircutting and Post-Punk from the Middle East to the Lower East Side by Rayya Elias $1
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson $3

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "I get caught like that too! lol Then I'm disappointed if it's been archived - or we have to "wish for it"..."

I never get those 'Wish for it' books! Still ask though - just in case :)

What I hate most is when you've been rejected for a book request and then they make it 'Read Now' but they still don't let you have it.

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "Please keep going to Netgalley Carolyn. I rely on you to keep me aware of new books."

Hope you mean that Phrynne because I also accidentally (I swear I wasn't looking) just found Meg Keneally's new book Fled as 'Read Now' on NG.

[Andrea]

Marianne wrote: "Seems like Simon & Schuster don't like me any more :( Nothing I've asked for since March..."

I think they’ve gone off me too Marianne! But then, so has A&U. I’m getting all my new releases from NetGalley at the moment.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I get caught like that too! lol Then I'm disappointed if it's been archived - or we have to "wish for it"..."

I never get those 'Wish for it' books! Still ask though - just in case..."

I have once - a Rachael Johns book!!! And yes, that's happened to me too. Unfair :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Please keep going to Netgalley Carolyn. I rely on you to keep me aware of new books."

Hope you mean that Phrynne because I also accidentally (I swear I wasn't looking) just found [..."

I picked that one up a few days ago ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carolyn wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Please keep going to Netgalley Carolyn. I rely on you to keep me aware of new books."

Hope you mean that Phrynne because I also accidentally (I swear I wasn't looking) just found [..."

I do mean it! But in this particular case I will own up to the fact that I do not really care for convict stories so I can happily let that book go.

[Dale]

In the mail today a copy of Those People from Simon & Schuster
And an exciting email the other day saying I had won a copy of
The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey by Allen & Unwin. Love the cover I am feeling very happy.

[Sharah]

Today from A&U I received The True Story of Maddie Bright

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Picked up from the library this morning - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny, Dog on It by Spencer Quinn and Give the Devil His Due by Sulari Gentill

[Jazzy]

I got a hardback, signed copy of The Lost Man by Jane Harper at Oxfam for £1!

[Andrea]

Jazzy wrote: "I got a hardback, signed copy of The Lost Man by Jane Harper at Oxfam for £1!"

Excellent score, Jazzy! 😯

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jazzy wrote: "I got a hardback, signed copy of The Lost Man by Jane Harper at Oxfam for £1!"

Well done!!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Jazzy wrote: "I got a hardback, signed copy of The Lost Man by Jane Harper at Oxfam for £1!"

Great pick up Jazz.

[Margot]

Brenda wrote: "Picked up from the library this morning - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny, Dog on It by Spencer Quinn and Give the Devil ..."</i>

Love Louise Penny. Have almost finished her latest book [book:Kingdom of the Blind

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have that one Margot, but need to read the previous before I read that one :) I like to read my series in order if at all possible :)

[Marianne]

In the mail today, all the way from the UK:
an ARC of The Burnt Country by Joy Rhoades, it's the sequel to The Woolgrower’s Companion

[Suz]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "I received Those People on Friday and I was reading the back out to my husband. ‘Could you hate your neighbour enough to plot to kill him? ‘ then little 5 years old pipes up and say..."

That's funny Veronica, as I read the blurb to my husband as well, I keep receiving books in the mail and he assumes I'm still buying books. I'm not!! Your story is funny, thanks for telling us!

[Suz]

Yesterday from S&S I received While You Were Reading by Ali Berg

Looks like a nice easy read, love books about books and reading!

[Krystal]

So I was supposed to have martial arts training tonight after work but it got cancelled so to make myself feel better I went to Book Grocer! $5 each! Amazing!

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
The Amateurs by Sara Shepard
The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert
Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
Conan Doyle for the Defence by Margalit Fox

[Jazzy]

Thanks Ladies!

Now I just need to find time to read it :)

Marianne I love the book jacket on The Burnt Country

[Veronica ⭐️]

Krystal wrote: "So I was supposed to have martial arts training tonight after work but it got cancelled so to make myself feel better I went to Book Grocer! $5 each! Amazing!

Jar of Hearts by [aut..."

i wish my yoga was cancelled I would much rather buy more books :)

[Kylie]

From Salvo's this morning for $2 each

A Life Of Her Own by Fiona McCallum
The Naturalist's Daughter by Tea Cooper
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
The Nowhere Child by Christian White

[Marianne]

In the mail today from A&U via BRPreview:
Going Under by Aussie doctor, Sonia Henry

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kylie wrote: "From Salvo's this morning for $2 each

A Life Of Her Own by Fiona McCallum
The Naturalist's Daughter by Tea Cooper
[book:The Jade L..."

I've read all four Kylie, and loved them. So (IMO) great pick ups!

[Kylie]

Brenda wrote: "Kylie wrote: "From Salvo's this morning for $2 each

A Life Of Her Own by Fiona McCallum
The Naturalist's Daughter by Tea Cooper
[b..."

Thanks Brenda, I was pretty chuffed. Because I really need more books...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha!! We none of us do - but they're definitely exciting to have :)

[Diana]

Borrowed from work today
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

[Suz]

Hi guys. Has anyone received double up copies of arcs from A&U? I messaged them here at GR but didn't hear back. Thought I'd see if it was happening elsewhere.

[Sharah]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi guys. Has anyone received double up copies of arcs from A&U? I messaged them here at GR but didn't hear back. Thought I'd see if it was happening elsewhere."

Last year I received two ARC of the same book from A&U.

[Jazzy]

An Oxfam find
The Tin Drum - Günter Grass

From the Amnesty Bookshop
Life and Fate - Vasily Grossman

And from the Library book sale
My father's places - Aeronwy Thomas
"A portrait of childhood by Dylan Thomas' daughter"

[Em__Jay]

While You Were Reading by Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus, courtesy of Simon & Schuster.

The Nancys by R.W.R. Mcdonald and Alice to Prague by Tanya Heaslip, both courtesy of Allen & Unwin.

[Marianne]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi guys. Has anyone received double up copies of arcs from A&U? I messaged them here at GR but didn't hear back. Thought I'd see if it was happening elsewhere."

Bring them to the get together, or give them to someone you know will enjoy them

[Sharah]

I received The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant from Books With Heart Book Club (Hachette) yesterday.

[Krystal]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "i wish my yoga was cancelled I would much rather buy more books :) !"

Actually my martial arts training is the one thing I would choose to do over reading but thankfully I can do both :D

Today I collected a few ARCs from the PO:

Unsolved Australia: Lost Boys, Gone Girls by Justine Ford
Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae Dimberg
The Chain by Adrian McKinty

[Sharah]

Today I received The Electric Hotel from A&U.

[Dale]

Excited to receive today The Lost Gutenberg: The astounding true story of one book's five hundred year odyssey from A&U

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from A&U via BRPreview:
Going Under by Aussie doctor, Sonia Henry"

Wow, this one looks good, Marianne!

[Marianne]

Collected a reserve from the library:
The Second Worst Restaurant in France
and for $3 at Vinnies:
The Dalai Lama's Cat

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Harper Collins Australia:
I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

[Diana]

I am so excited to get my hands on a copy of American War by Omar El Akkad Our super smart school captain recommended this book to my boss and I.

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Hachette, a surprise:
The Chain by Adrian McKinty

[Marianne]

I left with a lot of books for the get together, and came home with only 4 new ones, plus the ones I got authors to sign:
Hare’s Fur
The Island of Sea Women
Without a Doubt
Gravity Is The Thing
so that was a successful day!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You did well Marianne :)

The Woman Who Walked into the Sea and The Malice of Waves both by Mark Douglas-Home are my spoils. I took 16 and came home with 2 :) I did well!

[Diana]

Op shop today
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald $2.99
Fear Drive My Feet: Text Classics by Peter Ryan $3.99

[Deb]

I just did bookfest in Brisbane; about $100 of joy: 25 books,two jigsaw puzzels and the game of Balderdash, I had a great Saturday!