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[Kylie]

Deborah wrote: "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!"

I'm glad you enjoyed it Deborah, Bookfest is always fun. I might go up next week :)

[Deb]

Kylie wrote: "Deborah wrote: "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!"

I'm glad you enjoyed it Deborah, Bookfest is al..."

It is so nice that it has expanded for two weekends and the week in between, it gives everyone a chance to get to it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Deborah wrote: "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!"

Well done! I used to do jigsaw puzzles a lot once - no time now ;)

[Marianne]

Collected my reserve of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd from the library

[Suz]

I picked up some great books from the Sydney get together, and had Jack Heath sign my books.

500 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath for both of my sons to read
Hunter by Jack Heath (thank you book whisperer, Marianne)
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
and signed by the author as well as meeting Joanna and talking about our careers, a beautiful limited first edition from England, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

I was very lucky!

[Marianne]

Collected two reserves from the library:
Disturbance and The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
then went book whispering at Vinnies and Salvos:
Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language $3.50
and Her Husband's Mistake: A marriage, a secret, and a wife's choice... $4

[Carolyn]

Finally collected my reserve of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell from the library. A popular book!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Finally collected my reserve of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell from the library. A popular book!"

I'll be interested in your thoughts Carolyn!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "Collected my reserve of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd from the library"

Great book Marianne! . Enjoy:)

[Kim]

Went to a boot sale whilst on holiday in St Ives yesterday and landed a few bargains:-
Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf
The Raven's Head byKaren Maitland
The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney
I Shot the Buddha by Colin Cotterill

....all four for the princely sum of £3!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kim! Loved the first one :)

[Sharah]

Yesterday I received The Angina Monologues: stories of surgery for broken hearts from Scribe.

[Marianne]

In the mail today from S&S, Messy, Wonderful Us
and then some book whispering:
The Lab 50c for Suzanne
No survivors $2 for me
Slow Horses $3 for me
A Sweet Obscurity $3 for Jools
The Silent Patient $4 for me
The Tattooist of Auschwitz $1 for a friend

[Joss]

All set for July with these purchases

Whisper
Scared Yet?

[Marianne]

A plasma donation surely deserves a reward? I called in to Lifeline on the way home and their books were half price:
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Scent of Fear and
Crossing
for a discounted total of $6

[Marianne]

Collected a reserve from the library:
The Gameshouse by Claire North

[Krystal]

Marianne wrote: "Collected a reserve from the library:
The Gameshouse by Claire North"

You're having an excellent week there Marianne! What a haul!

[Diana]

Op shops today
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple $3
This One Is Mine by Maria Semple $3
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver $3
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha $3
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry $3
Beetle Queen by M.G. Leonard $3.99

[Marianne]

Diana wrote: "Op shops today
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple $3
This One Is Mine by Maria Semple $3
Flight Behavior by [a..."

Some good pick ups there, Diana!

[Kim]

Returned from holiday in lovely St Ives, Cornwall to find five reserved items waiting for me at the library:-
Forget Me Not by Claire Allan
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Passage by Justin Cronin - for a full re-read!

[Andrea]

Books I brought home from the lunch yesterday were

The Daughter's Tale
The Honourable Thief
The Emerald Tablet
A Lovely and Terrible Thing all from Tracey, and
My Brilliant Friend from Krystal as my mystery book

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kim wrote: "Returned from holiday in lovely St Ives, Cornwall to find five reserved items waiting for me at the library:-
Forget Me Not by Claire Allan
[book:When All Is Said|39..."

Hope you had a lovely holiday Kim, and some great books to return to!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Andrea wrote: "Books I brought home from the lunch yesterday were

The Daughter's Tale
The Honourable Thief
The Emerald Tablet
[book:A Lovely and Terrible Thing|440..."

A very successful meet up with that haul Andrea :)

[Dale]

Received yesterday from Simon & Schuster

[Marianne]

In the mail today from another Aussie Reader:
Solving Cadence Moore

[Andrea]

Surprised but thrilled to have been sent The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, from Bloomsbury Publishing 😃

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Andrea!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You Don't Know Me by Sara Foster is on NetGalley at the moment.

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from S&S, Messy, Wonderful Us
and then some book whispering:
The Lab 50c for Suzanne
No survivors $2 for me
[book:Slow Horses|25684..."

You are amazing, Marianne!!!

[Marianne]

Lucky me! In the mail today from the publishers:
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon and
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Lucky me! In the mail today from the publishers:
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon and
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green"

If the Sophie Green book is as good as her last one it will be a beauty.

[Marianne]

Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Lucky me! In the mail today from the publishers:
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon and
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by

"If the Sophie Green book is as good as her last one it will be a beauty.

I think so too, Dale

[Diana]

Andrea wrote: "Surprised but thrilled to have been sent The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, from Bloomsbury Publishing 😃"

Wow! That is a great pick up. Look forward to your review. It's one of my travel goals to go to Ann Patchett's bookstore in Nashville.

[Andrea]

Diana wrote: "It's one of my travel goals to go to Ann Patchett's bookstore in Nashville..."

That would be very cool! I’m hoping to start reading this new one in the next couple of days.

[Marianne]

the book whisperer scored some wishlist books at Salvos and Vinnies:
The Shepherd's Hut $4 and
17th Suspect $3

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Transit Lounge Publishing:
The Returns by Philip Salom
love this cover!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I received from Text today - Shepherd by Catherine Jinks and yesterday from Penguin - The Desert Midwife by Fiona McArthur

[Krystal]

Ok I have been a bit spoiled lately!

Came home from our Melbourne meet up with:

Chasing Odysseus by Sulari Gentill
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins
and
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

also received from Macmillan:

The Astrid Notes by Taryn Bashford
and
From Here On, Monsters by Elizabeth Bryer

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Krystal!

[Diana]

Op shops yesterday
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera $$3.49
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera $3.99

[Sharon]

Approved from Netgalley today:

Just One Wish by Rachael Johns
The Boy With Blue Trousers by Carol Jones
The Model Wife by Tricia Stringer

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have all these too Sharon (read the middle one!) Well done!

[Sharon]

Thank Brenda. Will do :)

[Marianne]

In the mail from A&U:
Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern

[Carolyn]

From Netgalley: Kopp Sisters on the March by Amy Stewart

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail from A&U:
Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern"

Ahh you got it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received from Penguin Random House -

The Roadhouse by Kerry McGinnis and Love Song by Sasha Wasley

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received from Hachette AU - Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham

[Sharon]

Doing alright today, Brenda. Keep the mail delivery people busy :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes thankfully. I've had a 3 week period where nothing arrived and there are 2 that I know of which have been sent - over a month ago now - and there's no sign. I've contacted many people, but everyone's baffled... Hopefully they turn up soon! These that I received today are only recent postings too.