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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "My library has it as "in process" and I'm first reserve. Only it's called The Scandal..."

I heard they had retitled it for Australia. I cannot imagine why!
My library must have purchased from overseas.

[Li'l Owl]

Phrynne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "My library has it as "in process" and I'm first reserve. Only it's called The Scandal..."

I heard they had retitled it for Australia. I cannot imagine why!
My libr..."

I'm thinking they retitle the same book so that more people will purchase it, especially if they're caught unawares!

[Carolyn]

Had fun at Continuum convention in Melbourne - picked up a freshly released copy of Harlequin's Riddle by Rachel Nightingale I love supporting indie-published books :)

[Marianne]

Wednesday's mail, the last of my Boomerang Books order: This Must Be the Place :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have a nice haul from today :)

My mystery book is The Song of Us by J.D. Barrett

I also received from Marianne
Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood
The Missing Pieces of Us by Fleur McDonald
The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker


And from Tea Cooper
The Horse Thief
The Cedar Cutter
The Currency Lass

and Janette Paul signed my copy of Amber and Alice

[Li'l Owl]

Very nice, Brenda!

[Diana]

Picked up a reserve at the library yesterday and came home with
Every Move (reserve for Winter Challenge)
Station Eleven
Good as Gone
The One-Cent Magenta: Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World

I have two weeks off starting Saturday July 1 so hope to get through quite a few books.

[Dale]

A good haul Brenda. Hope you all had a great day together.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We had a wonderful time Dale :)

[Marianne]

Oh, I need to list what I got, but I haven;t even unpacked my bag yet. Yesterday I was too tired, today was devoted to Mum and tonight another early night, I think.

[Kylie]

Oh wow, that's one hell of a list of books Brenda! You lucky thing! :) It sounds like the get together was lots of fun, and successful. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes it's a great lot of books Kylie - though fortunately I came home with less than I took! We had a great time :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Same Marianne! Today was trying to do two days of weekend jobs in one day! It was worth it though:)

[Zoey]

Went to the Variety Monster Book Fair on the weekend and got the following for a $11.70 donation to charity (all books are charged at 90 cents a centimeter)

The Art of Keeping Secrets Rachael Johns
Monarchy: England and Her Rulers from the Tudors to the Windsors David Starkey
Copycat Erica Spindler
Shadows in the Cotswolds Rebecca Tope
Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord (Stuart Saga, #6) Jean Plaidy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow well done Zoey! Good pick ups :)

[Marianne]

OK, well I headed off on Saturday with eighteen books: 14 to give away, plus two of my own by Jaye Ford to get signed, plus my current read plus my next read in case I finished the book.

I came back with fourteen books:
Dear Banjo and Wimmera (thanks Brenda)
In the Month of the Midnight Sun and The Breakdown (thanks Carolyn)
The Girl Before: The addictive global bestseller (thanks Sharon)
plus my mystery book The Stolen Child
plus a second win Amber and Alice (signed)
plus my two Jaye Ford (signed) plus A Woman Transported from Sharon plus two Debbie Macomber returns from Suzanne plus my current and next read. And even though my load was less, I was pretty weary by the time I had climbed the hill from the station at 7.30pm

[Veronica ⭐️]

Zoey wrote: "Went to the Variety Monster Book Fair on the weekend and got the following for a $11.70 donation to charity (all books are charged at 90 cents a centimeter)

Great pick ups Zoey. I just ordered The Art of Keeping Secrets today

[Kylie]

Brenda wrote: "Yes it's a great lot of books Kylie - though fortunately I came home with less than I took! We had a great time :)"

It sounds like you made a wise call there! :)

And wow, Zoey - some wonderful scores from the op shop there! :) Lucky girl! :)

You got some fantastic books at your get together too Marianne! What a super idea!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Try clicking on the book title in. Veronica's message. It takes you to a whole other book! Yet in Zoey's message it goes to the correct book. Very strange:)

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "Same Marianne! Today was trying to do two days of weekend jobs in one day! It was worth it though:)"

Funny how the washing and cleaning is still there waiting for you if you have a day off at the weekend :)

I also came home with some great books from the Newcastle meet:

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (from Marianne)

A Woman Transported from the lovely Sharon Robards, a book I've been wanting to read for a long time so thank so much Sharon (and for signing it!), so nice to meet you :)

And my mystery book was Darkest Place by the wonderful Jaye Ford, also a book on my tbr. (and also signed by the lovely Jaye - thank you!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Try clicking on the book title in. Veronica's message. It takes you to a whole other book! Yet in Zoey's message it goes to the correct book. Very strange:)"

Wow! That's weird!!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Phrynne wrote: "Try clicking on the book title in. Veronica's message. It takes you to a whole other book! Yet in Zoey's message it goes to the correct book. Very strange:)"

Haha! That's crazy. I did have trouble posting that comment. It came out all wrong and I had to edit it.

[Li'l Owl]

Marianne wrote: "OK, well I headed off on Saturday with eighteen books: 14 to give away, plus two of my own by Jaye Ford to get signed, plus my current read plus my next read in case I finished the..."

You're a lucky ducky to be able to have your books signed by Jaye Ford, Marianne! I'd love to be able to do that! I love her books! =o)

[Li'l Owl]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Zoey wrote: "Went to the Variety Monster Book Fair on the weekend and got the following for a $11.70 donation to charity (all books are charged at 90 cents a centimeter)

Great pick ups Zoey. I ju..."

Okay, Veronica, I'm going to ask this question even though I may have to tuck my head under my wing afterwards!
How do they charge for books at 0.90¢ a centimeter?

[Marianne]

well done everyone with those excellent find at Book Fairs and op shops!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Okay, Veronica, I'm going to ask this question even though I may have to tuck my head under my wing afterwards!
How do they charge for books at 0.90¢ a centimeter?
"

They pile the books up and then measure this with a ruler and times the cm by 0.90. So a good idea not to pick any really thick books :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I headed off with two plus my mystery book and came home with seven books 📚

The Horse Thief by Tea Cooper...which was my mystery book and signed by Téa on the day :)
Colours Of Gold by Kaye Dobbie ... from Sharon
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert..from Suzanne
and from Marianne...
Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
The Good People by Hannah Kent
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho

...and since I didnt bring my Jaye Forde's along I got autographed bookmarks instead ;)
A good haul :[]

[Veronica ⭐️]

☼♄Jülie  wrote: " ...and since I didnt bring my Jaye Forde's along I got autographed bookmarks instead ;)."

That was nice of Jaye to bring bookmarks for those who didn't know she would be there.
I really liked Crazy Love You it was my first Lisa Unger.

[Kylie]

An excellent haul I'd say Julie! Brava!

And that was nice of Jaye to do that for those folk who weren't in the "know." :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Kylie wrote: "An excellent haul I'd say Julie! Brava!

And that was nice of Jaye to do that for those folk who weren't in the "know." :)"

Indeed it is Kylie and it was a lovely gesture from Jaye :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received The Late Show by Michael Connelly from the publisher :D It's the first in a new series!

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "I just received The Late Show by Michael Connelly from the publisher :D It's the first in a new series!"

Lucky girl!!

I got Prince Harry Boy to Man: A Novel signed paperback from the author in the mail today

[Marianne]

In the mail today from the author, Jinx and the sequel, Pachyderm (not yet listed on GR), to read and review

[Marianne]

I will see if I can add it a bit later...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'll do it for you now Marianne :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Here you go :) Pachyderm by Hugh McGinlay

[Marianne]

Thanks, Brenda, you're so efficient!

[Marianne]

Oh, and you made them a series too, that was also on my To Do list :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! Yes I did - and you're most welcome :)

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Text:
On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong (looking forward to this one)
and Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, one for my Translated Books challenge

Also collected two reserves from the library: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things and Greatest Hits by Laura Barnett (I really enjoyed her The Versions of Us)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I received from Simon & Schuster today, A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Text:
On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong (looking forward to this one)
and Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, one for my T..."

I'll be interested in your thoughts on On the Java Ridge when you get to it :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Text:
On the Java Ridge by Jock Serong (looking forward to this one)
and Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, one for my T..."

...and I'll be interested in your thoughts on All the Ugly and Wonderful Things ...I really liked it ;)

[Zoey]

Received a Gift Voucher from my local bookstore a few weeks back for my birthday & finally got around to to spending it today :)

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall Diana Gabaldon

Talk Of The Town Rachael Johns

[Diana]

They look good Zoey and belated happy birthday.

I went out to a couple of op shops this morning. Picked up
Ox-Tales: Air $2.99
Ox-Tales: Water $2.99
I love these little short story collections published to benefit Oxfam
Words Without Borders: The World Through the Eyes of Writers: An Anthology $3.99
28 writers from over 20 countries
Game Day $3.00
The Good Luck of Right Now $3.00
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution $2.50
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand $2.50
Sow and Grow: A Gardening Book for Children $2.00 for my great niece Poppy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Zoey and Diana!!

[Marianne]

Yes, well done!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Secrets Of The Springs by Kerry McGinnis from the publisher :)

[Li'l Owl]

Brenda wrote: " Secrets Of The Springs by Kerry McGinnis from the publisher :)"

You are such a lucky girl to know so many great author's!
This sounds like a good one. I'll be interested in your review once you read it, not that I can afford the $32.00 to buy it. =o)

[Li'l Owl]

Got a discount on books from the Book Depository so I should have these coming to my mailbox soon!

The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
Blood Secret by Jaye Ford AA
Fatal Mistake by Karen M. Davis AA



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The Dry by Jane Harper AA

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