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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Three hours on Sunday afternoon and the library is really busy!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I bet! Three hours isn't long if that's the only time you've got!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just picked up the first books I've actually purchased in a long time! lol

Murder Games by James Patterson and The People vs. Alex Cross: also by James Patterson

[Marianne]

A 5-book day!!
from Harper Collins The Ballad of Banjo Crossing which will be my next-up read
from Hachette Her
from Bonnier Publishing Clinch and Down for the Count
and from Salvos, for $5 Camino Island

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Just picked up the first books I've actually purchased in a long time! lol

Murder Games by James Patterson and [bookcover:The People..."
Enjoy!

[Ace]

Our Brisbane City council libraries were open everyday, not some of the smaller ones, but I used to go to Chermside which was huge, lots of seating and a coffee shop. I believe they are now in even bigger premises since I moved away.

I'm loving BorrowBox and now have most of my November Cleanup books already download including The Choke and The Dry.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I can never find what I want on Borrowbox. That's one area where my library is not too hot.

[Ace]

Phrynne wrote: "I can never find what I want on Borrowbox. That's one area where my library is not too hot."

I just looked up Louise Penny and not a single book is listed which I thought was weird. I'm probably not ready for another big series anyway but still...

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I'm pretty excited to be Auto approved on NetGalley by Bookouture overnight!"

Well deserved, Brenda!
They (Bookouture) have a few on my wishlist, but I want real books..."

Awesome Brenda! They have great books and they are so nice :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Carolyn :) I'm excited especially when Angela Marsons comes along again! lol

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking for Decked by Carol Higgins Clark Krystal. It's the first in a series and the only one not on Amazon or Book Depository. I'm pretty sure Abe..."

Thanks Brenda - I should have tried that. Seems Kobo has it for around $12 (although I thought I checked there) so if I get desperate......
Don't really need to be starting a new series at the moment so no rush as yet.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! No you probably have plenty to read (as I do!)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Ace wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I can never find what I want on Borrowbox. That's one area where my library is not too hot."

I just looked up Louise Penny and not a single book is listed which I thought was weird..."

I looked at my library and they have all of her books in print and two of them as ebooks available on Borrowbox.

[Veronica ⭐️]

Picked up some good titles at Vinnies this week.

Leave Me by Gayle Forman
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy ( winner of the 1997 booker prize)

And couldn’t pass up The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club for my MIL

[Kathryn]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Picked up some good titles at Vinnies this week.

Leave Me by Gayle Forman
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth..."

I read Leave Me earlier this year, Veronica, and gave it 5 stars. And I read The Beast's Garden last year and gave it 4.5. Enjoy!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Veronica!!

[Marianne]

Oh, I was very naughty at Salvos today!
Fatal Mistake $3 (have the first two)
Moondyne Kate $3
The Case of the Love Commandos $2 (have the first three)
Dreams of Gods and Monsters $4 (have the first two)
Strange the Dreamer $4 wanted to own this
and I almost left A Court of Thorns and Roses at $2 because the last thing I need is another series, right? But then I saw A Court of Mist and Fury and A Court of Wings and Ruin at $3 each just nearby, all looking unread, and I was a goner!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You are incorrigible Marianne:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

She most definitely is!!! lol

[Carolyn]

Nice pick-ups Marianne!

[Marianne]

I snuck them in in a bag when DH wasn't looking. Now I just have to hide them in plain sight in the TBR room, LOL

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "I snuck them in in a bag when DH wasn't looking. Now I just have to hide them in plain sight in the TBR room, LOL"

Hahaha lol!

[Li'l Owl]

Phrynne wrote: "You are incorrigible Marianne:)"

LOL! I do think there's a bit of that in us all. Fortunately I live alone so it's easy to be naughty!

Your system sounds very effective Maryanne! Well done! =o)

[Diana]

Marianne wrote: "I snuck them in in a bag when DH wasn't looking. Now I just have to hide them in plain sight in the TBR room, LOL"

LOL! I love the sound of a TBR room.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

In the post from Book Depository today - Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger. This is a really good series.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nice one Phrynne!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I just started it and it is really good!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's good! And it fits perfectly with the N challenge :)

[Sally906]

I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian and fantasy - is said to be very different from anything she has written and dark!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian and fantasy - is said to be very d..."

How many books does that woman write in a year??? She's a machine:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian and fantasy - is said to be very d..."

And I was knocked back Sally :( Very sad about that!!

[Sally906]

How odd - has been a almost year since I requested a book and bang I get it. As chuffed as a little mint ball!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

As you would be 😊 Hachette is so hit and miss with me! They approved me two days ago for another, then rejected me on this one! Go figure!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian and fantasy - is said to be very d..."

Very Jealous Sally. I’ll definitely be buying the paperback of this one.

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian and fantasy - is ..."

Me too Brenda, it sounds great so I was disappointed :(
My success rate with Hachette is not great - I've only ever had a couple from them.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend of dystopian an..."

It's weird - they send me a lot of "real" books, then dither about the ebooks from NG!!! You'd think it'd be cheaper to hand out the ebooks wouldn't you!

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend..."

Maybe they'll send you the real book, Brenda?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Fingers crossed Marianne!! It just seems odd to me...

[Deb]

Got back from the very enjoyable GR Brisbane meetup with some good ones: Tower of Thorns was my mystery book and Kathryn passed a couple of others on to me also; Ida and Skin Deep

[Kathryn]

I forgot to post - I brought home We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow from yesterday's gathering and from calling in at the Brisbane Square Library on my way past, I picked up A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

I'm hoping I'll be able to work in the Lisa Bigelow into next year's Aussie Author Challenge...

[Naomi]

I have'nt bought books in forever... That changed this week... I bought:
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
The Odyssey - Homer
Emma - Jane Austen
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Sherlock Holmes volume 1 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The last two were a lay-by pick up and I've put more on lay-by LOL

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Naomi wrote: "I have'nt bought books in forever... That changed this week... I bought:
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
The Odyssey - Homer
Emma - Jane Austen
Moby Dick - Herman Mel..."

Can you link your books please Naomi? Thanks! "add book/author" in the comment box and go from there...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kathryn wrote: "I forgot to post - I brought home We That Are Left by Lisa Bigelow from yesterday's gathering and from calling in at the Brisbane Square Library on my way past, I ..."

Deborah wrote: "Got back from the very enjoyable GR Brisbane meetup with some good ones: Tower of Thorns was my mystery book and Kathryn passed a couple of others on to me also; Ida..."

Nice pick ups Deborah and Kathryn!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Naomi wrote: "I have'nt bought books in forever... That changed this week... I bought:
Dracula - Bram Stoker
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
The Odyssey - Homer
Emma - Jane Austen
Moby Dick - Herman Mel..."

Are you collecting the classics Naomi? I’m collecting the Penguin clothbound classics. I’m always a sucker for a new collection.

[Naomi]

Yeah I am Veronica :)

Are you collecting the Knickerbrocker Classics? They're the ones I'm collecting :)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "I've just got my hot little hands on an advanced copy of Year One by Nora Roberts

A blend..."

My email from Hachette said they weren't approving readers who only post on GR and Amazon at this time (ie they're looking for bloggers), although they approved The Secrets at Ocean's Edge just a week or so ago!

My guess is that it's different person doing NG approvals to the person who sends you your books Brenda, so hopefully you'll still get a copy.

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Text, The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster. The package looks pretty battered, and seeing as the pub date is 2 Oct, I'm wondering where AusPost have been hiding it for the last six weeks. For a business that's supposedly concentrating on their parcel trade, it's a pretty poor effort!

[Andrea]

Marianne wrote: "For a business that's supposedly concentrating on their parcel trade, it's a pretty poor effort!..."

Grrr - don't get me started

(But at least the book is meant to be quite good, Marianne, now that it's arrived.)

[Marianne]

Andrea wrote: "Marianne wrote: "For a business that's supposedly concentrating on their parcel trade, it's a pretty poor effort!..."

Grrr - don't get me started

(But at least the book is meant to be quite good,..."

Yes, Andrea, I'm looking forward to it. But it's only one of many recent parcels that take forever to cover a distance I could have easily walked a few times in that period!

[Dale]

In the mail today with no explanation How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. After checking it seems I won it from the publisher in a Goodreads giveaway.