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[Krystal]

I recently signed up to be a reviewer for Pan Macmillan and I'm pretty stoked to have received my first book from them today!

Mind Behind The Crime by Cheryl Critchley and Helen McGrath

Sounds like a winner!

[Diana]

Carolyn wrote: "I rarely buy paperbacks these days but on the weekend I bought
Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce. Sounds like a fun read :)"

Added to my TBR list.

[Carolyn]

Krystal wrote: "I recently signed up to be a reviewer for Pan Macmillan and I'm pretty stoked to have received my first book from them today!

Mind Behind The Crime by [author:Cheryl Critchley|1081..."

Sounds really interesting Krystal. On my tbr now !

[marlin1]

I’ve just picked up Lady Bird & The Fox by Kim Kelly from Netgalley.
Have never read any of her books but know a number of readers here have enjoyed them, so thought it a good time to try.

For anyone interested it’s a read now.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Marlin :) I love her work!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From Booktopia today - The Dead Will Tell, Gone Missing and Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

The rest of the series is coming from Book Depository (and will take much longer!)

[Marianne]

the book whisperer supported Vinnies yesterday:
The Secrets She Keeps and The Night Ferry $3 each
The Fast Diet: Revised and Updated: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer $3.50 and
Mills & Boon : The Magnate's Tempestuous Marriage 50c

[Diana]

Op shops today
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
Murder Under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
Woman of Substances: A Journey Into Addiction and Treatment by Jenny Valentish
No Way! Okay, Fine. by Brodie Lancaster
Getting Rid Of Mister Kitchen by Charlie Higson

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From Aussie author Leanne Lovegrove - Unexpected Delivery

[Sally906]

I’ve aquired a couple of books recently:

The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden
Fortunate Friends by Louise Guy

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I have your first one to read from NetGalley Sally :)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "I have your first one to read from NetGalley Sally :)"

That’s where I got mine :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:)

[Margot]

Can't help myself. Bought six more books from Booktopia last night.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Nowhere Child by Christian White
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
Scrublands by Chris Hammer
The Book of Ordinary People by Claire Varley
and
Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next by Richard Denniss

[Marianne]

Collected a library reserve:
Last Breath

[Marianne]

Margot wrote: "Can't help myself. Bought six more books from Booktopia last night.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Nowhere Child by.."

The Secret Scripture is one of my favourite reads

[Margot]

Marianne wrote: "Margot wrote: "Can't help myself. Bought six more books from Booktopia last night.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Nowhere Child by.."

[b..." Loved [book:Days Without End|30212107] which I was lucky enough to win from Goodreads last year.

[Dale]

From the publisher a kid book to review The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Margot wrote: "Can't help myself. Bought six more books from Booktopia last night.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Nowhere Child by ..."

Absolutely loved The Nowhere Child - brilliant!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Received from Hachette today - A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay and The Desert Nurse by Pamela Hart

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Received from Hachette today - A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay and [book:The Dese..."

The second one sounds really good Brenda,

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ooh yes! Love Pamela's historical fiction Dale :)

[Marianne]

Collected 2 reserves at the library:
Cold Blood and 84K

then at Salvos, 2 wishlist books, $4 each:
Different Class and Redemption Point

[Sally906]

I've just grabbed a freebie from amazon - Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor - sheer impulse and the price was right :)

Is YA set just after WWII in the USA and looks at all sorts of issues.

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Allen&Unwin:
A Room at the Manor and The Far-Back Country

then at Mission Australia in Thirroul, two on my wishlist:
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence and Songbook for the grand total of $3

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I picked up You Can Trust Me by Sophie McKenzie from the library today. And was thrilled to receive an uncorrected proof of Scrublands by Chris Hammer from Allen & Unwin :)

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "I picked up You Can Trust Me by Sophie McKenzie from the library today. And was thrilled to receive an uncorrected proof of [bo..."

Scrublands sounds like a winner!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm excited about that one!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I just got The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle from Netgalley which was a nice surprise because I had forgotten I had asked for it:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lovely :) Now you have to fit it into a challenge ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Lovely :) Now you have to fit it into a challenge ;)"

That and a few (!) others...….

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Lovely :) Now you have to fit it into a challenge ;)"

Easy peasy - it has a black cover :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Lovely :) Now you have to fit it into a challenge ;)"

Easy peasy - it has a black cover :)"

Oh so it does!!

[Diana]

Based on recommendations here, I picked up Slow Horses by Mick Herron at the op shop today.

[Andrea]

Diana wrote: "Based on recommendations here, I picked up Slow Horses by Mick Herron at the op shop today."

Haha - welcome to the club, Diana!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Allen&Unwin, Scrublands by Aussie author Chris Hammer

[Margot]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Allen&Unwin, Scrublands by Aussie author Chris Hammer"

Same here. Had already ordered one from Booktopia which will now be the beginning of my Christmas present collection.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My order from Book Depository and Booktopia arrived - the first 9 in the Kate Burkholder series by Linda Castillo

Sworn to Silence, Pray for Silence, Breaking Silence, Gone Missing, Her Last Breath, The Dead Will Tell, After the Storm, Among the Wicked and Down a Dark Road - #10 is due out in July.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From the publisher I just received The Summer of Secrets by Barbara Hannay

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "From the publisher I just received The Summer of Secrets by Barbara Hannay"

Lucky you Brenda. One I want to read too.Barbara Hannay’s book are usually a great read.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm really looking forward to it Dale :) Thanks!

[Krystal]

Picked up these two today!

A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews

and

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

[Marianne]

the book whisperer supported Salvos to the tune of $9 yesterday:
A Wild Sheep Chase
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Hardcore Twenty-Four
Also picked up at the free book stall in Thirroul:
Mein Kampf
The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the Beagle

[Diana]

A Wild Sheep Chase sounds really good!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

From the library today
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
The Testament of Loki by Joanne Harris
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

The first three are all brand shiny new, never been read before. I love my library :)

[Marianne]

Collected a reserve from the library:
London Rules for the second time, this time for my DH who just finished reading Spook Street and said "where's my next book???"

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! My hubby's going through MY library! He's currently reading one after the other Lee Child's Jack Reacher stories :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mine just started book number 34 in my collection of the In Death series.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good for him. Don't think mine would enjoy that series so much :)

[Krystal]

Brenda wrote: "Haha! My hubby's going through MY library! He's currently reading one after the other Lee Child's Jack Reacher stories :)"

I get the next one in this series every gifting occasion for my dad :)