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[Li'l Owl]

Just received an invitation to read an ARC
via NetGalley of The Escape Room by St. Martin's Press!
I was pleasantly surprised to get an email out of the blue! An Aussie author, too!

Also received two printed ARC's from publishers - Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward & His Perfect Wife by Natasha Bell

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Oh happy days!!! Netgalley just approved me for Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts, sequel to Year One"

Well done - I have mine on reser..."

LOL! Well done! That's one I'll be buying to add to #1 :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Just received an invitation to read an ARC
via NetGalley of The Escape Room by St. Martin's Press!
I was pleasantly surprised to get an email out of the blue! An Aussie author, to..."

Good job Owl :)

[Sharah]

It's the first time I have ever asked my library to buy a book and they said yes! Dracul is on it's way and being put on reserve for me. We have an awesome library in my town.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's great Sharah :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just received The Wrong Callahan by Karly Lane and Life on the Leash by Victoria Schade from A&U :)

[Sharon]

In my mailbox just now: Kill Shot: A Wyatt Thriller by Garry Disher Text publishing 😊

[Suz]

Doing well, everyone!

[Diana]

Picked up 2028 by Ken Saunders from the library this morning.

[Sharon]

Went to a swap meet/car show and picked up these two for $2 each Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb and Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb Never imagined to find books there 😊

[Margot]

Ordered from Booktopia today.

The Promised Land by Barry Maitland
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
The Dissent of Annie Lang by Ros Franey
Kerry O'Brien, A Memoir by Kerry O'Brien
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "Went to a swap meet/car show and picked up these two for $2 each Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb and Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb Nev..."

Well done!

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda. Although I don't have all the books for this series I think I'd better start it soon. I'll borrow the ones I don't have from the library. Sounds like a really good series :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh it really is! You'll love them I'm sure :)

[Kylie]

I picked up from the library this weekend:

The Dry by Jane Harper
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Nowhere Child by Christian White
The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly

Plus from Netgalley this week:

Nature Of The Lion by T.M. Clark

[Marianne]

Diana wrote: "Picked up 2028 by Ken Saunders from the library this morning."

Diana, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

[Sharah]

Today in the mail I received Soul of the Border from Text.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "Text are sending me a copy of The Fragments by Toni Jordan 😁"

I don't know if it's the mail service around here or what but it seems everyone has..."

WOW! This original copy of The Fragments which was posted to me on the 4th October arrived in the mail today! I checked the tracking history through its number and discovered it had been back and forwards to various parts of Melbourne and Sydney no less than 21 times! Finally arriving here this afternoon 😱
I now have two copies lol, I will bring one copy to the next meetup for a "mystery book" 😂
I have let Text know.

[Marianne]

☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "Text are sending me a copy of The Fragments by Toni Jordan 😁"

I don't know if it's the mail service around here or what but it ..."

Just crazy!! IMHO AusPost seem to have something against Text Publishing. They gave me some guff about the machine having trouble reading the address, which was written perfectly clearly

[Marianne]

And it was the same book. Maybe they have something against Toni Jordan...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "Text are sending me a copy of The Fragments by Toni Jordan 😁"

I don't know if it's the mail service around here or what but it ..."

Good grief Jools! That's quite ridiculous!

[Leonie]

☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "☼♄Jülie  wrote: "Text are sending me a copy of The Fragments by Toni Jordan 😁"

I don't know if it's the mail service around here or what but it ..."

21 times! 😳😳😳

[Marianne]

In the mail this morning, a wishlist book via Abebooks, The Girl from the Sugar Plantation: A gripping and emotional family saga of love and secrets by Sharon Maas

and at Vinnies:
The Legacy $2 and, after reading Patty Mac's review, The Ones You Trust $3

[Diana]

Picked up a reserve from the library - The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell and from the $1 rack at the library - Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin

[Veronica ⭐️]

I purchased some old favourites today to give as gifts.
The Jolly Pocket Postman

The Jolly Christmas Postman

[Sharah]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "I purchased some old favourites today to give as gifts.
The Jolly Pocket Postman

The Jolly Christmas Postman [bookcover:The ..."

Oh I love these books! I enjoyed them when I was young and now my kids love them too.

[Suz]

Diana wrote: "Picked up a reserve from the library - The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell and from the $1 rack at the library - Golden Boy by [author:Abiga..."

Golden Boy is my favourite book! I hope you enjoy it, Diana!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm excited!!! I had delivered from the publisher - Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "I'm excited!!! I had delivered from the publisher - Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts"

Brilliant!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

👍

[Diana]

Suzanne wrote: "Diana wrote: "Picked up a reserve from the library - The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell and from the $1 rack at the library - Golden Boy by..."

I knew you had recommended it so grabbed the ex-library copy.

[Marianne]

The book whisperer supported Salvos today:
The Nowhere Child $4
The Summer Book $3
A Court of Frost and Starlight $3
The Italian's Unexpected Love-Child (Mills & Boon Modern) $1

[Marianne]

just collected 2 reserves at the library
The Colours of All the Cattle and Goodnight, Gumnuts 9781742995151 not listed on GR published by Scholastic

[Marianne]

And now I've added it Goodnight, Gumnuts by May Gibbs

[Marianne]

In the mail today, another portion of my Boomerang order, some nice new reissues of Patrick Gale books:
Ease and Facing the Tank
and from Allen & Unwin, February's Son

and the Text Jan-Jun catalogue :)

[Diana]

From Savers this morning:
Pristine Text Classics copy of The Women in Black by Madeleine St. John $3.99 I've actually read this but thought it might be a good auction item for an international charity auction I'm involved in each year. (I like to add an Aussie touch and this year contributed Cocaine Blues and A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury)
And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic $3.99
Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal $5.99 bought this one for a 2019 challenge

[Marianne]

In the mail today, from Echo Publishing:
Man at the Window by Robert Jeffreys

from the blurb, nothing like The Woman in the Window, which I read earlier this year, LOL

[Margot]

Received yesterday from Allen and Unwin The Promised Land by Barry Maitland

[Marianne]

The book whisperer supported Vinnies and Salvos today, and for under $20 got 7 books:
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend $4
The Eye of the Reindeer $4
Three Things About Elsie $4 (will be a giveaway as I already have it, but couldn't resist...)
Persons Unknown $3.50
Fatherhood: Stories about being a dad $1 (this was on my wishlist after I heard him talking to Richard Fidler)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life $1.50
Girt $1.50

[Marianne]

Margot wrote: "Received yesterday from Allen and Unwin The Promised Land by Barry Maitland"

ooh, jealous!

[Sally906]

Woo hoo - just picked up a copy of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend from the library - have had it on hold for month while it was on order - yesterday it changed from on order to available and I got the email saying Sally come on down - so I did and I have it!!!

Opens: Morrigan Crow leapt from the brolly rail, teeth chattering, hands frozen around the end of her oilskin umbrella.

I already want book 3!!!

[Natty]

Scored for my birthday a couple of books both very different to what I generally read but both sound really interesting...
and ..

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Woo hoo - just picked up a copy of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend fro..."

It's so worth being excited about Sally!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nat wrote: "Scored for my birthday a couple of books both very different to what I generally read but both sound really interesting...
[bookcover:Great Bush Stories: Colourful yarns and true tales from life on..."

Nice Nat! Great birthday gifts :)

[Krystal]

Nat wrote: "Scored for my birthday a couple of books both very different to what I generally read but both sound really interesting...
[bookcover:Great Bush Stories: Colourful yarns and true tales from life on..."

Happy birthday, Nat! Always exciting to receive books as gifts! Enjoy!

[Krystal]

Sally906 wrote: "Woo hoo - just picked up a copy of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend fro..."

I've been putting off the first book because it seems a bit middle-grade? But everyone is raving! What sort of books would you compare this series to?

[Sally906]

Krystal wrote: "I've been putting off the first book because it seems a bit middle-grade? But everyone is raving! What sort of books would you compare this series to?..."

I don't really like comparing - it is a well written fantasy - a great adventure - there is magic (good and bad) a crazy cast of characters and in the first book the MC had to pass challenges to get into a school of magic (or wunder as they call it here) the story continues in book 2

I've seen it related to Harry Potter (isn't everything nowadays) but I don't think it is the same at all.

[Sharah]

Today I received a copy of and a bottle of Pinot Noir from Whimn Book Bar. Yay!

[Krystal]

Sally906 wrote: "Krystal wrote: "I've been putting off the first book because it seems a bit middle-grade? But everyone is raving! What sort of books would you compare this series to?..."

I don't really like compa..."

As long as it's well-written then I might still give it a crack. Thanks Sally!

[Diana]

Salvos today
The Road by Cormac McCarthy $3
Mail Obsession: A Journey Round Britain by Postcode by Mark Mason $3
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore $3 a favourite to pass on.