Recently Purchased/Acquired book/s - part 2 Showing 4,801-4,850 of 6,891

[Marianne]

I went out to lunch with some generous friends and came home with books:
Liar's Candle
The Year of the Farmer
The Dream Daughter
Absolute Proof and
The Lost Man
Lucky me!!!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Sounds fun Marianne! It's good to have friends who share their reading pleasure;)

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "Sounds fun Marianne! It's good to have friends who share their reading pleasure;)"

Indeed it is, Phrynne :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

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

Nice one Sharah!!

[Diana]

I'm a sucker for animal stories, Savers today $3.99 - The Puppy Express: On the road with 25 rescue dogs . . . what could go wrong? by David Rosenfelt

[Marianne]

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

Yes, nice win!!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Allen & Unwin:
The Promised Land (which I was expecting)
Flight Risk (surprise) and
Small Blessings (also surprise)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I received:


Bat vs Poss by Alexa Moses
Dinosaur Roar! 25th Anniversary Edition by Paul Stickland
Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland
and
Kingdom of the Blind: A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery, Book 14 by Louise Penny
from the publishers :)

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "I received:


Bat vs Poss by Alexa Moses
[book:Dinosaur Roar! 25th An..."

That will keep you busy for 10 minutes ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

The first three, yes 😎

[Sharah]

Brenda wrote: "Sharah wrote: "Today I received a copy of and a bottle of Pinot Noir from Whimn Book Bar. Yay!"

Nice one Sharah!!"

Thanks Brenda. I'm looking forward to this one...and the wine!

[Sharah]

Marianne wrote: "Sharah wrote: "Today I received a copy of and a bottle of Pinot Noir from Whimn Book Bar. Yay!"

Yes, nice win!!"

Thanks Marianne. I'm excited about this prize!

[Marianne]

I got a mysterious package in the mail today, it's from Allen & Unwin via a book distributor. I think it's supposed to be my win from Good Reading magazine: The Turn of Midnight, but it's actually Cedar Valley, All very confusing.

then the book whisperer supported Salvos:
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust and
The Housekeeper + The Professor
$3 each

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Goodness, that is strange Marianne...

[Krystal]

Marianne wrote: "I got a mysterious package in the mail today, it's from Allen & Unwin via a book distributor. I think it's supposed to be my win from Good Reading magazine: The Turn of Midnight, bu..."

Very strange! But I really enjoyed Cedar Valley so hopefully not too disappointing for you!

[Jazzy]

A friend of mine who grew up in the USSR gave me a late birthday present:
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

I also picked up second-hand copies of:
The Big Sleep and Other Novels by Raymond Chandler
Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
Jaws by Peter Benchley

and a collection of plays by Bertolt Brecht:
Life of Galileo
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
The Caucasian Chalk Circle

[Krystal]

Jazzy wrote: "A friend of mine who grew up in the USSR gave me a late birthday present:
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

I also picked up second-hand copies of:
[book:The Big Sle..."

Good pick ups, Jazzy!

[Natty]

Received an email from Hardie Grant today to let me know I have won pack 3 of modern poetry, I will list them once they have arrived... So excited love a bit of poetry :)

[Krystal]

Nat wrote: "Received an email from Hardie Grant today to let me know I have won pack 3 of modern poetry, I will list them once they have arrived... So excited love a bit of poetry :)"

Well done!

[Jazzy]

Krystal wrote: "Good pick ups, Jazzy!"

Many thanks Krystal! I've got them in a tidy stack awaiting upcoming challenges.

Also I had seen a Penguin copy of An Inspector Calls and Other Plays by Yorkshire born J.B. Priestley that I had put back on the shelf, but I nipped in the shop yesterday and couldn't resist! So it's come home to me as well.

Nat: Sounds fab, I love a bit of poetry meself :)

[Diana]

Savers today
How to Be a Canadian: Even If You Already Are One by Will Ferguson $3.99
Stiff by Shane Maloney $3.99
Finding Gobi: The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey by Dion Leonard $3.99
and for my nephew who cooks for his family
Women's Weekly Disney Healthy Family Eating $2.99

[Marianne]

In the mail this morning from the publisher All the Tears in China by Aussie author, Sulari Gentill, and what a great cover!

[Margot]

Received a facebook message from Text to say I have won a copy of Bad Debts by Peter Temple
and an email from Scribe to say I have won a copy of The Finest Gold: memoirs of an Olympic swimmer by Brad Cooper

[Krystal]

Got two ARCs from Macmillan:
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons and Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food by Laura Thomas

And also got my second Netgalley approval for:

Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwallader

[Veronica ⭐️]

Krystal wrote: "Got two ARCs from Macmillan:
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons and Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food ..."

I’m excited about The Ruin of Kings. I hope I’m not disappointed.

[Krystal]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Got two ARCs from Macmillan:
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons and [book:Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around..."

I read the prologue and it seems promising!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done on the pickups girls!

[Natty]

Congrats ladies, there are some great pick ups there :)

[Sharah]

Today I received Photos of You from Books With Heart.

[Krystal]

Sharah wrote: "Today I received Photos of You from Books With Heart."

Sounds like one you'll have to read with tissues on standby!

[Sharah]

Krystal wrote: "Sharah wrote: "Today I received Photos of You from Books With Heart."

Sounds like one you'll have to read with tissues on standby!"

Krystal, I read the first two pages and it's already sad!!

[Marianne]

the book whisperer was at Salvos today:
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows $4

[Krystal]

So it seems one of my dodgy neighbours liked the look of the package in my mailbox as it had been opened and left on top of my mailbox! Thankfully they are obviously not readers, and I was lucky to safely collect Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

Thanks to Tien, as I won this from her blog! :)

[Lily]

Krystal wrote: "Got two ARCs from Macmillan:
The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons and Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food ..."

I'm reading The Book Of Colours now.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

For those who want to read the 2nd in the series, Aussie author Dervla McTiernan's The Scholar is on NetGalley :)

[Marianne]

Blood donation day = free parking in town so the book whisperer went to Red Cross, Vinnies and the Library locker as a reward:
The Last Letter from Your Lover $3 (wishlist)
The Dark Wild $2
The Ruin $3
and free from the library locker Staring At The Sun and Trouble in Mind

and then dropped in at my local library branch to pick up The Arrival on the strength of PattyMac's review

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From Harper Collins AU today - Home to Turtle Bay by Marion Lennox
Nature Of The Lion by T.M. Clark
and The Cafe by the Bridge by Lily Malone

[Margot]

Received this week.

From Text Bad Debts by Peter Temple
From Scribe The Finest Gold: The Making of an Olympic Swimmer by Brad Cooper

From outstanding Booktopia orders
The Dissent of Annie Lang by Ros Franey
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
and
Newcomer by Keigo Higashino

[Andrea]

Today I was very excited to be approved for The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan. Not sure when I’ll get to read it - but soon.

Thanks for the tip-off, Brenda!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome Andrea :) Not due for publication until 18th Feb, so you have plenty of time (as do I!!)

[marlin1]

Brenda wrote: "You're welcome Andrea :) Not due for publication until 18th Feb, so you have plenty of time (as do I!!)"

And me too!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

👍

[Sharon]

From Netgalley: Home Fires by Fiona Lowe

[Deb]

Home to Turtle Bay looks really good; I must try and see if the library has it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I agree Deborah :)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "For those who want to read the 2nd in the series, Aussie author Dervla McTiernan's The Scholar is on NetGalley :)"

Thanks Brenda - I've requested it.
I've been staying away from Netgalley as I've already got four books for each of the first four months of the year, but I loved The Ruin so I'll fit it in!

[Natty]

Woohoo today in the mail my book pack from Hardie Grant Books - which I won recently..
Sea of Strangers by Lang Leav and The Road Between by Courtney Peppernell....
Very excited to read these...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

The Promised Land by Barry Maitland arrived from the publisher yesterday :)

[Marianne]

Had no NBN last few days, grrr! Wet weather.
Collected Tales from Outer Suburbia from the library Sat and got The Forever House $4 at Salvos today

[Sharah]

Today I received Dead Point by Peter Temple from Text Publishing.