Recently purchased/acquired books - 2022 and beyond!

[Suz]

In the mail from Better Reading mag yesterday

[Marianne]

All very well taking books to a street library but then you spot one you don't yet have: Bitter Medicine. Still, I left 10 behind

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "All very well taking books to a street library but then you spot one you don't yet have: Bitter Medicine. Still, I left 10 behind"

10 steps forward, 1 step back. Not too bad, Marianne!!

[Kim]

Having really enjoyed The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades ,
I have been trying to source a copy of the sequel The Burnt Country .

After quite a bit of internet searching (and refusing to pay over £20 for a copy, which it was on many sites!), I finally found one on the World of Books website at under £5 so I was really delighted - and the copy is in excellent condition too!

[Marianne]

Kim wrote: "Having really enjoyed The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades ,
I have been trying to source a copy of the sequel..."

Well done, this is a great sequel

[Kim]

Marianne wrote: "Kim wrote: "Having really enjoyed The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades ,
I have been trying to source a copy o..."

Thanks, Marianne - looking forward to reading it!

[Marianne]

Collected my reserves from the library:
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch and
The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall Smith

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kim wrote: "Having really enjoyed The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades ,
I have been trying to source a copy of the sequel..."

Persistence pays off! Well done Kim!

[Marianne]

My reward for my plasma donation is a look at Vinnies where I snagged Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch for $4

[Kim]

Collected several reserved books from the library today (just like the London bus, they all arrived at once!):

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - it will be interesting to see if it justifies all the hype!;
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell - can't wait to read this sequel to The Family Upstairs;
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - just started watching the TV series on SkyCrime and wanted to accompany it by reading the book!;
The Naked And The Dead by Norman Mailer - never read anything by this author and felt I ought to!;
A Death in the Family by James Agee - mentioned by a character in Christos Tsiolkas's novel 7 1/2

So, off we go to fit them into my congested reading schedule!

[Krystal]

Bought this one for myself because I couldn't resist!



The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kim wrote: "Collected several reserved books from the library today (just like the London bus, they all arrived at once!):

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [bookcover:Le..."

Wow! These will keep you busy for awhile Kim, along with the ones you picked up at bargain prices :)

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Kim wrote: "Collected several reserved books from the library today (just like the London bus, they all arrived at once!):

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [..."

Definitely, Brenda! Will have to try to fit some of them into my Challenges!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You will! That will whittle them down ;)

[Rowan]

Kim wrote: "Collected several reserved books from the library today (just like the London bus, they all arrived at once!):

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus [bookcover:Le..."

Nice collection there, Kim! I've been wanting to watch the I'll Be Gone In The Dark series - even more so after recently reading Paul Holes' book.

[Sharah]

This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline Publishing Group Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots: An Australian Diplomat In The Arab World

[Rowan]

Sharah wrote: "This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline Publishing Group [book:Tomor..."

Well done, Sharah! Those are nice wins! Better Reading and Good Reading Magazine are great for competitions. Enjoy! 👏

[Margot]

Just ordered from Booktopia
Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel by Lisa See
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne
Cult: A gripping new international thriller for 2022! by Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus
Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson
Halifax: Transgression by Roger Simpson
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
and
The Russian Wife by Barry Maitland

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

The Rush by Michelle Prak



After reading such good reviews about this one I had to try my luck and just got approved for it from Netgalley 🤗

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Also couldn’t resist, (after reading Patty’s review) I seized the opportunity to purchase second hand copies of:

The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
The Great Fire Shirley Hazzard





Looking forward to these in the mail!

[Suz]

Sharah wrote: "This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline Publishing Group [book:Tomor..."

I surpsingly won one of the Good Reading mag give aways too, Sharah. Great wins there!

[Sharah]

Rowan wrote: "Sharah wrote: "This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline Publishing Gr..."

Thanks Rowan! I'm sure I will enjoy both books!

[Sharah]

Suz wrote: "Sharah wrote: "This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline Publishing Gr..."

Thanks Suz. Lucky you! This is actually the first book I have won from Good Reading magazine.

[Suz]

Sharah wrote: "Suz wrote: "Sharah wrote: "This week I received a book from Better Reading The Deadlands: Hunted I also won a book from Good Reading magazine which came gift wrapped from Shawline P..."

Me too! Enjoy.. always lovely receving books in the mail!

[Marianne]

Well I spent a lot more time than I would have liked on trains and railway stations today (time I utilised well by READING, of course), but I did enjoy a lovely lunch with Aussie Readers and came home with four books:
Dirt Town
Foxglove Summer
Shade's Children
The Darkest Shore
Thanks to Trish L, Catsalive and Phrynne

[Marianne]

Suz, those books are for you to keep. When I've read the others in the series, I'll pass them on too.

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "Suz, those books are for you to keep. When I've read the others in the series, I'll pass them on too."

Thanks Marianne.. one of my fave things to do is look for books in libraries, and I just signed up to the National Library to borrow the 0.5 series starter for one of them. Your trip was hectic, and it was hot too :(

[Suz]

I received a few things from a work friend during the week.







From Good Reading Mag



From the author, with some extra quirky goodies

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

I just acquired these two:

An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb by Louise Wolhuter



And

The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore

[Marianne]

In the mail today from A&U, How To Be Remembered by AA Michael Thompson, so looking forward to this one.

[Sharah]

Today I received Return to Valetto from A&U. I'm really looking forward to this one and it has such a pretty cover.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I did too Sharah :)

[Dale]

I received that one too Sharah and also How to be remembered by Michael Thompson.

[Rowan]

Like Brenda, Sharah and Dale, I also received Return to Valetto! I'm looking forward to it :)

Today I received Running Deep: An Australian Submarine Life by Peter Scott from Fremantle Press.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That one sounds interesting Rowan!

[Marianne]

In the mail today:
The Magpie and the Snake: A Modern Dreamtime Storyby AA Steve A Trotter

[Suz]

I might have to chase up my copy of the A&U one. Good reminder!

[Kim]

Latest books from the library:-

In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan - AA
Pursuit by Joyce Carol Oates
Night-Gaunts And Other Tales Of Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates
Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Enjoy Kim!!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Walker Books:
The Letterbox Tree by Rebecca Lim and Kate Gordon

[Sharah]

Today I received a book from Better Reading and I have another one on the way from them too. Both sound good! Home Before Night We Could Be Something

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Those two titles blend together as one quite successfully Sharah :)

[Rowan]

Sharah wrote: "Today I received a book from Better Reading and I have another one on the way from them too. Both sound good! Home Before Night We Could Be Something[bookcover:Home ..."

Both look like great reads, Sharah!

[Sharah]

Haha, I didn't notice that Brenda!!
Rowan, I agree! :-)

[Marianne]

In the mail today, thanks A&U for:
Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas

[Bec]

Sharah wrote: "Today I received a book from Better Reading and I have another one on the way from them too. Both sound good! Home Before Night We Could Be Something[bookcover:Home ..."
Ooh waiting to read Home before night - just finished his last one on the weekend

[Suz]

Ditto Marianne's comment #596.

[Ashleigh]

Collected these reserved books from the library:
The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by Edward Brooke-Hitching, which I have already started reading.


The Whispering by Veronica Lando


Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott


Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

[Rowan]

Ashleigh wrote: "Collected these reserved books from the library:
The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History by [author:Edward Brooke-Hitching..."

Nice library selection, Ashleigh! Hope you're enjoying them 🙂

[Marianne]

Dropped some stuff at Salvos and picked up:
The Ink Black Heart
and
The Song Rising $3.50 each