Recently purchased/acquired books - 2022 and beyond!

[Marianne]

Picked up #3 Aaron Falk for $3 at Salvos: Exiles by Jane Harper

[Sharah]

From Better Reading I received two more books :-)
Fluff, Bullies Beware! and The Milliner of Bendigo

[Marianne]

I took two books to today's get together in Hornsby, came home with The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth as my mystery book (thanks Phrynne?) and got a good chunk of my current book read on the bus and four trains. Lunch was delish, espec the birthday cake.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

And I received for my mystery book (thanks Veronica) A Jewish Girl in Paris, which I am happy about!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from the publisher, Lucy Treloar's new novel, Days of Innocence and Wonder
and scored Tom Lake by Ann Patchett from the street library.
A great book day!

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from the publisher, Lucy Treloar's new novel, Days of Innocence and Wonder
and scored Tom Lake by Ann Patchett f..."

The Lucy Treloar one should be good.

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from the publisher, Lucy Treloar's new novel, Days of Innocence and Wonder
and scored Tom Lake by Ann Patchett f..."

That is an excellent book day, what gems to have in a street library. We don't have any nearby. I want to have one at my house but someone won't agree. I loved Tom Lake. Enjoy, Marianne!

[Marianne]

Lifeline book fair, I was about to despair that I'd leave empty handed, but spotted Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone for $6

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Margot wrote: "Received today from Booktopia The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith


I just checked and that book has 960 pages. That's more Cormoran Strike and Robin than I can cope with in one book. The last one is still gathering dust on my shelf:(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ditto Phrynne - I stopped after #4 (I think) as the pages got more and more :(

[Marianne]

In the mail today:
SIlks by Hugh McGinlay, #4 in the Catherine Kint series

[Marianne]

Reward myself after my blood donation with a look in the street library and found these:
Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
The Garden of Lost and Found by Dale Peck

[Dale]

Won from BetterReading a copy of The Milliner of Bendigo by Darry Fraser .first one I have won for ages from them for ages.
And was given to me from a woman at church after we had been talking books the week before. This book by PETA Miller. already on my TBR The Ship's Midwife

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Dale - I really enjoyed The Ship's Midwife

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Dale - I really enjoyed The Ship's Midwife"

Yes I knew you had and why I had already added it Brenda to TBR. Might be a while before I get to it as others need reading and reviewing first.,

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I understand! It's always an issue, isn't it!

[Marianne]

A quick look in Salvos Woonona netted me Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr for $2

[Jake]

I went abit silly last weekend and picked up The King in Yellow, The Road, Mr Einstein's Secretary, Playground, 100% Match, NOS4A2 and Gone to See the River Man.

Playground and 100% Match were fun little reads.

Hanging for this weekend though, I have plans to visit a few second hand bookshops in the city (Sydney, Aus)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jake wrote: "I went abit silly last weekend and picked up The King in Yellow, The Road, Mr Einstein's Secretary, Playground, 100% Match, NOS4A2 and Gone to See the River Man.

Playground and 100% Match were fun..."

It's good to go silly now and then Jake :)

[Suz]

Jake wrote: "I went abit silly last weekend and picked up The King in Yellow, The Road, Mr Einstein's Secretary, Playground, 100% Match, NOS4A2 and Gone to See the River Man.

Playground and 100% Match were fun..."

I reckon that's what it's all about!!

[Marianne]

Scored Jack by Marilynne Robinson for $3.50 at Salvos Woonona

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Scored Jack by Marilynne Robinson for $3.50 at Salvos Woonona"
Lovely writer. Well done.

[Kenneth]

Today I went crazy and bought four books. In order of smallest to largest, they are: Holocaust Island, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence : First Nations Classics, Eragon, and - *sound of me struggling to lift the last book* - My Name is Barbra

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to rest my arms for the next thousand years.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh my gosh! 1040 pages! That's insane 😳

Enjoy Kenneth.

[Marianne]

Excellent bookmail today from Text Publishing The Long Game and Wild Card, to get me up to speed with Simon Rowell's Zoe Mayer series, before I read The Good Dog.

[Marianne]

Bookmail from Text:
The Freedom of Emma Herwegh by Dirk Kurbjuweit

[Sharah]

From Better Reading I received Love, Just In I'm still trying to finish my last win from Better Reading so need to try and find the time to catch up.....

[Sharah]

I won For Once In My Life from Carol at Reading, writing and Riesling. It will be my first time reading a Karly Lane book and I really like the sounds of this one.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A great book Sharah! I enjoyed it. I think she writes well, I've read a lot of Karly's :)

[Sharah]

Oh good to hear!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:)

[Dale]

Some book goodies for Christmas




Pretty excited.😁

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Dale! Some excellent reads there :)

[Sharon]

Well done Dale. You must’ve been good to get them for Christmas. 😊🧑‍🎄🎅🏼🎄

[Helen]

Dale wrote: "Some book goodies for Christmas



[bookcover:The Willow ..."

Lovely Dale, I can highly recommend them all :)

[Dale]

Helen wrote: "Dale wrote: "Some book goodies for Christmas



[bookcove..."
Thanks ladies. Looking forward to all these reads.😁

[Marianne]

Picked up A Grave for Two by Anne Holt for $3 at Salvos Woonona, because I don't have enough books, do I?

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Picked up A Grave for Two by Anne Holt for $3 at Salvos Woonona, because I don't have enough books, do I?"

Is there ever such a thing😁?

[Marianne]

On my way to meeting with a book club group, found The Judge's List in the street library, and, as I was early, I popped into the library to check out their book sale: all books 50c. I came away with The Lincoln Highway, Fairy Tale, See You At The Toxteth, The Testament of Loki and Devotion

[Marianne]

Library sale at Corrimal Fresh Complaint for 50c

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "On my way to meeting with a book club group, found The Judge's List in the street library, and, as I was early, I popped into the library to check out their book sale: all books 50c..."

That's a great list Marianne. I loved the Testament of Loki.

[Em__Jay]

There's plenty of items on sale at Target. I took the 30 metre walk to the price checking machine to find out the price of book with no sticker or shelf label. A hardcopy of Horse by Geraldine Brooks went home with me for $5.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow that's a bargain Em!! I hope you enjoy as much as I did!

[Marianne]

Oh, boy, this library sale is bad news!! 50c each, so hard to resist! On until the end of the month, and every time I pop in they've put new books out. So today, The Winners at Wollongong, 23rd Midnight and Find You First at Thirroul.
Then bookmail from Transit Lounge:The White Cockatoo Flowers and Donna M Cameron's new book, The Rewilding.
A very booky day!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I also received Donna's new book Marianne :)

[Kim]

Managed to get a good haul from a local book sale today, and all at 50 pence each - and three of them are Aussie authors!:-

The Chequer Board by Nevil Shute - AA
August Is a Wicked Month by Edna O'Brien
The Taken by Alice Clark-Platts
Jack Maggs - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing by Peter Carey - AA
The Works of 'Banjo' Paterson by A.B. Paterson - AA

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kim!!

[Kim]

Thanks Brenda - looking forward to reading them, especially the Banjo Paterson! Always liked it when we read them during my school days when we lived in Orange!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm sure it'll bring back old fond memories Kim :)

[Sharah]

Another book from Better Reading arrived yesterday....All the Words We Know