Recently purchased/acquired books - 2022 and beyond!

[Suz]

Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Woot woot Yay!
I just won a copy of: The Gosling Girl by Jacqueline Roy
From Tracey Allen @carpe_librum1

So excited! This sounds like a real page turning read 🤓
[b..."

I'm looking forward to this one Jools. Enjoy!

[Tracey Allen]

Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Woot woot Yay!
I just won a copy of: The Gosling Girl by Jacqueline Roy
From Tracey Allen @carpe_librum1
So excited! This sounds like a real page turning read 🤓
The Gosling Girl by Jacqueline Roy
Many Thanks Tracey 🤗."

You're very welcome Jools, hope it arrives soon and congratulations 🤗

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Tracey Allen wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Woot woot Yay!
I just won a copy of: The Gosling Girl by Jacqueline Roy
From Tracey Allen @carpe_librum1
So excited! This sounds like a real page turning read 🤓
The Gosling Girl ..."

Thanks Tracey, just love it when the postie brings books 📖 🤗

[Marianne]

$2.50 at Salvos Woonona:
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

[Em__Jay]

My copy of Love Marriage by Monica Ali arrived. I won it as part of the Good Reading Magazine Free February competition.

[Diana]

I went through The Book Grocer’s online catalogue and purchased

The Quokka's Guide to Happiness
The Unusual Suspect: The Remarkable True Story of a Modern-Day Robin Hood
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
Oliver: The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness
The Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
The Cat and The City
A Modern Way to Cook: Over 150 quick, smart and flavour-packed recipes for every day
One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A greener way to cook for you, your family and the planet

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

They should keep you going for a little while Diana ;)

[Colin]

These should keep me going for a while.

From local Hobart bookshops =


Melody Razak


Elif Shafak


Amanda Lohrey


Online orders =


Ed Crutchley


Sotto Voce


Trent Dalton


Alexandra Louise Harris

[Marianne]

Collected my library reserve:
The April Dead by Alan Parks, so I can read the next book in the series that I have on my NetGalley list.

[Suz]

Em__Jay wrote: "My copy of Love Marriage by Monica Ali arrived. I won it as part of the Good Reading Magazine Free February competition."

I entered religously all that month, haven't heard anything as yet! Congrats!

[Suz]

Received my two books from A&U yesterday. They look really good.

The Mother and Remember Me

[Helen]

In the mail today from A&U

Fleur McDonald

l Nina D. Campbell

From Harlequin AU

Fiona Lowe

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I also received Rising Dust Helen - really looking forward to it :)

[Helen]

I am as well I love her stories

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ditto!

[Margot]

Received yesterday from Allen & Unwin
Remember Me by Charity Norman
and
The Ghost Tattoo by Tony Bernard

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Margot wrote: "Received yesterday from Allen & Unwin
Remember Me by Charity Norman
and
The Ghost Tattoo by Tony Bernard"

The same ones I received Margot :)

[Janelle]

I received Remember Me and Loveland from A&U and I also won a copy of Violeta from the AWC :)

[Helen]

In the mail from Hachette today Toni Jordan

[Dale]

Janelle wrote: "I received Remember Me and Loveland from A&U and I also won a copy of Violeta from the AWC :)"

I received those two as well Janelle.

[Dale]

Dale wrote: "Janelle wrote: "I received Remember Me and Loveland from A&U and I also won a copy of Violeta from the AWC :)"

I received those first two as well Janelle."

[Dale]

Books bought recently with Dymocks vouchers given to me as gifts
Kim Lock
Amanda Prowse
Diane Chamberlain

[Veronica ⭐️]

Dale wrote: "Books bought recently with Dymocks vouchers given to me as gifts
Kim Lock
Amanda Prowse
[bookcover:The Las..."

My sister who is hard to please loved The Other Side of Beautiful. Enjoy those books Dale.

[Sharah]

I have received lots of books so far this year but haven't had time to add them....Again, Rachel and The Sorrow Stone from Better Reading. From A&U Facts and Other Lies: Welcome to the Disinformation Age The Cane The Islands From The Book Stack I received both Heiress on Fire and Murder Most Fancy And I received Serendipity from Text Publishing. They will keep me busy for the next few months!

[Diana]

The Windsor Knot for a friend. Reduced price at The Book Grocer.

[Dale]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Dale wrote: "Books bought recently with Dymocks vouchers given to me as gifts
Kim Lock
Amanda Prowse
[book..."

Good to know. Thanks Veronica,

[Helen]

Dale wrote: "Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Dale wrote: "Books bought recently with Dymocks vouchers given to me as gifts
Kim Lock
..."

I to loved The Other Side of Beautiful :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

Being a late comer to the Stephanie Plum series I picked these up at the op shop today.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Explosive Eighteen
Tricky Twenty-Two
Look Alive Twenty-Five
Twisted 26
Fortune and Glory

[Diana]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Being a late comer to the Stephanie Plum series I picked these up at the op shop today.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Explosive Eighteen
Tricky Twenty-Two
[..."

I have friends who love these.

[Marianne]

In the mail today, all the way from the UK, and it only took 8 days!!!
It Should Have Been Me, thanks Susan Wilkins

[Helen]

In the mail today from A&U Charity Norman

[Margot]

From the library today
QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults by Van Badham
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
Sidney Chambers and the Perils of the Night by James Runcie
Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman and
The Mirror Man: The most chilling must-read thriller of 2022 by Lars Kepler

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today, all the way from the UK, and it only took 8 days!!!
It Should Have Been Me, thanks Susan Wilkins"

Wow. So quick Marianne!

[Marianne]

From the street library I pass daily on my walk, where not all the books have been saturated by the rains:
The Good Sister and
The Other Side of Beautiful

[Helen]

Marianne wrote: "From the street library I pass daily on my walk, where not all the books have been saturated by the rains:
The Good Sister and
The Other Side of Beautiful"

I loved The Other Side of Beautiful

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly
The Last Station by Nicole Alexander
A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe

[Veronica ⭐️]

Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by [author:Eliza Reilly..."

That’s such a lovely thing to do. I’m a bit jealous.

[Marianne]

Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by [author:Eliza Reilly..."

What a clever man!!

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by [..."
Congrats for your anniversary , Marianne.

[Marianne]

Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

[book:Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian Histo..."

Julie's anniversary, Dale, mine isn't until April, and I doubt there will be books involved...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by [..."

Veronica…I may have hinted a little as to where he might find my (hastily) made up wishlist 😆…but, after 39 years he has become pretty good at reading my hints, and I am grateful either way 😉

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

[book:Sheilas: Badass Women of Aus..."

Marianne wrote: "Dale wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

[book:Sheilas: Badass Women of Aus..."

Sorry, happy anniversary Julie.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Thanks ladies 🤗

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "From the street library I pass daily on my walk, where not all the books have been saturated by the rains:
The Good Sister and
The Other Side of Beautiful"

Great finds! There are no street libraries anywhere I have pass by in my area Marianne. I do subscribe to the street library email.

[Suz]

Jülie ☼♄  wrote: "Hubby checked my wishlist and got me these three beauties for a wedding anniversary present…39years tomorrow!! 🤗

Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by [author:Eliza Reilly..."

What a nice present! And congrats. Lovely hubby too!

[Helen]

In the mail from Penguin

Nicole Alexander

Benjamin Stevenson

[Marianne]

Collected a reserve from the library:
Shadow House by Anna Downes

[Marianne]

I always allow myself to check out Vinnies in town and the free library locker when I go to donate blood, so today's haul:
Miss Benson's Beetle $3 and
Grace Under Pressure free

[Marianne]

In the mail today from the publisher:
The Tricky Art of Forgiveness by Meredith Jaffe
so that sorts my problem of the 36-page NetGalley version, but I will still post in that thread if I hear anything more...

[Marianne]

Spent $10 at the Lifeline Bookfair and got 2 wishlist books:
Forgotten In Death
I'll Keep You Safe