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[PamG]

I was just approved for Viebury Grove by Shannon Kirk.

[Mike]

Got a "Wish for it" approval on this one. Tango 1-1: 9th Infantry Division Lrps in the Vietnam Delta

Honestly, what got my interest in this book was the (fictional) character Wayne "Purple" Hays from Season 3 of the TV series True Detective who was a former LRP.

You just never know what will spark your interest...

[Sean, Moderator]

Just approved

[Kerry]

My word! Authors still submit to NetGalley? Really? :O

[Sean, Moderator]

Loads of authors

[Sean, Moderator]

Number 6 in the series.

[Kerry]

Sean wrote: "Loads of authors"


I hear it's quite costly.
They must think it's worth it or they wouldn't bother, I suppose.

[Dorie - Cats&Books :)]

Kerry wrote: "My word! Authors still submit to NetGalley? Really? :O"

Why wouldn't they? Particularly with fewer brick and mortar stores they need to get an idea of what a book is like from a site like Goodreads. Early reviewers are a valuable resource for authors and I've been told so by many many authors throughout the years :)

[Kerry]

Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Kerry wrote: "My word! Authors still submit to NetGalley? Really? :O"

Why wouldn't they? Particularly with fewer brick and mortar stores they need to get an idea of what a book is like from a site..."

I'm intrigued.

[Sean, Moderator]

I guess the cost is covered by the publishers, as they approve you.

Authors send me books themselves.

Publishers approve me on Net Galley

It seems certain members have more success with certain publishers.

Depending also on their success/ reading rate.

[Kerry]

Sean wrote: "I guess the cost is covered by the publishers, as they approve you.
Authors sent me books themselves.
Publishers approve me on net Galley
It seems certain members have more success with certain ..."

Thanks Sean,
Interesting. I might investigate further. :)

[PamG]

I got four approvals today:

1. Dead Land by Sara Paretsky

2. Roanoke Ridge: A Creature X Mystery by J.J. Dupuis

3. Hold Your Breath by B P Walter

4. Knock Knock by Chris Merritt

[PamG]

Yesterday, I was approved for 2 more ARCS:Hunted by Darcy Coates.

and
Less Than a Moment by Steven F. Havill.

[Mike]

Just got an email invitation (e-vite?) from publisher Simon & Schuster to read the upcoming novel by James Lee Burke A Private Cathedral: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

I accepted, of course!

[Bam cooks the books]

Mike wrote: "Just got an email invitation (e-vite?) from publisher Simon & Schuster to read the upcoming novel by James Lee Burke A Private Cathedral: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

[bookcover:A Priv..."

Lucky!!

[Diane S ☔]

I got it too!

[Adrian]

Approved for:

[PamG]

I've had 3 recent approvals:

Logging Off by Nick Spalding


Snowed Under by Mary Feliz


and

Night of the Billionaire Wolf by Terry Spear

[PamG]

I've been approved for several more books recently (plus a couple that I have already read and reviewed). Those not read yet include:

Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen

No One Saw by Beverly Long

Witch Hunt by Cate Conte

A Body in the Village Hall by Dee MacDonald

Candidate Spectrum by Brian Cato

The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima

[PamG]

I was approved for 2 very different books yesterday.

Ancient Protector by Katie Reus
and
High Treason by Sean McFate

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What We Hide by Lesley Sanderson

[Jean]

Finished Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder Novellas: Long Lost / A Hidden Secret / Seeds of Deception as a warmup to the NetGalley book I just had approved: Outsider

[Sean, Moderator]

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Seven Days in Summer by Marcia Willett

Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith

The Child Across the Street by Kerry Wilkinson

Cry Baby: A Tom Thorne Novel by Mark Billingham

[Christine]

Wow, Sandy, you hit the jackpot!

[Sean, Moderator]

Approached by the publishers and sent the widget...

[Christine]

Those are nice widgets, Sean, congrats!

[Thomas]

Approved for The Wicked Hour by Alice Blanchard
There is a covered bridge on the cover. My wife sometimes reads my NetGalley books. She likes covered bridges. We have visited 575--mostly US, but also Canada, Switzerland and Germany.

[Sean, Moderator]

Just had instant approval for

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One In Three by Tess Stimson

[Sean, Moderator]

and

Sirocco by Dana Haynes

[PamG]

I received 3 approvals this morning:
Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg

Payback by Lorenzo Carcaterra

Watch Her Vanish by Ellery A. Kane

[Adrian]

Thomas And Mercer seem to have loads of recently added title that are Read Now, if anyone is interested.

They are a really good house. I’d be tempted myself but I’ve too many on my shelf as it is.
Having said that I saw the above post and ended up requesting one of the few titles that isn’t a read now. 😂 (Bone Canyon)

[Janet , Moderator]

I'm not looking.....

*sooo tempted to look!! *

[Jean]

The Four Winds . Just showed up out of the blue! I love when that happens!

[Christine]

Took me all year, but I finally cleared my Net Galley shelf! Now to attack the Libby app pileup. 😊

[PamG]

Christine wrote: "Took me all year, but I finally cleared my Net Galley shelf! Now to attack the Libby app pileup. 😊"

Congratulations! I had mine down to 3 and now it is back up to 10.

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The Survivors by Jane Harper

So excited! I always request her books and this is the first time I have been approved 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️

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Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

The Girl She Wanted: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist by K.L. Slater

[Sandra]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: " The Survivors by Jane Harper

So excited! I always request her books and this is the first time I have been approved 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️🤸..."

I have this one too! Reading this weekend!

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Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥ wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: " The Survivors by Jane Harper

So excited! I alway..."

Enjoy, Sandra. I will be watching for your review. ❤😍📚☕🍪

[Mike]

The Dirty South This one took a little while, I had about given up on getting approved.

[PamG]

Today I was approved for The Escape by Lisa Harris.

[Sean, Moderator]

Approved

[Adrian]

What I’m finding really annoying at the moment is I have titles pending that were requested months ago. They have since been archived on Netgalley, so no longer available for request which will mean eventually they will be moved to my declined shelf, without being officially declined.

I get that it’s a privilege to be able to read Netgalley books and requests are always at the publishers discretion, but there’s something disheartening about a request being pending for months, just ignored until it moves to declined by default. No email or anything.

I really wish there was an option to reverse the request for the user.
If you aren’t going to get a reply for weeks or months on end then it would be great to have an option to withdraw that request.

I’ve two titles “pending” but both are now archived on Netgalley so I have no hope of getting them yet there they still sit. One of them was requested last February!

Anyone else have similar happen? Sorry if this sounds like a rant.

[Thomas]

A wish granted for A Single Swallow

It was published Oct 1.

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The Girl Who Never Came Home by Nicole Trope and The House at Magpie Cove by Kennedy Kerr

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Adrian wrote: "What I’m finding really annoying at the moment is I have titles pending that were requested months ago. They have since been archived on Netgalley, so no longer available for request which will mea..."

Rant away Adrian. I find the 'wishlist' really frustrating. The book appears on Netgalley, you hit the request button and back comes the reply that 'this book is not available to request' and that you have 'wished' for it. If it's not available for request, why is it there?

Sorry, now that I have had my rant, about the requests pending . . . This seems to have gotten worse since earlier this year when we all went into lockdown. But, I have recently received ARCs of books I requested early this year, that were archived, and well past their publication dates. So who knows what is going on.

Just keep calm and keep reading. ❤😍📚☕🥮

[Phrynne]

Dear Miss Kopp by Amy Stewart. I am very happy. I love this series!

[Adrian]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Adrian wrote: "What I’m finding really annoying at the moment is I have titles pending that were requested months ago. They have since been archived on Netgalley, so no longer available for request..."

Thanks for this Sandy. Yeah it’s been frustrating but it’s good to know I’m not alone and funnily enough seems to have spurred on my reading habits. I seem to have at least doubled my consumption in the last few months, going from a constantly average to slow reader, maybe a book every week to ten days, to two or even three a week! Unheard of from me.