In My Mailbox (September 19, 2010)

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Okay, we're finally getting used to the new schedule and that means keeping current with IMM posts. This week we received and picked up some more goodies.

For review we received:
Museum of Thieves by Lian Turner
Hope in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum

From book tours:
Wildwing by Emily Whitman
The Phantom Diaries by Kailin Gow

From swapping:
When Blood Calls by J.K. Beck
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
Echoes by Melinda Metz
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
Betrayal by Gillian Shields
Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret
The Lighter Side of Life and Death by C.K. Kelly Martin

We purchased:
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman (Library sale)
Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles (Used a coupon at Borders)
The Ghosts of Stony Clove by Eileen Charbonneau (autographed by the author at a Meet the Author event held at our local library)

What did everyone receive and pick up this week?

In My Mailbox was started by Kristi over at The Story Siren. 

Comments

  1. kirsty at the overflowing librarySeptember 19, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    at awesome haul

    my IMMB is here

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  2. BrittanySeptember 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    Very great looking books you got this week. Happy Reading!

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  3. PixieSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Looks like a great week. You can see what was in our mailbox at
    http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2010/09/in-my-mailbox_19.html

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  4. HeatherSeptember 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    That's one great looking pile of books! I didn’t pick up any this week *gasp*. But next week is another story…

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