Monday, April 6, 2009

Mailbox Monday - April 6, 2009

I'm a little embarrassed to participate in Mailbox Monday this week because I received so many books. Many were contest wins if that counts for anything, but I also received a few surprises. There are so many terrific books that I don't even know where you start!

GIRLS IN TRUCKS by Katie Crouch

SUNNYSIDE BLUES (ARC) by Mary Carter

THE WAY HOME (ARC) by George Pelecanos

THE PHYSICK BOOK OF DELIVERANCE DANE (ARC) by Katherine Howe

THE OCEAN INSIDE by Janna McMahan -- What a wonderful surprise! I reviewed Ms. McMahan's first book CALLING HOME and really enjoyed it!

ZAMORA'S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE by M.K. Scott -- You can read my review here.

THE TURNAROUND by George Pelecanos

THE STORY OF FORGETTING by Stefan Merrill Block

BEACH CHAIR DIARIES by Janet E. Spurr - This one was a surprise!

SILLY LITTLE RICH GIRL by Jimmy Gleacher

PAINTING THE INVISIBLE MAN by Rita Schiano -- Another surprise!

HOW NOT TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS...ALWAYS GO TO BED ON AN ARGUMENT by Deborah Ross -- Another surprise!

ORANGE MINT AND HONEY by Carleen Brice - I won this one Twitter by following One World Books (@OneWorldBooks)

SAVVY by Ingrid Law - I'll be participating in a blog tour for this book at the end of the month.

SLOB (ARC) by Ellen Potter - I received this one from the author, and my daughter and I can't wait to read it!

THE LUCKY CHILD by Thomas Buergenthal

THE SPARE WIFE by Alex Witchel - This book is for a MotherTalk book blog tour!

THE SCARECROW (ARC) by Michael Connelly

SWORN TO SILENCE (ARC) by Linda Castillo - This was a Shelf Awareness request from awhile back. The book came wrapped in yellow police tape -- what a great marketing idea.

Book Page Xtra Giveway Win:

HUMPTY DUMPTY WAS PUSHED by Marc Blatte
OLD CITY HALL by Robert Rotenberg
MIXED BLOOD by Roger Smith

I also was the Write for a Reader Giveaway Winner and got a bunch of books from Hachette:

HYPOCRITE IN A POUFFY WHITE DRESS by Susan Jane Gilman
UNDRESS ME IN THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN by Susan Jane Gilman
KISS MY TIARA by Susan Jane Gilman
THE BIG LOVE by Sarah Dunn
SECRETS TO HAPPINESS by Sarah Dunn

And, Ms. Scott sent me a some goodies as a thank-you for participating in the ZAMORA'S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE book tour:

SADDLED WITH TROUBLE
TACKED TO DEATH
MURDER UNCORKED
MURDER BY THE GLASS
SILENCED BY SYRAH
A VINTAGE MURDER
CORKED BY CABERNET

What did you get last week?

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.

25 comments:

Alyce said...

Wow! That is an amazing haul! I can honestly say that I've never had a mailbox post that big. Congrats on your awesome week!

bermudaonion said...

Oh my gosh! What a wonderful week you had. Wins and surprises are the best.

Shelly B said...

Wow! You do have a list! I'm so glad you were my winner and got your books so quickly! I won some contests last week, so they should arrive this week.

Happy reading!!!

Vanessa said...

WOW! That's an incredible list! You've got some great books in there, congratulations.

Wanna share? haha

Karlie said...

Holy cow! I wouldn't have room to store all those books!

Jen - devourer of books said...

Over 30 books, wow! I don't think I've ever had more than 20 or so (unless of course I hit up a library book sale or went crazy at Half Price Books) in a week.

Amy said...

Julie I think you are going to need to start reading 2 books a day!

I also got the Ocean Inside and I just LOVE the cover. I can't wait to read it!

Ti said...

My jaw is hanging to the ground. WOW. You have to tell me how you do it. I mean, you get them and you read 'em pretty quick. I guess I'm in awe.

Melanie said...

You got a ton of stuff! Girls in Trucks is something I've been meaning to read for ages. Happy reading.

Julie said...

I'm starting The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane tonight.

Bluestocking said...

Wow! I'm jealous! My post is up!!

Kristi said...

What a great bunch of books! Enjoy your reading!

LisaMM said...

WOW it would take me months to read all that!

Bonnie said...

That is an amazing list! You will definitely need to schedule in some heavy duty reading time! Surprises and wins are the best.
I saw your name as the winner in the Bookpage email newsletter.

Beth F said...

WOW!!!! That's all I can say!

Andrea said...

Wow! What a lot of books! I've had Girls in Trucks in my TBR pile for a while and I really should read it! I have read The Story of Forgetting...you'll have to let me know your opinion of it.

Serena said...

I am in awe! Wow, that is a ton of great books. Happy Reading

Molly said...

WOW --- that is absolutely amazing!

I hope you have lots of free time this week to devote to reading many of those wonderful reads!

Toni said...

I just kept scrolling and scrolling.. You really should be ashamed. ha ha. ENJOY!!!!!!

Wendi said...

Wow - your mailbox must be tired out!! :) What a fun week. How Not to Be A Domestic Goddess sounds like it will be a fun read.

Here's my Mailbox! ~ Wendi

Nicole (Linus's Blanket) said...

Talk about an embarrassment of riches. But no shame in that. Enjoy your wins. Those are the best ones.

kalea_kane said...

OH MY WORD! You could open a store!

Anna said...

Wow! I wonder where you keep all these books. Glad to see you're on The Spare Wife tour, too.

--Anna
Diary of an Eccentric

Anonymous said...

How do you keep up with all that reading? Do you ever feel the pressure to review?

Marcia said...

Thank you for stopping by the mailbox this week. Woozer! Did your mailman use a hand truck this week? Enjoy your books!