A big thanks to Marcia of The Printed Page for hosting this fun meme. Check out her blog to see what everyone else got last week or to play along. I had a crazy week last week – this is what I found in my mailbox:
Monday
- Losing Mum and Pup (audio book) by Christopher Buckley was a win from J. Kaye’s Book Blog
- The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell from Hachette Books
Tuesday
- Lucky Girl by Mei-Ling Hopgood from Algonquin Books
- Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte from Algonquin Books
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen from Algonquin Books
- Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart from Algonquin Books
- Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin from Random House
- Swimsuit by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro was a win from Bookin’ With Bingo
Thursday
- South of Broad by Pat Conroy from Random House
Friday
- American Lion by Jon Meacham for a Pump Up Your Book blog tour on July 28 – I got one copy for me and one copy for a giveaway!
Saturday
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba from Harper Collins
- Cutting Loose by Nadine Dajani was a win from Find Your Next Book Here
- The Weight of Silence from Mira Books
What books came into your home last week?
65 Comments
July 13, 2009 at 6:20 am
You’ve got some good stuff there. I really enjoyed Cutting Loose. The cover made me think it was a questionable read to me , but I really enjoyed getting the to know the three characters and was happy to see that it had more depth than the cover suggested.
July 13, 2009 at 6:39 am
I really loved The Impostor’s Daughter, so fun! Enjoy your books!
July 13, 2009 at 6:55 am
I loved WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and have a copy of SWIMSUIT waiting for me to read.
July 13, 2009 at 7:10 am
Looks like your stack is getting ready to tumble! I’m so jealous about the Algonquin ones!
July 13, 2009 at 7:19 am
What a great week. I got several of the same books.
July 13, 2009 at 7:20 am
Your mailbox is full again
I loved Water for Elephants. And I’m really interested in Wicked Plants. Hope you enjoy all the books Kathy.
July 13, 2009 at 7:21 am
I resisted Water for Elephants for awhile (it just didn’t sound like something I’d like)…but I loved it!! Enjoy!
And, I’m insanely jealous that you have your hands on the new Pat Conroy!!
July 13, 2009 at 7:40 am
Great bunch of books!
July 13, 2009 at 7:44 am
Oh, I see Water for Elephants on that stack
I still think about that book, and there’s an older man who goes to my church that makes me think of old Jacob from the book. I wonder if Charles, the man from church, had an interesting life, too.
I’m looking forward to reading your review of Cakes in Kigali. It’s on my wishlist.
July 13, 2009 at 8:08 am
Hey, what happened to Wednesday? ha ha
You had a fabulous week!! Water for Elephants is a wonderful read. Enslaved by Ducks…now that’s an intriguing title.
Have a great week and happy reading. My MM is here
July 13, 2009 at 8:14 am
Wow! That’s a lot of books to get in one week. And a lot of fun reading judging from the titles.
July 13, 2009 at 8:20 am
A friend just gave me Water for Elephants, so I look forward to reading your review.
July 13, 2009 at 8:28 am
oh! You remind me – I was supposed to get a pkg and I’m wondering if it’s outside or at the neighbors… I enjoyed Water for Elephants, too.
July 13, 2009 at 8:30 am
Great books! Enjoy water for elephants! It really surprised me, in a good way!
Happy Monday!
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July 13, 2009 at 8:31 am
That’s an impressive stack of books Kathy! They all look interesting, Baking Cakes in Kigali has caught my eye.
July 13, 2009 at 8:40 am
What a haul you got. I have Water for Elephants and will be reading it for the Awards Challenge any day now. No books in the mail for me this week but I have enough to read in library books. Enjoy your books.
July 13, 2009 at 8:45 am
Water for Elephants is just the best!
July 13, 2009 at 9:08 am
Hmmm. WICKED PLANTS. Good thing BAKING CAKES is not a recipe book! THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND sounds like an incredible story. Enjoy!
July 13, 2009 at 9:13 am
Wow…you had quite a haul last week! I’ll be looking forward to your thoughts of Water for Elephants. Baking Cakes in Kigali also looks interesting…enjoy your new reads!
July 13, 2009 at 9:14 am
Another great book week for you. I actually have two of yours in my stack. Swimsuit looks like a good summer read. I’m also on the book tour for American Lion. I’m July 23. I’m looking forward to reading that one too.
July 13, 2009 at 9:17 am
You got great books in there! Happy Reading. I got only one.
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July 13, 2009 at 9:18 am
You got a great list of books…happy reading.
July 13, 2009 at 9:23 am
Great whack of books! I’m putting Wicked Plants on my TBR list.
July 13, 2009 at 9:48 am
Wow — incredible haul! I am looking forward to hearing what you think of Water for Elephants.
July 13, 2009 at 10:03 am
Hi again, thanks for visiting. I hope your hubby enjoys Swimsuit as much as my hubby did. I think he started it and hardly budged out of the recliner until he finished it. It’s a grabber! Enjoy
July 13, 2009 at 10:33 am
I’d love to read American Lion, so I’m looking forward to the giveaway!
July 13, 2009 at 10:36 am
Okay I for once can say Kathy I am so jealous. You got some really good books last week.
I have Water for Elephants on my TBR pile.
I read Swimsuit and loved it. Be prepared its a page turner.
I have been hearing all kinds of good things about Imposter’s Daughter. Its on my wish list of books.
Happy Reading.
July 13, 2009 at 10:44 am
You’ve got some good books!!I got a few this past week as well.. One Deadly Sin and another one called Across The Pond..
July 13, 2009 at 11:03 am
I really want to read Wicked Plants, so I’ll be interested in your review!
July 13, 2009 at 11:13 am
Good week for you.
I hope you enjoy your books
July 13, 2009 at 11:21 am
“American Lion” will be a giveaway – good to know. I will be trying for that one.
July 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Oh you got some great one’s there. Water for Elephants is one of my all time favorites.
July 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Another huge stack! enjoy.
July 13, 2009 at 12:45 pm
What a lovely list of books! Baking Cakes in Kigali looks really interesting.
July 13, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Cutting Loose looks like a fun and relatively light chick-lit read! Might have to add that to my list of books to read.
Looks like you had a great week!
July 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Wow! Great haul. I can’t wait to read your thoughts on so many of these.
July 13, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Holy Cow! You have some awesome titles there! Way to go!
July 13, 2009 at 3:33 pm
That’s quite the stack of books you got going there Kathy. Enjoy.
July 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Ah, now that’s more like it! (A big pile of books again!) I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Impostor’s Daughter in particular (since it’s the only one I’ve read!).
July 13, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Super list of books — and a big week!
July 13, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Wow that’s a good amount of books. Lucky you to get some books that aren’t new releases. That’s always fun too. I got one book you got and one you mentioned that came in just this afternoon so will go on next week’s list.
July 13, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Awesome mailbox week!
July 13, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Ha ha..so much for last week’s smaller stack.
Love your books. I have American Lion and I see that it is touring this summer. I haven’t read it and have plans to feature a review… so I am glad about that. I got the big Zero this week. I cut down on requests (begging) …. But gosh.. Monday rolled around and I got greedy…..
July 13, 2009 at 6:21 pm
What a haul! I can’t wait for your thoughts on these. Happy reading!
July 13, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I can’t wait to read American Lion.
July 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Enjoy all your goodies! Grab a spot on the porch swing, a glass of iced tea & happy reading!
July 13, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Great list, Kathy. I read and liked Water for Elephants and Cutting Loose.
July 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm
more great books for you! two copies of american lion? wow.
water for elephants in my tbr stack somewhere!
July 13, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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July 13, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Wow!!! Your mailbox was good to you!!! Have fun with all of those great books!!
July 13, 2009 at 9:51 pm
“Cutting Loose” and “Water for elephants” are both books I’m interested in reading, but I’m curious about a few others too. It’s a good week of books you had!
July 13, 2009 at 10:15 pm
WOW…you win for the most books last week LOL.
Enjoy your loot! I LOVED Water for Elephants.
July 13, 2009 at 11:44 pm
You’ve got some good ones in your pile! I look forward to the reviews.
July 14, 2009 at 1:20 am
So many good books! I also loved Water For Elephants. While the topic is upsetting the story is so good. I look forward to hearing what you think about all of these books.
Thank you for always being so kind and commenting on my blog, especially lately when I haven’t been around much.
July 14, 2009 at 2:51 am
I also have Water For Elephants, but haven’t read it yet. I can’t wait to hear what you think of South of Broad!
July 14, 2009 at 11:33 am
What an amazing haul you received this week! I have to ditto the sentiments about Water for Elephants, I loved, loved that book! My book envy this week is for The Impostor’s Daughter and The Weight of Silence
July 14, 2009 at 3:11 pm
OOO! I want Wicked Plants! I loved the book trailer for it.
July 14, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Water for Elephants is a fantastic read if you can get past Marlena’s annoyances. Can’t wait to hear what you think!
July 14, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Okay how big is your TBR pile!?
July 14, 2009 at 8:59 pm
You won the lottery! The Algonquin titles are especially appealing to me, and I wondered about Harper’s THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND … I’ll look for your review.
July 15, 2009 at 10:17 am
Wow, what a great haul!!! I was really excited to pick up South of Broad yesterday from a Shelf Awareness offer
July 15, 2009 at 11:28 am
I’m really looking forward to reading the new Pat Conroy and have been wanting to steal my dad’s copy of American Lion for months. Lucky you!
July 15, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Those are good mixture of books! Enjoy!
July 16, 2009 at 9:38 am
Another person who can’t resist gushing about Water For Elephants. I’ve read it twice and listened to the audiobook, which is pretty well read, in the car with my family.
July 17, 2009 at 9:02 pm
What a haul! And I just finished “Water For Elephants.” Fantastic book … I think you’ll love it.