Mailbox Monday
January 26, 2009
It’s time for another Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia of The Printed Page. Last week was a wonderful week in books for me. Here’s what I got:
Monday
- The Long Fall by Walter Mosley from Penguin Books
Tuesday
- Shelf Awareness t-shirt
Wednesday
- De Marco Empire by J. Lou McCartney from the author
Thursday
- Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly from Hachette Books
Friday
- In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar from Jill of Fizzy Thoughts
Saturday
- That Went Well by Terrell Harris Dougan from Author Marketing Experts
- Kill For Me by Karen Rose from Hachette Books
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah from St. Martin’s Reading Group Gold
What books came into your house last week?
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I’m headed to Alabama to help my mom celebrate her 82nd birthday. My parents don’t have interent and I won’t have Carl and his phone with me, so I may not be on line at all. I will try to check my email, but won’t be on Google Reader or Twitter. (I have posts scheduled to publish, so you’ll still be hearing from me, barring a glitch in WordPress.) I’m taking Drood, Speaking For Myself, Very Valentine, Thirteen Reasons Why, and Who By Fire with me. Talk about ambitious!
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I look forward to reading you thoughts on “Kill For Me” by Karen Rose. I’ve heard bunches of great things about this author! 🙂
Enjoy your trip to Alabama. Sometimes it’s nice to be “unconnected.”
I hope you write a post about your mom for this week’s Thursday’s Thoughts.
Have a safe trip.
So glad you got FIREFLY LANE.
Happy birthday to your mom! You got some nice books this week and you might find some reading time once Twitter is turned off!!
The book I’m reading is set in Alabama. I really want to read Firefly Lane… Have a fun trip; Happy Bday to Mom.
You got some great books this week! I got Firefly Lane last week and it looks good. My mailbox was empty except for books for my husband. It’s a good thing as I need to catch up! How did you get the Shelf Awareness T-shirt?!
Have a wonderful trip to Alabama and Happy Birthday to your mom! I’ll be looking forward to your review of Very Valentine. I need to read that soon as well.
Have a fun and safe trip kathy. Happy Birthday to your mom. You got some really great books last week. Hope your box is full of stuff while your away. happy Reading.
Very ambitious indeed! Can’t wait to hear what you think about Very Valentine. I’m really looking forward to reading it.
Firefly Lane was the first book of Kristin Hannah’s that I read, and I really liked it.
A Shelf Awareness Tee – That’s so cool! Great lot of books too, I really want to read ‘The Long Fall’ I enjoy Mosley’s writing style.
Have fun in Alabama, looks like you may have to hit a bookstore while you’re there considering you’re only taking 5 books! 😉
Have a great trip, say hi to Alabama for me!
I can’t wait to see what you think of 13 Reasons Why.
Have fun! When you get back, I tagged you for The Bookshelf Meme, but it won’t be posting until Wednesday.
Have a great trip 🙂 I don’t know how you keep up with all of your reading!
Have a great trip! I also got The Long Fall and Galway Bay (and Firefly Lane came to me last week). Looks like we’ll be reading some of the same books in the next couple of months 🙂
Have a great trip! Happy birthday to your mom!
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Happy Birthday to your mom. Have a great trip. I am half finished with Who by Fire and I am toting Drood along also.
Have a great time, you have a lot of great reading to keep you busy. 🙂
You had a good week! Have a fun trip visiting your mom! I got The Long Fall and Galway Bay this week also.
Excited about Galway Bay. I’ve stopped looking at Shelf Awareness for the time being until I get my pile down. Way too tempting.
Safe and fun trip, Kathy. you will love Very Valentine! I couldn’t put it down. Firefly Lane is very good too, don’t forget the kleenex box. Galway Bay is just begging to be read with that gorgeous cover art. Happy birthday to your mom.
You got Firefly Lane! Great! I was going to offer you mine, if it didn’t arrive. I can’t wait to hear about Galway Bay. It sounds fabulous and the cover is breathtaking.
I gotta say that Galaway Bay is one of my most anticipated this year!
Great pile of books-looks like a lot of us will be getting Galway Bay. Have a safe trip and enjoy your time with your mom.
Yummy books! I got my copy of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County in my mailbox today, so I’m really excited about that. Enjoy your trip! Be safe!
Have a great time with your mom in Alabama. I just started in on Drood today. I am setting myself a goal of a 100 pages a day. I don’t want to be reading it forever. I got Galway Bay last week as well. Good luck with your reading.
You are ambitious taking Drood; it intimidates me! Can’t wait to hear what you think about Galway Bay…I got it too and can’t wait to read it!
Sometimes the “slow down” we get from not having computer access is nice. Enjoy yourself.
Kathy If you get this in time please tell sarah to have a happy happy happy birthday………….
I am waiting for my copy of Kill for Me. I just finished Scream for Me and loved it and have Die for Me on reserve at our library!
My list is here: http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2009/01/mailbox-monday-1-26-2009.html
Have a good trip! I’m looking forward to hearing what you think about Drood and 13 Reasons Why.
I just received Galway Bay today – what a beautiful cover. Looking forward to it!
Wow, Kathy, what a haul! I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of Drood. Have a great trip and happy birthday to your mum!
Happy reading Kathy! Sounds like you received some wonderful books! I also received Firefly Lane, and I’m thinking of seeing if Miriam still wants reviewers for Galaway Bay as it sounds very interesting.
🙂 Wendi
I recieved Wonderous Strange by Lesley Livingston. Great haul!
What part of Alabama are you going to be in? Have fun!
I loved Firefly Lane!! I hope you do…it brought back soooo many memories from growing up!!
Happy Birthday to your mom – enjoy the celebration!
Like everyone else, I want to know how you snagged at Shelf-Awareness t-shirt!
I got *Firefly Lane* this week, too. My Mailbox Monday is here.
I cannot wait to start reading Galway Bay…that looks like a good one.
Have a great time at the birthday celebration!
We got a lot of the same books this time! I received Galway Bay, That Went Well, and Firefly Lane. Happy reading!
Have fun in AL Kathy!
I have Firefly Lane and I think That Went Well sounds like a good read.
Thank you for stopping by the ‘mailbox’ this week. Enjoy ‘Firefly Lane’, it’s good one.
Firefly Lane is wonderful. I hope you enjoy it!