Sunday, April 17, 2011

Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. Mailbox Monday is currently on tour and this month is making it's home with Amy at Passages to the Past.

Hello everyone! I recently returned from a week long vacation to Washington DC and to see the in-laws in NY and of course I had to check out the bookstores in both of these locations. Unfortunately, I was too busy seeing the sites in DC to hit more than one bookstore there and the one I did go to was way too pricey for me. NY totally redeemed the trip for me book wise though because I discovered a fantastic UBS in the middle of nowhere and came home with a whole bunch of goodies! Also got some books from a few other sources so without further ado:

From the publisher for review:
  • The Dark Enquiry (Lady Julia #5) by Deanna Raybourn
  • The Maid by Kimberly Cutter
  • The Linen Queen by Patricia Falvey
  • Dreams of Joy by Lisa See


From Oblong Books in Millerton, NY:
  • Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay


From Rodger's Book Barn in Hillsdale, NY (this is the great find!!!):
  • Ophelia by Lisa Klein
  • The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain by Margaret Irwin
  • The King Must Die by Mary Renault
  • How Late it Was, How Late by James Kelman
  • The House of Medici: It's Rise and Fall by Christopher Hibbert
  • An Army of Angels by Pamela Marcantel
  • Elizabeth Captive Princess by Margaret Irwin
  • The Coffee Trader by David Liss
  • Captive Queen by Alison Weir
*note: the Margaret Irwin covers shown are not the ones I bought. The versions I got were hardcovers published by book-club-of-the-month and I could not find a picture of them.



Won from Goodreads First Reads Giveaways:
  • The Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole


From PBS:
  • Arabella by Georgette Heyer
  • The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
  • The Emperor (Morland Dynasty #11) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles



And that does it for me this week :)

21 comments:

  1. Wow! What a great mailbox. I'll be keeping an eye out for your reviews, especially for the Raybourn and Cutter books.

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  2. Totally jumping up and down about The Dark Enquiry and The Maid! You have some fabulous reading ahead of you :)

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  3. So many delicious books -- I'm so covetous!

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  4. Wow, wow, wow...you have such a delicious mailbox this week! Really awesome additions! I hope you enjoy them all!

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  5. That's a lot of books! I'm curious about Russian Winter. I saw it advertised a lot for awhile, but couldn't make up my mind. I'll be interested to hear what you think about it.

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  6. Oh, my goodness! Color me green! The Linen Queen, Russian Winter, The Remains of the Day (which is on my I-Must-Read-Before-I-Die list), Captive Queen ... drool ... Enjoy all of your wonderful reads!

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  7. Fabulous looking books! I envy you the trip to NY and DC.

    Hansel and Gretel looks intriguing.

    Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST

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  8. Wow. Just a wealth of wonderful reads. You will have a great time!

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  9. What a fabulous range of books here. The Deanna Raybourn is my first choice of the lot! lovely cover as well.

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  10. Those look like great books! I am going to put a hold on the Raybourn one...

    Here is my mailbox!
    http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/mailbox-monday-4.html

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  11. Nice haul! I have The House of Medici but I could take all the rest :D
    Enjoy!

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  12. Wow, lots of great titles and such a wonderful variety! It'll be hard to know where to start.

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  13. Holy Moly - that should keep you busy for quite a while! Dreams of Joy is a wonderful story - I loved it!! Have a great week, enjoy your new books and happy reading! My MM is here should you like to visit.

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  14. Wow! terrific reads, enjoy them.

    come by and see mine and my giveaways.

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  15. Wow, fantastic mailbox! I see many, many great looking titles! How will you decide which to read first?

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  16. Goodness what a cornicupia of great books! I am especially interested in the Hansel and Gretel book as years ago I picked it up, but never got to it.

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  17. I am drooling over your books! Enjoy! Thank you for stopping by my blog!

    Michelle V

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  18. I'm in love with your stash of great finds!! How did I not know you were from Michigan??? I feel like a loser!! LOL!

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  19. What a great list. Enjoy all the books!

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