In My Mailbox Monday, Feb 21

Seen both at The Printed Page (hosted in Feb at Library of Clean Reads) and The Story Siren, my Mailbox Monday/In My Mailbox for the second part of Feb.  Read anything I got?  What did you get?


For Review!



Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb

Won!



Dust (Jacob's Ladder #1) by Elizabeth Bear, thanks to vvb32 Reads  
Kiss of the Rose (Tudor Vampire Chronicles #1) by Kate Pearce with some very awesome swag, thanks to Book Lovers, Inc.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran, thanks to Read It Forward
Mr. Bishop and the Actress by Janet Mullany, thanks to Risky Regencies

Acquired!



There was a book swap/giveaway at work. In reality, I walked away with an obscene haul but these were the particular gems I'm excited about!

The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation by Nancy Rubin Stuart
Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America by Thomas A. Foster

Comments

  1. MiaandSofiaFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    A fanstastic pile of books! They all look very interesting. Happy reading :)
    Check out what's In My Mailbox

    Mia @GrippedintoBooks

    ReplyDelete
  2. TheBookGirlFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    My oh my that's a great selection of books, and what a great win!
    Mr. Bishop and the actress sounds particularly interesting to me, and the bookswap books are sort of timely for today, Washington's Birthday :)
    Hope you enjoy them all.

    ReplyDelete
  3. BlodeueddFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Woe, winning streak :D I hope you will enjoy M Tussaud

    ReplyDelete
  4. HollyFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    You got Madame Tussaud! I was eyeballing this in B&N the other day but promised myself no hardcovers this year. The last 2 look really interesting also. Happy reading!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Tribute Books MamaFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/mailbox-monday-shes-all-that.html

    ReplyDelete
  6. AudraFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    @TheBookGirl: I'm really looking forward to Mr Bishop -- the set up sounds great and the author is one whose blog I really enjoy -- which I think bodes well!

    @Blodeuedd & Holly: I can't wait for my Mme Tussaud -- it looks so good. I've got it in paperback and will be giving away my copy with my review!

    ReplyDelete
  7. bermudaonionFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Wow, congratulations on all the great wins!

    ReplyDelete
  8. AudraFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    I know, seriously! I've been home sick for the last week and just when my post-Xmas blues really set in, I got this glut of awesome books!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    The Beauty Of Humanity Movement is a book I had not heard of until you posted this. I looked it up and found out it is set in Vietnam. This one goes onto my must-read list, thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  10. AudraFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    @Danielle -- doesn't it look so good??? My review for it will be posted March 23rd -- I can't wait to start it!

    ReplyDelete
  11. AudraFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    For anyone on GoodReads, The Beauty of Humanity Movement is avail via their giveaway!

    ReplyDelete
  12. ElysiumFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Angelology sounds good! I won Madame Tussaud too but haven't gotten it yet. Enjoy your books!

    ReplyDelete
  13. nomadreader (Carrie)February 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Fantastic pile! I'll look forward to your reviews of Angelology and the new Camilla Gibb. Both sound intriguing to me!

    ReplyDelete
  14. MaryFebruary 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Nice gets and wins! I'm reading Madam Tussaud right now!

    ReplyDelete
  15. vvb32 readsFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    mmm, i like your mailbox this week. i'm curious about the 18th century men in MA...

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Weekend reads, or it's sunny, sunny, sunny!

Image
Hoping to finish this New Adult romance, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. First Son Alex thinks he loathes British prince Henry but it turns out they maybe have the hots for each other. It's pretty cute and very escapist.

After something like 28 days of rain, we're finally promised a sunny weekend so I'll be doing yard work for infinity. (My front yard is such a jungle that a landscaper actually jackknifed in the road to give me their card so if that's not a sign from the universe, I don't know what is.)

What are you reading this weekend? Or, what else will you be doing?
Read more

Interview with author Cynthia Ripley Miller

Image
I'm excited to share my interview with author Cynthia Ripley Miller; I've just started her newest book, The Quest for the Crown of Thorns, a historical novel that is giving me The DaVinci Code-meets-Outlander vibes. Set in 5th century Rome, it's a romantic thriller adventure with fascinating historical elements that have me hooked. If you're intrigued, check out the interview and enter the giveaway at the end of this post.

Do you have any writing rituals or routines?

I prefer writing in the late morning continuing into the early evening. Depending on how much time I have, I'll take a break and step away from it for some fresh air, and then return a little later. When I walk, I listen to music. Often, the words or melody will trigger ideas that I may incorporate into my stories. I'll often write after the dinner hour as well.

Regarding rituals, in my office, I have pictures that represent how I imagine my settings and characters to look. I have talismans that ha…
Read more

Supper Club by Lara Williams

Image
Those evenings, sitting on the living-room floor, laptops to our sides and an array of paper scattered across the floor, drinking wine and listening to music, were suffused with a warmth like nothing else I'd ever felt. I thought of it as the same feeling people get when planning their wedding. It felt enormous and essential and transitory: this papier-mâché beast that we were trying to carve into form.

Did I like this book? Or did I hate it? I'm going to split the difference and just say "yes".

Supper Club by Lara Williams
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2019
Digital review copy via Edelweiss

To stave off loneliness in college, our narrator Roberta takes up cooking. But this isn't one of those sumptuous, charming foodie novels that has your mouth watering; instead, there was something a little gross, slightly dank, and funky about the food. (Williams has our narrator observe that our appetites tip close toward revulsion.) There was an extreme focus on body that reminded …
Read more

I am Mrs. Jesse James by Pat Wahler

Image
I've spent so much time praying marriage would be an anchor for Jesse. Do you think he'll ever abandon his wandering life and stay home with you for good?

I won this book in a giveaway last fall and had been meaning to read it as soon as it arrived; and then my wife broke her ankle and we moved and I hadn't unpacked this book until a few weeks ago. It was a perfect read for both of my reading challenges this year -- Historical Fiction and Read Harder's challenge 9, "a book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads".

I will confess to some apprehension ahead of starting this book, though. In this current political climate, in which neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and domestic terrorists are getting mainstream platforming, I wasn't sure if we needed historical novels that offer empathetic views of people who were, and remained, problematic in their lifetimes. (I keep wondering if Melanie Benjamin's The Aviator'…
Read more