Mailbox Monday, Oct 15

My Mailbox Monday for this week is another lovely melange of titles -- more 2013 releases, so I'll be sitting on my hands for a bit. To learn more about any book, click the cover and it should open in a new tab/window.

I'm thrilled to say I'm going to be hosting Mailbox Monday in February 2013!! So excited -- I feel wicked famous/awesome/fancy.

What did you get this week?

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Won



Thanks to Meaghan at A Cineaste's Collection

Comments

  1. JennaOctober 14, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Dying to read the new Louise Edreich!!

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    1. AudraOctober 14, 2012 at 11:57 AM

      Shockingly, it'll be my first time reading her! I'm super excited.

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  2. AnnaOctober 14, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    The World War One book looks fantastic. Enjoy!

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  3. bermudaonionOctober 14, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    So many good books! The Girl Who Fell to Earth looks very appealing to me since it's a memoir.

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  4. Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid ReaderOctober 14, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Looks like you have some great reading ahead of you, Audra. I had no idea there was a new Thursday Next book out. I'll be curious for your thoughts on the Anne Lyle book as I have the first one (I think it's called The Alchemist of Souls) in the series on my shelf waiting to be read -- have you read that one yet ?

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  5. SerenaOctober 14, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    The mapmaker's war interests me as well.

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  6. Jo @ Booklover Book ReviewsOctober 14, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    I love the look of The Mapmaker's War and am intrigued by the Yoko Ogawa title after enjoying The Housekeeper and the Professor. Enjoy!

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  7. MysticaOctober 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    I like all your books specially the Edreich one.

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  8. LeahOctober 15, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    Oh, Jasper Fforde. ♥ When I first discovered him I wasn't exactly a fan. I just couldn't get his sense of humor - and I'm a HUGE fan of quirk. I set aside the book and a year or two later I was in the middle of a bad reading slump. I decided to give Fforde another shot and fell in love.

    I studied military history, though my focus was on the Civil War. Lately I've been wanting to learn more about the world wars. I started with WWII since the bookshop where I work has far more on that war than WWI, and now I've been looking for a good book on WWI. I'll keep an eye out for that one!

    Ooh, I came across Revenge yesterday on netgalley and it sounded very interesting!

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  9. CharlieOctober 15, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    Good variety of genres! Loving the cover of the Lyle, the overall subject is obvious because of it (and awesome!)

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  10. ZibileeOctober 15, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Oh, all of these looks so different, and fun! I can't wait for you to try some of them and let us know what your reactions are. I just love seeing these mailbox Monday posts!

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  11. RyanOctober 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Revenge looks good. Have a great week.

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  12. ChristinaOctober 19, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    My favorite cover of your pretty haul this week? The Girl Who Fell to Earth. Of course, I don't really read memoirs, but, whatever.

    I look forward to seeing what you think of the Thursday Next books. They're so kooky!

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