Sunday, October 10, 2010

Mondays: Mailbox/Whereabouts/Musings

Mailbox Monday has moved over to She Reads and Reads, for the month of October.

I received four books, in the past week, thanks to the authors/publicists:

1) Velocity by Alan Jacobson (Crime Fiction)
2) Out at Night by Susan Arnout Smith (Crime Fiction)
3) Cry Ohana by Rosemary and Larry Lidd (Crime Fiction)
4) The Weight of Shadows by Alison Strobel (Women's Fiction)

And lastly, I bought:
5) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
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I read two books for the 24 Hour Readathon:
1) Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
2) The Weight of Shadows by Alison Strobel 

I will be reading 
Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

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In regards to books, reading, the publishing industry, etc… What are you most grateful for? Why? Have you ever done anything to tangibly show your appreciation?

All I do is, read! And review, discuss. Not much else! Maybe I should send out letters to the publishing houses, showing my appreciation. Should I? I am not sure! What do you say?!
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27 comments:

  1. MishaOctober 10, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    You've got great books this week! Happy Reading!
    Misha
    In My Mailbox

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  2. pussrebootsOctober 11, 2010 at 5:35 AM

    I'm surprised at how much I accomplished. Here's what I'm reading this week.

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  3. TeddyreeOctober 11, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    Glad to see you've got your reading mojo back. I have Stieg Larsson's trilogy waiting patiently for me :-)
    Have a great week and happy reading!

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  4. LydiaOctober 11, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    I need to get through the rest of the trilogy by Stieg Larsson, I think my issue was the first one really took quite a bit out of me.

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  5. Laurel-Rain SnowOctober 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    I'd like to read The Weight of Shadows...I'll be watching for your review.

    Hope you enjoy your reading!

    Here's mine:

    Click my name for the link....

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  6. Sheila (Bookjourney)October 11, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson? Is that book 2? I won that one but haven't started it yet.

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  7. Kathy MartinOctober 11, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    What a nice week! I have the first by Stieg Larsson on my Kindle but haven't had a chance to read it yet. My Monday Report is here. Happy reading!

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  8. JenniferOctober 11, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    You had a good week and some lovely books. Enjoy Stieg Larsson's book. Have a great week reading. My Monday can be found here: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/10/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-1011.html

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  9. RAnnOctober 11, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    I keep reading good reviews of Larsson's books.

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  10. Jan von HarzOctober 11, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and truly enjoyed it but still need to read the other two in the series. Hope you have a great week!

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  11. Nikki in NiagaraOctober 11, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    Velocity is asbsolutely fabulous!!

    But make sure you've read the book that comes before it "Crush" as Velocity is a direct sequel and picks up right where Crush left off.

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  12. UnknownOctober 11, 2010 at 4:43 PM

    Glad you got out of a slump.

    I'd like to do the 24 hour readathon sometime.

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  13. DCMetroreaderOctober 11, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    I've heard good things about Velocity -- hope you enjoy it!

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  14. jlshallOctober 11, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Two books in 24 hours sounds great! So the slump has ended - that's good, too. Hope you enjoy all your reading this week!

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  15. SuzanneOctober 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Hornet's Nest is really good and I hope you like it -- my Monday is here: http://bibliosue.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_11.html

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  16. Natalie~Coffee and a Book ChickOctober 11, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    I really enjoyed the The Girl Who...series by Stieg Larssen -- but I think I really enjoyed the first one the best! Can't wait to read your thoughts on it!
    Here's my Mailbox: Coffee and a Book Chick -- Mailbox Monday...

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  17. Kate ScottOctober 11, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    I'll be interested to see what you think of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Happy reading and thanks for commenting!

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  18. KristenOctober 11, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    I've been meaning to read the first in Stieg's series and haven't yet. WIll have to look into them! Have a great reading week.

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  19. KellyOctober 11, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Writing letters to the publishing industry is an interesting idea. I like it a lot. It's always nice to know people appreciate what you do, and not just the end product of what you do (if that makes sense).

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  20. AnonymousOctober 12, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    Congrats on finishing a couple books during the read-a-thon. Enjoy The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - I've heard lots of good things about it.

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  21. Bev HankinsOctober 12, 2010 at 3:38 AM

    Glad you were able to get out of the reading slump for the read-a-thon! Good list.
    Here's mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2010/10/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_11.html

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  22. ElizabethOctober 12, 2010 at 4:03 AM

    Stopping by from She Reads and Reads' post for Mailbox Monday.

    Have a great week.

    Stop by my blog if you like.

    http://silversolara.blogspot.com

    Enjoy your books.

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  23. Holly (2 Kids and Tired)October 12, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    Great mailbox! Enjoy!!

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  24. MysticaOctober 12, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    I loved the Larsson book but the others you've got also look good. Enjoy your week.

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  25. AnnaOctober 12, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    I'm happy to see you've been reading again! Enjoy your new books.

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  26. AthiraOctober 13, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    I keep reminding myself that I should read Stieg Larsson's books, but I keep pushing away! Have a great week!

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  27. bermudaonionOctober 14, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    All of your new books sound good to me. Enjoy!

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