In My Mailbox - 01.17.10

Bought:

Magic for Beginners

by Kelly Link - my review

-from the book jacket:

An entire village takes up residence in a woman's handbag. A man becomes convinced that his dead wife is having an affair. A family moves to their dream house in the suburbs, where gradually everything they have becomes haunted. The mundane mingles with the magical to dazzling effect in Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners.

You Don't Love Me Yet

by Jonathan Lethem

-from the book jacket:

a comedy of mismatched lovers, with delicious echoes of Jane Austen's Emma

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

by Agatha Christie

-picked this up for my Marple Poirot Holmes reading challenge

Good stuff received from contests:

Battle of the Network Zombies (ARC)
by Mark Henry
-from Mark's ARC contest


Review for this and the first two in the series will appear during September Zombies week (if not sooner).

Mr Darcy's Diary

by Amanda Grange

-from Lissa at Scenes from a Slow Moving Life

Searching for Pemberley

by Mary Lydon Simonsen

-from Libby at Libby's Library News

Reviews for these two will appear in November during the Pemberley Ball.

Received in my email box:

I Want You Back!

(chapters 5 to 8)

a free E- chapter book (with illustrations)

by E. Van Lowe

-a YA paranormal story

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My Giveaways:

February goodies will appear during

Mr Knightley's Picnic event - Feb 25-26

details coming this Thursday

Dawn of the Dreadfuls

-ends March 24

Book from your wish list

Mad Men Challenge

-ends Nov 30

*In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.