mailbox monday

My mailbox was woefully (or perhaps not so woefully, given the state of my TBR pile) empty this week, but then I went to lunch with Miriam and Kathy. And Kathy brought these to offer me! Wasn’t that nice of her? Spooner looks to be quirky, and Roses is a family saga, which I just can’t resist. I can’t wait to read them! By the

Oh how I love to come home from vacation and find books waiting for me! This is what came into my house while I was gone: The first two are ARCs I received through LibraryThing, and the last four were from a PaperbackSwap exchange. I hope you had great stuff in your mailbox! Mailbox Mondays are hosted by The Printed Page.

First, the STARS of the week! I’m writing this on Thursday and publishing it on Monday, it’s entirely possible (nay, likely!) that I’ll have Catching Fire finished by the time you read this.  I’m taking it with me on the road to Nashville this (past) weekend.  I buy new hardcovers so rarely, it feels like a treat! Oh, and I got these also, from PaperbackSwap:

I apparently took a little hiatus from this meme! But, I have some goodies to report.     How to Say Goodbye in Robot is my latest snag from Amazon Vine.  A Friend of the Family came to me from the publisher, Algonquin Books.  The Shimmer, I received from a publicist.  And Society is from PaperbackSwap. Mailbox Mondays are hosted by The Printed Page.