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message 1: by Joseph (new)
Mar 31, 2012 03:54PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
April showers bring May flowers, what do the booksellers bring us? Share your April purchases here.


message 2: by Marc (new)
Apr 02, 2012 04:31PM

Marc Stanley | 10 comments the addiction made another appearence today...after receiving my copy of the LONDENERS to review...i ran out to use an old Barnes n Noble card and picked up the ROOK by Daniel O'Malley and the Jefferson Key by Steve Berry...Damn...i still have seven books to finish first!


message 3: by Colby (new)
Apr 02, 2012 06:21PM

Colby (colbz) Marc...you think seven's a problem? I have at least twenty-thirty on my shelves I haven't read!!
Bought Far from You by Lisa Schroeder with my Amazon gift card today. Thought I'd try another Lisa Schroeder book because it was really cheap.


message 4: by Marc (new)
Apr 03, 2012 05:54AM

Marc Stanley | 10 comments Colby, 23 is a much deeper problem :) this year the purchase bug seems to be biting more often...and i've got hundreds in these (virtual) shelves...even as i was leaving the store id see another that is at the top of my list...such is life.


message 5: by Marc (new)
Apr 03, 2012 05:55AM

Marc Stanley | 10 comments Great choices Rhianna!


message 6: by Nicole(thereadingrebel) (new)
Apr 03, 2012 12:02PM

Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments I just got:
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer


message 7: by Colby (new)
Apr 03, 2012 02:11PM

Colby (colbz) Marc wrote: "Colby, 23 is a much deeper problem :) this year the purchase bug seems to be biting more often...and i've got hundreds in these (virtual) shelves...even as i was leaving the store id see another th..."

I know the feeling. I do that all the time.


message 9: by A book away from an episode of hoarders (last edited Apr 04, 2012 11:46AM) (new)
Apr 04, 2012 11:38AM

A book away from an episode of hoarders (fidgit77) | 45 comments Colby wrote: "Marc...you think seven's a problem? I have at least twenty-thirty on my shelves I haven't read!!"

Now I feel really embarrased. I have a shelf on goodreads named "owned-not read" that has 361 books on it. I probably have more than that I just haven't tagged.

I've only bought Through Violet Eyes so far this month.


message 10: by Colby (new)
Apr 04, 2012 01:42PM

Colby (colbz) I bought another one. Because I just now realized that I am an enthusiastic nerdfighter and yet I have never read Let it Snow by John Green . And I met this nerdfighter today (Well, I've already known her, but I just realized she was a nerdfighter today) and she was reading it and I was like DAAAAAAAAAAAH NEED TO READ THAT ONE.


message 11: by Katrina (new)
Apr 04, 2012 03:27PM

Katrina (katmcv) Colby wrote: "I bought another one. Because I just now realized that I am an enthusiastic nerdfighter and yet I have never read Let it Snow by John Green. And I met this nerdfighter today (Well, I've alrea..."

I loved Let It Snow! Enjoy!


message 12: by Colby (new)
Apr 04, 2012 03:28PM

Colby (colbz) Yay!


message 13: by Ilean (new)
Apr 05, 2012 02:12PM

Ilean (ileanfulton) | 242 comments I just bought "Mobbed" by Carol Higgens Clark paperback from Sam's Club


message 15: by Kris (new)
Apr 06, 2012 03:54PM

Kris | 1 comments The dollar store is a great place to get good cheap books.


message 16: by Joseph (last edited Apr 06, 2012 05:49PM) (new)
Apr 06, 2012 05:48PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
My first buy of April: The Springsweet (The Vespertine, #2) by Saundra Mitchell


message 17: by Joseph (new)
Apr 08, 2012 02:35PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Another couple orders delivered: Vampires A Field Guide to the Creatures That Stalk the Night by Bob Curran Field Guide to Irish Fairies by Bob Curran Ghastly Glass by Joyce Lavene The Story of Charlotte's Web E.B. White's Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic by Michael Sims


message 18: by Colby (new)
Apr 08, 2012 06:38PM

Colby (colbz) My mom bought me a copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson


message 19: by Joseph (new)
Apr 09, 2012 03:24PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
I'm on a roll. Got some nice finds at Half Price: The Maid by Kimberly Cutter Hex Appeal (Jazz Tremaine, #2) by Linda Wisdom Wicked by Any Other Name (Jazz Tremaine, #3) by Linda Wisdom Due or Die (Library Lover's Mystery, #2) by Jenn McKinlay Scaredy Kat by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Crunch Time (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery #16) by Diane Mott Davidson


message 21: by Aoibhínn (new)
Apr 10, 2012 06:51AM

Aoibhínn (aoibhinn) Just got these books this morning:

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Many Bloody Returns short-story collection edited by Charlaine Harris
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Throwaway by Heather Huffman
The Last of the Mohicansby James Fenimore Cooper

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma Wench A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle Throwaway by Heather Huffman The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper


message 22: by Nicole(thereadingrebel) (new)
Apr 10, 2012 01:03PM

Nicole(thereadingrebel) (thereadingrebel) | 130 comments another Heyer:
Pistols for Two And Other Stories by Georgette Heyer


message 23: by A book away from an episode of hoarders (new)
Apr 10, 2012 02:10PM

A book away from an episode of hoarders (fidgit77) | 45 comments I bought the kindle bundle of The Iron Druid Chronicles Bundle: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered because it also came with two short stories, one I had already read but the other I couldn't find anywhere else.


message 24: by Michelle (new)
Apr 10, 2012 07:58PM

Michelle (michellelisa) | 1 comments I bought a pile of romance novels from kobo for 1.99 each.Must have got 7 or 8. Really good buys.


message 25: by Jocelin (new)
Apr 10, 2012 10:47PM

Jocelin | 151 comments So far here is the list so far:
Mia's Baker's Dozen by Coco Simon , Wicked as They Come (Blud, #1) by Delilah S. Dawson , The Saint (Highland Guard, #5) by Monica McCarty , Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice, #9) by John Flanagan , The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone


message 26: by Mellowcloud (new)
Apr 11, 2012 08:39AM

Mellowcloud | 1 comments Prince M Been keeping an ear out for the doorbell to ring all day. It's one of those days you wonder why the mailman (whom the postal office said was already on his way) takes forever to arrive with your parcel post. :D


The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 1 1907-1922 by Ernest Hemingway Room Full of Mirrors A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross Drawing From Life The Journal as Art by Jennifer New The Artist's Way Starter Kit by Julia Cameron Steal Like an Artist 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative by Austin Kleon


message 27: by Karen M (last edited Apr 11, 2012 03:22PM) (new)
Apr 11, 2012 03:16PM

Karen M | 418 comments Prince wrote: "Prince M Been keeping an ear out for the doorbell to ring all day. It's one of those days you wonder why the mailman (whom the postal office said was already on his way) takes forever to arrive wit..."

I recently had one box of books delivered early but the second box wasn't with it. I "patiently" waited 2 days and emailed the website where they reminded me it was 10 days to 2 weeks delivery and it was less than 1 week. Of course, the box turned up the next day. LOL Bills I can wait for but not books!

Second box contained:
Trip To The North Pole (The Polar Express The Movie) by Ellen Weiss , Needful Things by Stephen King , The Barrytown Trilogy The Commitments / The Snapper / The Van by Roddy Doyle , The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy and The Choice by Nicholas Sparks


message 28: by Colby (new)
Apr 11, 2012 03:37PM

Colby (colbz) Finally got around to buying Stephen King's On Writing by Stephen King . Can't wait to read. A teacher of mine owns it and says that it really helps him with writing, and he's a great author, so I'm really excited to see what it's like.


message 29: by [deleted user] (new)
Apr 11, 2012 04:20PM

From B&N:

Liminal States

Patina Style

From Amazon:

The Fear Institute


message 30: by Joy (last edited Apr 12, 2012 12:23AM) (new)
Apr 12, 2012 12:21AM

Joy Split Second
Hour Game
Simple Genius

So far I have only bought 9 books this year!!! GASP!!! Unheard of for me!


message 31: by Thom (new)
Apr 14, 2012 05:16AM

Thom Swennes (Yorrick) | 592 comments I went to a yard sale today and bought a yard of books for $10.00. Some of my purchases are: Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg Point Of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9) by Patricia Cornwell Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) by Patricia Cornwell The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) by Patricia Cornwell The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell Cause Of Death by Patricia Cornwell From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) by Patricia Cornwell Silent Witness by Richard North Patterson Undone by Michael Kimball Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2) by V.C. Andrews


message 32: by J.W. (last edited Apr 21, 2012 04:53AM) (new)
Apr 14, 2012 05:26AM

J.W. Griebel (jengri) I got a gift card, so technically I still didn't break my "no more buying books until December" rule:

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge Horns by Joe Hill The Bachman Books Four Early Novels by Stephen King by Stephen King Brave New World by Aldous Huxley No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccirilli The Hollower by Mary Sangiovanni The Missing (Keeper, #2) by Sarah Langan Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan Seven Sorcerers by Caro King One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke The Survivor by James Herbert Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) by Lemony Snicket The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3) by Lemony Snicket The Passage (The Passage #1) by Justin Cronin Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling The Never War (Pendragon, #3) by D.J. MacHale Black Water (Pendragon, #5) by D.J. MacHale The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale The Lost City of Faar by D.J. MacHale Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti



Got another gift card:

Afterlife by Douglas Clegg Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly The Infernals A Samuel Johnson Tale by John Connolly The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Bantam Classics) by Lewis Carroll His Dark Materials The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman The Bone Parade by Mark Nykanen The Neverending Story by Michael Ende Isis by Douglas Clegg


message 33: by Vikki (last edited Apr 16, 2012 03:30AM) (new)
Apr 16, 2012 03:30AM

Vikki (silverstarz) | 65 comments So far I've bought....

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Judas Kiss (Taylor Jackson, #3) by J.T. Ellison The Lady of the Rivers (The Cousins' War, #3) by Philippa Gregory Elizabeth I by Margaret George


message 34: by Joseph (new)
Apr 16, 2012 05:53AM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Bought used: The Sword of Medina by Sherry Jones What a Goddess Wants (Forgotten Goddesses, #1) by Stephanie Julian


message 35: by Kate (last edited Apr 16, 2012 07:35AM) (new)
Apr 16, 2012 07:28AM

Kate (kateksh) | 13 comments Library book sale: 23 books for 10 bucks!

I got several WWii non-fiction and a 2009 Tom Clancy for my husband,
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson , Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood , April & Oliver by Tess Callahan , The Third Twin by Ken Follett , Motherless Brooklyn A Novel by Jonathan Lethem ,
The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi Revere Beach Boulevard A Novel (Revere Beach Trilogy/Roland Merullo, Bk 1) by Roland Merullo , American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld ,
I'll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates ,
The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald

and a small stack for my sons.

My kind of afternoon! Must say, it's very cool that I have a place to post about my obsession. Happy book-hunting to all!


message 37: by [deleted user] (new)
Apr 17, 2012 04:23PM

Kate wrote: "Library book sale: 23 books for 10 bucks!

I got several WWii non-fiction and a 2009 Tom Clancy for my husband,
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, April & Oliver by Tess Callahan, [bookcove..."


Nice haul!


message 38: by A book away from an episode of hoarders (last edited Apr 18, 2012 06:14AM) (new)
Apr 17, 2012 05:49PM

A book away from an episode of hoarders (fidgit77) | 45 comments This last weekend I picked up:
Under Wraps (Underworld Detection Agency, #1) by Hannah Jayne Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) by Dean Koontz Chosen By Blood (Para-Ops, #1) by Virna DePaul Blood Law (Alexandra Sabian, #1) by Jeannie Holmes Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) by Patricia Briggs Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) by Charlaine Harris The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton


message 39: by Joseph (new)
Apr 18, 2012 06:39AM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Just got: Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #4) by Kevin Hearne


message 40: by Lianne (new)
Apr 18, 2012 07:31AM

Lianne (eclecticreading) I recently bought Sara Poole's Poison and Nicole Galland's Revenge of the Rose for a very low price at the bookstore. I also ordered a copy of The Little Prince (been meaning to get a copy for myself), Issac Asimov's The End of Eternity and Deborah Harkness's A Discovery of Witches.


message 41: by Ilean (new)
Apr 18, 2012 12:38PM

Ilean (ileanfulton) | 242 comments shhhh. I ordered 2 books from doubleday book club. My hubby will find out when I hand him the bill!


message 42: by Colby (new)
Apr 18, 2012 02:11PM

Colby (colbz) Ordered a copy of Paper Towns by John Green for my friend so I can convert him to Nerdfighterism.


message 43: by Shauna (new)
Apr 18, 2012 02:58PM

Shauna Castle | 105 comments The Last Echo (The Body Finder, #3) by Kimberly Derting for kindle


message 44: by Aoibhínn (new)
Apr 19, 2012 11:02AM

Aoibhínn (aoibhinn) New books I just got on my Kindle today:

The Future of Us by Jay Asher
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

The Future of Us by Jay Asher Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella War Horse by Michael Morpurgo


message 45: by Colby (new)
Apr 19, 2012 01:44PM

Colby (colbz) The Future of Us. *sigh* Such potential. Such potential.


message 46: by Joseph (new)
Apr 19, 2012 07:35PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Just got back from getting a signed copy of The Last Echo (The Body Finder, #3) by Kimberly Derting


message 47: by Joseph (new)
Apr 20, 2012 04:16PM

Joseph (bluemanticore) | 1866 comments Mod
Got a whopper of a delivery of ordered books today. Whoopee!
The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles, #3) by Rick Riordan The Shape of Desire (A Shifting Circle Novel) by Sharon Shinn Croak (Croak, #1) by Gina Damico Rise of the Wolf (Wereworld, #1) by Curtis Jobling On the Prowl (The Others, #13) by Christine Warren Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by R.L. LaFevers Discount Armageddon (Incryptid, #1) by Seanan McGuire


message 48: by Thom (new)
Apr 20, 2012 05:03PM

Thom Swennes (Yorrick) | 592 comments I've received these from Bol. The Apprentice (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #2) by Tess Gerritsen The Dark Room by Minette Walters Blue Monday by Nicci French The Litigators by John Grisham General James Longstreet The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier by Jeffry D. Wert


message 50: by Thom (new)
Apr 24, 2012 06:30AM

Thom Swennes (Yorrick) | 592 comments Another yard of books..... Mirage by James Follett The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson Coldheart Canyon A Hollywood Ghost Story by Clive Barker The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Innocent Man by John Grisham The Bourne Betrayal (Jason Bourne, #5) by Eric Van Lustbader Whistle by James Jones The Wire In The Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) by Val McDermid The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly The Moscow Vector (Covert-One, #6) by Patrick Larkin The Triumph of the Sun by Wilbur A. Smith A Special Valor by Richard Wheeller The only downside in buying books by length is carrying them out the door!


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