Monday, October 25, 2010

Mailbox Monday: Book Fair Loot (October 25)

Mailbox Monday buttonMailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books they received during the previous week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists! Mailbox Monday, which was started by Marcia at The Printed Page, is on blog tour—and I’m thrilled to be hosting this month!

October is one of my favourite months because it’s Book Fair Month: as much as possible, I try to go to both the McGill Book Fair here in Montreal (which happened this past week) and the Quebec City Women’s Club Book Fair in Quebec City (which is next weekend). (In the past, I’ve referred to the last week of October as “Book Fair Week,” as both book fairs have taken place that week; this year, however, the McGill Book Fair was a week early.)

This year, Linda (Better with Books), Amanda (Tales and Treats) and I went to the McGill Book Fair and I came home with a pile of books:




The books are:
I also picked up a few yoga books (of the variety that contain pictures of various poses) for a total of 18 books for $60.

I think I managed to visit all your blogs last week—if for some reason I missed yours, please let me know and I’ll visit it right away!

What books came into your house this past week? Let us know by leaving a link to your post below. Next month, don’t forget to visit our November host, Julie at Knitting and Sundries!


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33 comments:

  1. Linda NguyenOctober 25, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    Woot! I was third with the linky! =P

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  2. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)October 25, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    I love book fairs. I recently picked up a copy of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society... I've been hearing good things about it.

    Enjoy your nice stack of books!

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  3. The Phantom ParagrapherOctober 25, 2010 at 2:18 AM

    I wish we had book fairs in NZ , Im a new follower
    www.thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com

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  4. AlyceOctober 25, 2010 at 2:35 AM

    It looks like you got some fantastic books!

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  5. ElysiumOctober 25, 2010 at 4:44 AM

    Great books! I Capture the Castle and The Space Between Us sounds good. Enjoy!

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  6. Julie Anne LindseyOctober 25, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    I love that you picked up all those books on Yoga! I've been trying to make time for ti in my crazy life and never do, so I was thinking, "Well, maybe I can just read about it" lol. I may follow your lead...

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  7. SerenaOctober 25, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    Potato Peel Pie Society is one of my favorite reads from last year. I hope you enjoy it.

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  8. Mary (Bookfan)October 25, 2010 at 7:26 AM

    Looks like a lot of good titles. I really liked "Guernsey". Have a great week!

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  9. AnnaOctober 25, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    Wow, what a great bunch of books. Sounds like you had a wonderful time.

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  10. DCMetroreaderOctober 25, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    I loved Gladwell's the Tipping Point and hear Blink is another good book too.

    Enjoy all your books!

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  11. bermudaonionOctober 25, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    Wow, it looks like you got some great buys!! The Space Between Us jumps out at me, because I loved The Weight of Heaven.

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  12. Aisle BOctober 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    McGill always has an incredible array of books to choose from and I envy you for THE SPACE BETWEEN US.

    What a great mailbox and Avis thanks for hosting OCT 2010 with flare. GO MONTREAL!

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  13. Julie October 25, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    I'm really going to have to get The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society; I've been seeing it on SO many shelves! I rated Sugar 5 out of 5 stars; it's not a 'feel-good' story, but it is absolutely excellent, if emotionally difficult, read.

    Thanks for hosting this past month!

    Julie @ Knitting and Sundries

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  14. Laurel-Rain SnowOctober 25, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    Oh, book fairs are something I wish for...the only ones we have here (that I know of) are the ones our authors host every year.

    Your books look good!

    Thanks for hosting this month, and this is the last Monday, isn't it?

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  15. The Book ChickOctober 25, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    Thank-you for being our host for October! I can't believe that this is the last week of the month. Where does the time go?

    I enjoyed "The Space Between Us" and "Guernsey" both very much- enjoy!!!

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  16. AudraOctober 25, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    I just love I Capture the Castle -- wonderful book, and I thought the movie did an excellent job.

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  17. WandaOctober 25, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    You've snag some good books. The cover of Small Island looks intriguing.

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  18. Kate ScottOctober 25, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    The Guernsey Lit book looks awesome! It's on my TBR list.

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  19. Nicole (Linus's Blanket)October 25, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Oh wow! You have got some great books. I want to read Small Island by Andrea Levy. I have heard some great stuff about her books.

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  20. Jo-JoOctober 25, 2010 at 10:19 AM

    That is a LOT of books!!! Enjoy them all.

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  21. Beth(bookaholicmom)October 25, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    The Guernsey book is very good. Small Island is one I want to read. I have Sugar in my tbr pile. Not only did you have a great time at the book fair but you got some great books! Thanks for being such a wonderful Mailbox Monday host!

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  22. Gilion at Rose City ReaderOctober 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    I Capture the Castle is one of my Top 10 favorites of all time. I love it.

    Enjoy your books!

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  23. AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Wow, what a great mailbox! :) The Space Between Us looks interesting, and I love I Capture the castle and enjoyed The Guernsey . . .!

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  24. Yvonne @ Fiction Books ReviewsOctober 25, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    I like the sound of 'Sugar' and 'The Space Between Us'.

    Thanks for the great job hosting this month.

    Yvonne

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  25. AmyOctober 25, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Ooohhh what a great selection of books! Some really fun ones there. Happy reading.

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  26. AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    Loved the peek in your mailbox. Fun, good books.

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  27. cindysloveofbooksOctober 25, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    Avis you did really well at the book fair. I know I really have to make the effort to go next year.

    Happy reading.

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  28. StaciOctober 25, 2010 at 7:06 PM

    Your brought home some great reads!!! Enjoy!

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  29. Laura @ I'm Booking ItOctober 25, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    You found some great books! I enjoyed Guernsey, Blink, and I Capture the Castle. Enjoy all of them!

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  30. Michelle Stockard MillerOctober 26, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    Wow...what a great group of books! Love the cover of that edition of I Capture The Castle.

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  31. Meg @ write meg!October 26, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    So many good ones there! I love Andrea Levy and have had Small Island in my TBR forever. I really, really need to buckle down and read it -- especially since I'm getting her latest very soon!

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  32. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaOctober 27, 2010 at 7:07 PM

    Thrity Umrigar is a favorite author of mine, and The Space Between Us is one of her best works....read it soon :)

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  33. KayeOctober 30, 2010 at 1:51 AM

    I love all the books you've mentioned. and all of the list listed there i copied it so that i can include them in my book list. yey thanks for sharing!

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