Monday, May 30, 2011

Mailbox Monday (May 30) + Blogger Meet-Up

Mailbox Monday buttonMailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books they received during the previous week. Warning: MM can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and huge wish lists! Mailbox Monday, which was started by Marcia (who now blogs at A girl and her books) is on blog tour—this month, it’s hosted by Mari at MariReads.

I didn’t receive any books in the mail this week, but I did meet up with Tina (Bookshipper) and Linda (Better with Books) at the tea shop for our usual monthly gathering. (Donna, Cindy and Amanda unfortunately couldn’t make it.) It’s been a while since I’ve been to a meet-up, so it was great to get together and chat and exchange books. One of the hot topics was Book Expo America, which just ended last week—both Tina and I hope to be there in 2012!

On the book front, Tina gave me her ARC of She Loves You, She Loves You Not by Julie Anne Peters (which is due out in June), while Linda gave me both The Girl Who Stopped Swimming and Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson, as well as The Writer’s Retreat Kit: A Guide for Creative Exploration and Personal Expression by Judy Reeves.


After the meet-up, Linda and I stopped in at a local thrift store to drop off the extra books that none of us wanted and I picked up another book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. I also bought a lovely pair of dark brown mugs that say “tea” on one side and “thé” on the other.



What did you find in your mailbox this past week? For other Mailbox Monday posts, head over to MariReads.
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17 comments:

  1. bermudaonionMay 30, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    You're in for a treat with the Joshilyn Jackson books. I missed you at BEA and hope you make it next year.

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  2. Julie May 30, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Even without getting books in your mailbox, you had a great book week! I have the audio of Backseat Saints; hoping to listen to it this week sometime! (I LOVE your mugs, too)

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  3. AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    The Writer's Retreat Kit looks interesting - I hope you get a lot from it. Here's my Mailbox Monday:

    http://notjustreading.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-mailbox-monday-15/

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  4. cindysloveofbooksMay 30, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Sorry I missed yesterday Avis. You got some great books and love the mugs.

    Do you think you will be coming to BEA next year?

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  5. Aisle BMay 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Love the Tea mugs and nice books Avis!

    Finally some SUN in MTL. I seriously thought the monsoon would never end! Ahhh going off to read and plant some veggies :)

    Enjoy the reads girl:)

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  6. bibliophiliacMay 30, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Meeting up with other book bloggers would be fun. The Writer's Retreat Kit sounds like a find. I'll be interested to read your review.

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  7. Mary (Bookfan)May 30, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    You got some good ones. I liked Jackson and hope to read Backseat Saints over the summer.

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  8. StaciMay 30, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    All of the books you left with look great and I have a few of them on my shelves!! Love the mugs!

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  9. gautami tripathyMay 30, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Have a great reading week. I received only one book in my mailbox!!


    Here is my Monday: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings post!

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  10. MysticaMay 30, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    You have some good reading in there and the mugs are so nice.

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  11. Beth(bookaholicmom)May 30, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    Those mugs are great! Back Seat Saints is a good read! It sounds like you had a perfect day!

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  12. KathleenMay 30, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    I hope to go to BEA next year too. It will all depend on work and when my son's graduation from high school takes place.

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  13. WendyMay 31, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    That is wonderful that you live so close to other bloggers - I wish I did! And I'm glad to see you are hoping to get to BEA in 2012 - so am I!

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  14. Martha@Hey, I want to read thatMay 31, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Have I mentioned how jealous I am of your monthly meetings? How nice to be able to get together with other bloggers regularly. Great "mailbox" I really want to read Joshilyn Jackson. Here's hoping we all get to meet up at next year's BEA.

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  15. SukoMay 31, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Sounds like you had fun! I really like the mugs.

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  16. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaMay 31, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    I loved Back Seat Saints; hope u do too.

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  17. AmyJune 2, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    How great that you all get together at a tea shop, I love places like that. And you have some nice books to read now. I haven't read Joshilyn Jackson's books yet but the reviews are very good. They seem like great books for a hot day! The writer's retreat kit looks very interesting!

    Enjoy!

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