Mailbox Monday #20
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Welcome to another Mailbox Monday, sponsored by Marcia of The Printed Page.
I cannot believe the influx of books I received this week. It amazes me that every week I get a new book in the mail to read and review. I really enjoy reading and reviewing books here from a variety of genres and I love interviewing and speaking with authors and poets.
Ok, enough of my jabbering, here's what came in the mailbox this week:
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1. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, which I won from In Bed With Books. Published by Penguin Group.
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2. The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C.M. Mayo (a longtime instructor at the local Writer's Center in Bethesda, Md.), which I received from Unbridled Books for a May blog tour.
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3. The Italian Lover by Robert Hellenga, which I won on A Circle of Books. Published by Hatchette Group.
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4. The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, which I received from Hatchette Group--Mom will be reviewing this one.
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5. Rubies in the Orchard by Lynda Resnick, which I received from the author for review. This is published by Doubleday.
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6. Torched Verse Ends by Steven Schroeder, which I received from the poet whom I interviewed for 32 Poems. I'll let you know when the interview is up and ready. His book is published by BlazeVOX.
From Poet H.L. Hix:
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7. Estonian Elegy and Selected Poems; a translation of Juri Talvet's poems
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I also received the following from the great people at Soho Press:
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9. Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal
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10. Caravaggio's Angel by Ruth Brandon
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11. Silesian Station by David Downing, which may qualify for the WWII Reading Challenge.
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12. Zoo Station by David Downing, which qualifies for the WWII Reading Challenge.
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13. Exiles by Elliot Krieger
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14. God of Luck by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
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15. A Deadly Paradise by Grace Brophy, which may qualify for the WWII Reading Challenge.
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