Mailbox Monday #23
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Welcome to another edition of Mailbox Monday, sponsored by Marcia at The Printed Page.
I can't believe I've stuck with this weekly meme for 22 weeks. Now, I think its a habit.
Here's what came in my mailbox this week:
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1. The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris, which I received from the author for a June 2009 TLC Book Tour.
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2. Sway by Zachary Lazar, which I won over at Teddy Rose's So Many Precious Books, So Little Time!
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3. Dirty Little Angels by Chris Tusa for review from the author.
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4. The Shipwreck of a Nation: Germany: An Inside View by H. Peter Nennhaus, which I received from the author for review.
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5. Aesop's Fables retold by John Cech, illustrated by Martin Jarrie, which I won from Booking Mama
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6. Coventry by Helen Humphreys, which I received for review as part of the WWII Reading Challenge from W.W. Norton & Company.
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7. Stroke by Sidney Wade, which I received from the poet for review.
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8. The Hardship Post by Jehanne Dubrow, which I bought at her most recent reading at The Writer's Center on March 29. More on that later.
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9. City of a Hundred Fires by Richard Blanco, which I bought at his most recent reading at The Writer's Center on March 29. More on this later.
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