Happy Monday, blogosphere! For some reason I am feeling more chipper than usual for a Monday morning. A large part of it is probably that I only have to go in to work for an hour-long meeting, instead of my usual seven hour shift. Hooray!
Another part of it may be the large quantity of e-books that I have acquired this week. Although I have been blogging a few months now, I didn't know how to receive ARC's and galleys - I didn't even know that book bloggers frequently do receive them from publishers hoping to get some feedback. After following a Twitter conversation about NetGalley, a website that allows you to request and download electronic versions of unreleased books to your e-reader or computer, I was very excited to check it out and put in requests for a few books. I may have gotten a bit carried away - I won't be requesting any more until I have the chance to get through most of my books.
Here are the winners:
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Honestly, these were all just books that sounded interesting to me. I am participating in a South Asian challenge and a Middle East Reading challenge, so I was drawn to books that seemed to fit into those categories, but I also just picked a few that looked interesting. I am looking forward to diving into these reads! Thanks to Rose City Reader for hosting Mailbox Monday this month!
Oh, and in other news, I just want to share that I am very excited because I just picked up my tickets for a literacy symposium where Leif Enger will be the
keynote speaker. :-D
Wow, I didn't know about NetGalley. Thanks for introducing me, I can tell that site is going to be a temptation for me :p
ReplyDeleteWe the Drowned looks interesting. I love the cover art on that one!
ReplyDeleteThose books all look like fun! I haven't signed up for NetGalley yet, but I'm sure I will eventually. ;)
ReplyDeleteI am trying to stay away from Netgalley until I get caught up here on my reading. These books all look good and very tempting! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI joined the South Asia Challenge myself and have posted just one book up. These look so good . Enjoy the reading.
ReplyDeleteThese are all new to me. I hope you enjoy them.
ReplyDelete@Sam - be careful, it can be addicting!
ReplyDelete@Kate - that is exactly why I picked it out. I know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but in this case, I am guilty.
@Eva - Like I told Sam, be careful or you will get addicted fast! I need to stay off until I finish everything I've gotten from them.
@Beth - That's what I should ahve done!
@Mystica - I am considering reading the Secret Daughter for the challenge! There are so many good South Asian books, it is hard to decide on just a few.
@Mary - Thank you! Thanks for stopping by.