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Mailbox Monday ~ 3.2.09
I’m sorry to be late this week, but I spent a good part of yesterday compiling the entries for my Bookmark It contest for Bookroom Reviews’ Book Giveaway Carnival. I didn’t even have time to enter any contests myself. It’s a good problem to have, though. 
If you haven’t entered my contest, please do. I think it’s a lot of fun.
I did not even come close to visiting all of the Mailbox Monday posts last week. I’m going to do my best to do better this week.
Before I feature any of the other books I received last week, I want to give a special shout out to our own Marcia, one of the biggest supporters of my Facebook Book Club, the Historical Fiction Lovers book club. Saturday, the FedEx man showed up with a parcel for me. I wasn’t expecting anything, so I tore into the package, and this is what I found:
I could not believe my eyes! It was almost like receiving bars of gold. I could not put the book down. It is divided into more than a dozen sections dedicated to one aspect of historical fiction or the other. I was so excited and surprised that I got tears in my eyes. I will never be at a loss for suggesting historical fiction to the book club or to another person again. I could pretty much read nothing other than what can be found in this book and still not read them all. It is truly an incredible resource. Thank you so much, Marcia! I treasure this book and look forward to many more hours perusing its pages. I now have a TBR glacier waiting to be mined of all its literary gems.
Here is the rest of what I found in my mailbox last week:
From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island by Lorna Goodison sent by HarperCollins.
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford sent by HarperCollins.
The Unfinished Clue & Behold, Here’s Poison by Georgette Heyer, bought under the influence of Amy from Passages to the Past. She “owes” me $20 bucks, but I won’t hold my breath. ;
The Used World by Have Kimmel (bought)
Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business by Lynda Resnick sent to me from Pom Wonderful. I saw this featured on The View and was sent an email about it that very same afternoon. I took it as kismet. I don’t read a lot of business related books, but this deals with branding and I’m all about that right now. I’m almost finished with it and it’s very interesting.
What did you get in your mailbox last week?
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March 4, 2009 | Filed Under Mailbox Monday
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7 Responses to “Mailbox Monday ~ 3.2.09”
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Lezlie
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009 at 1:22 pm1Reply to this comment.Nice!! That really is a fantastic gift to receive!! It looks so good!
Lezlie
Lezlie’s last blog post..MISQUOTING JESUS
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Marg
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009 at 7:48 pm2Reply to this comment.I love reading Sarah Johnson’s blog, so this is definitely a great gift!
Marg’s last blog post..Library Loot!
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Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
Posted: Mar 4th, 2009 at 9:32 pm3Reply to this comment.great variety…i like the guide to historical fiction.
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)’s last blog post..Interview with Poet Barbara Orton
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Marcia
Posted: Mar 5th, 2009 at 4:53 am4Reply to this comment.You’re welcome. I just knew it would be the perfect book for you. So have you found the 3rd queen yet? It should be easy now.
Marcia’s last blog post..Cover Attraction ~ March 4th
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Monica @ Monniblog
Posted: Mar 7th, 2009 at 7:23 am5Reply to this comment.OMG now I totally want that book!!! Historical fiction is probably my FAVOURITE genre!
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Anna
Posted: Mar 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm6Reply to this comment.The historical fiction guide sounds great. Hope you enjoy all your new books.
Anna’s last blog post..Mailbox Monday–March 9
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Amy @ Passages to the Past
Posted: Mar 9th, 2009 at 7:56 pm7Reply to this comment.I am sooo jealous that you got the HF guide to the genre! Lucky! It’s soo expensive…I actually contemplated stealing it from the library…don’t worry it’s still there, safe and sound. But it was tempting.
Amy @ Passages to the Past’s last blog post..Mistress of the Sun giveaway!!
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