Sunday, March 18, 2012

Mailbox Monday for 3/19/12


Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books and is being hosted all this month by Diary Of An Eccentric.


The lovely Deb of The Reading Frenzy also moderates the Fiction General Discussion Board on the Barnes & Noble's book club site.  She had reviewed Bereft by Chris Womersley on her blog and it was a book I  thought I may really enjoy.  So when Deb emailed me and asked if I wanted to participate in a conversation about the book in May for the B&N board, I jumped at the chance.  When I got the ARC in the mail the other day, I was even more excited.


I received a trade paperback of Asgard Park by Ronald Simonar from the publicist for review.


I received a trade paperback of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon for an upcoming TLC Book Tour.






I need to learn to never go into Best Buy without an actual goal in mind.  Friday, when I decided to meander into the store, I really had no clue what I was looking for.  So when I ended up walking out with Underworld: Rise of the Lycans on DVD for $4, Celebration by Madonna (think The Immaculate Collection plus her newer hits), and a Triple Feature CD featuring 3 of Whitney Houston's albums for $9, I was lucky to get out without even more.






I guess I've been in a music centered mood lately.   I took a trip to the flea market today and walked out with 9 vinyl records for $1 each.  Only three of them were for me.  I picked up Winner In You by Patti Labelle, Whenever You Need Somebody by Rick Astley, and Magic by The Jets.

17 comments:

bermudaonion said...

Is Never Gonna Give You Up on that Rick Astley album? Enjoy your new books and music!

Kaye said...

Looks like you had a fun week adding to your music and book collection. Enjoy!

Staci said...

I bet the people at Best Buy love it when they see you come in!!! Looks like you got some great bargains!! I'm also digging the covers of the books that showed up for you..hope they're great reads!

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Ryan, nice mix of books and music this week --enjoy

Mystica said...

Nice mix of music and books. Enjoy it all.

Jennifer | Mrs Q Book Addict said...

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana has been on my tbr list for awhile. Enjoy all your new books!

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Bereft looks like one I'd enjoy, too...and the Madonna and Whitney Houston music make a nice mix of books and song.

Thanks for sharing, and enjoy your week.

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Anonymous said...

Enjoy! your books and music.

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DCMetroreader said...

Looks like we share the same taste in music! Rock on!

Audra said...

I cracked up at your comment about never entering Best Buy without a goal -- that's so what happens to me, too! Enjoy all your new purchases!

Blodeuedd said...

Happy reading and listening :D

Ellie said...

I loved the writing style in Bereft even if the storyline was a little uncomfortable in places. Hope you enjoy!

Melissa (My World...in words and pages) said...

Oooh, good week for you! I need to get the Rise of the Lycans to go with my collection. And I want to see the new movie too! :D Have a great week Ryan!

Anna said...

Wow, looks like you had a great week in books and music. Enjoy!

Wrighty said...

Good books, good music, great deals! That makes it even better! Enjoy!!

carol said...

Looks like some good books and music. Enjoy!

Michelle Stockard Miller said...

Wow, Bereft sounds like one I'd really like. I'll look forward to your review. You got a lot of other great stuff too. I love the Underworld movies and I really must get that Madonna cd.

Did you see my post about my new project? It might be something that interests you. =O)