Sunday, April 22, 2012

In My Mailbox (48) TLA Conference Edition!

    "In My Mailbox" is a weekly feature hosted by the super fabulous, Kristi at The Story Siren. "IMM" is a way to share thoughts on the books you've received throughout the week with readers. To read more about "In My Malbox," click here.






    I went to a gigantic book conference this past Thursday and was psyched to meet tons of authors, and get my hands on lots (and lots) of ARCs (Advanced Readers Copies). Due to the conference, a garage sale, and a book signing, this week I raked in 20 books--yes--20! Here we go.

14.  Things I Know About Love by Kate Le Vann
15. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
16. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
17. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
18. The Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone
19. Gimme A Call by Sarah Mylnowski
20. The List by Siobhan Vivian










 I was at the TLA Conference for part of Wednesday and all of Thursday, and was pretty picky on what books I got and yet I still somehow ended up with over 30 books! I also went to go see Siobhan Vivian, David Levithan, Elizabeth Eulberg, and Maggie Stiefvater speak on Monday at my local indie. So it was certainly a very bookish week!

Books from the TLA Conference




1. (ARC)The Letter Q (Anthology from YA Authors)
2. (ARC) 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
3. (ARC) The Templeton Twins by Jeremy and Ellis Weiner Holmes
4. (ARC) Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
5. (ARC) The Demon Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer
6. (ARC) Choke by Diana Lopez
7. (ARC) Something Like Normal by Trish Dollar
8. (ARC) Survive by Alex Morel
9. (ARC) Timepiece by Myra McEntire
10. (ARC) Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
11. (ARC) Between You and Me by Marisa Calin
12. (ARC) The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry
13. (ARC) Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
14. (ARC) A World Away by Nancy Grossman
15. (ARC) False Memory by Dan Krokos
16. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
17. (ARC) Pizza, Love, and Other Things That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams
18. (ARC) Underworld by Meg Cabot
19. (ARC) Ask the Passengers by A.S. King
20. (ARC) See You At Harry's by Jo Knowles 
21. (ARC) Secret Letters by Leigh Scheier
22. (ARC) Gold by Chris Cleave
23. (ARC) Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker
24. (ARC) Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
25. (ARC) Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
26. Dork Diaries: Tales from A Not So Fabulous Life by Rachel R. Russell
27. (ARC) Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
28. (ARC) Jepp Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh
29. (ARC) Widwinter Blood by Mons Kallentoft (adult novel)
30. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (adult novel)
31. (ARC) The Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney
32. The Taming of Lilah May by Vanessa Curtis

   I also got to see some fabulous authors like Veronica Roth, John Green, Shannon Hale, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Kate, Deb Caletti, Morgan Matson, and a ton more that I can't name off the top of my head.


Books from the Signing

     And then, here are the books from the David Levithan, Maggie Stiefvater, Siobhan Vivian, and Elizabeth Eulberg panel. (not a part of the TLA Conference)


33. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
34. The List by Siobhan Vivian
35. Take A Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg

     Whew! And that is all for a very, very long In My Mailbox. *sigh of relief* *collapses onto couch* Feel free to leave a link to your IMM (if you have one!) in the comments. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! :)

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  1. Aww, what a haul!! OMG so so many books!! Great mailbox! Enjoy all your amazing books this week ;) :)

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  2. WOW! That's all I can say :D

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  3. SO. MANY. AWESOME. BOOKS. <3
    Enjoy you two! The conference must have been so fun :)

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  4. I went to TT4L as well, and it was loads of fun! Wow, so many great books! You guys have a lot of reading to do! :D

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  6. So many books! My IMM post looks pitiful compared to this one. Happy reading!

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  7. Shiver was really good. I hope you enjoy everything! Here's my IMM!

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  8. I totally didn't know you girls were there! I was there! How fun would it have been to MEET IN PERSON! UGH. Next time, we're making that happen. I, too, was super picky about books this time and still came home with more than I was expecting. The publishers were so awesome and generous. Okay, off to go read now! :)

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  9. AHHHH! You got Palace of Stone?! OMG I am so excited about that book; I'm a huge Shannon Hale fan! Have so much fun with your new reads! :)

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  10. I'm oober jealous! Those books are pretty awesome (especially Palace of Stone! Can't wait to read it!) Have fun reading! That enough to keep you well read for a couple months!

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  11. Meredith!! OMGosh so pics like this of gigantic stacks of books just seriously make me happy haha :P I NEED to see about going to TLA and RT nextyear, I feel like I totally missed out when I look at all your guys' awesome pics with authors and then all the amazing goodies you got in! Lol anyways I hope you enjoy everything you got in, looks like you are going to be a super busy reader!!

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  13. WOW! I don't know what to say except I'm incredibly jealous of you right now.

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  14. You two, so many good books!

    I've heard excellent things about Code Name Verity, Erin, and I hope you enjoy Froi of the Exiles, Meredith!

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  15. ooooh my goodness! you got an ARC for the new gail carriger book!!! Can I sell you my first memories? Or the color of my hair??? SOOOO intensely green eyed right now but really excited for you!

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