In My Mailbox 19NOV11

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From the Library:

I went a little bit overboard, checking out a lot of great looking books! First up is Alexandra Robbins' The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth, a Goodreads Choice Nominee for Best Non-Fiction. While I probably won't review it on my blog (as I try to focus mostly on YA), I have high hopes as I loved her previous books Pledged and The Overachievers

Next up is a collection of Kate Beaton's hilarious cartoons, titled Hark! A Vagrant. I've read some of her cartoons but am excited to read all that is contained in this book.

Fangirl squee! Finally the third book in the Beka Cooper trilogy is out (it was actually released about a month ago but I wasn't aware). One of the hardest parts of being a Pierce fan is the LONG waits in between books. Luckily if you've never read a Pierce book, you have a great backlist waiting on you-start with the Alanna books.

As I was browsing for another book, I happened to see this one on the shelves and couldn't believe my luck. Shades of Milk and Honey, an Austen-esque fantasy novel, sounds right up my alley. Can't wait to dive into this one!

I've been following Tess Hilmo's blog for a while and have seen the high praise With a Name Like Love has received so of course I wanted to give it a read. My hold finally arrived this week.

I needed another book to round out the second of my trips to the library (yes there were two this week) so I was browsing the shelves and, while looking for a Julie James book, came across the Henry James section (vastly different!) I debated between this and The Turn of the Screw, as both are short but this got the nod as I adore the excellent adaptation, titled The Heiress and starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift (highly recommended film).

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From Amazon Vine:

I requested two amazing looking 2012 YA debuts this week (they should arrive on Monday but I want to post about them this week as I don't know if I'll do IMM next week).
First up is Article 5; I have no idea what to expect from this but I figured it was worth a shot.

Then we have The Gathering Storm, paranormal historical fiction set in Russia is a very unique premise so it will be interesting to see how Bridges pulls it off.

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Last, but certainly not least is another 2012 debut that I was lucky enough to win through Firstreads. Another book about which I have no expectations but hopefully will end up enjoying.

So that's my haul. How did everyone else do this week?