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Books I bought/received: September 2008
- Name: Michele
- Month: September
- What books/magazines did you buy this month? Why did you buy them?
- -The Witching Hour by Ann Rice, used, from a thrift store, because it’s a 1st ed. hardback of a book I enjoy
- -Great Ages of Man: Ancient America, used, from a thrift store, research
- -Great Ages of Man: Byzantium,used, from a thrift store, research
- -Great Ages of Man: Barbarian Europe, used, from a thrift store, research
- -Great Ages of Man: Ancient China, used, from a thrift store, research
- -The Next Fix by Matt Wallace, new, from the publisher’s web site, because I wanted to read it
- -Beauty & Dynamite by Alethea Kontis, new, from the publisher’s web site, liked short work by the author
- -Exploring the Northern Tradition by Galina Krasskova, new, from Borders in store, Husband’s choice
- -Essential Asatru by Diana L. Paxson, new, from Borders in store, husband’s choice
- -The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Witchcraft & Practical Magic, new, from Borders in store, research
- -Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe, new, from Borders in store, for kids/review
- -VAMPS by Nancy A. Collins, new, from Borders in store, for review/Monsterlibrarian project
- -Eyes of the Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready, new, from convention, research/interested in trying the author
- -Firebirds Rising, new, from convention, interested in the book
- -Bestial: Werewolf Apocalypse by William D. Carl, new, from convention, interested in the book
- -Mama’s Boy by Fran Friel, new, from convention, interested in the book
- -Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, new, from Borders in store, because I like the book and never had a copy of my own
- -Dead to Me by Anton Strout, new, from convention, I want to try out the author
- -The Android’s Dream by John Scalzi, new, from convention, I love Scalzi’s blog
- -Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow, new, from convention, research
- -The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar, new, from convention, research
- Did you download any free books this month? Why did you chose to download them and where did you download them from (author web site, publisher web site, bit torrent site)?
- *Books/ARCs I received for possible review this month:
- -Attack of the Two Headed Poetry Monster
- -Blood of the Dead by A.P. Fuchs
- -Kandide and the Secret of the Mist by Diana S. Zimmerman
- -Catacombs and Photographs by Brandy Schwan
- -Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
- -Agnes Hahn by Richard Satterlie
- -Killing Kiss by Sam Stone
- -Death and the Maiden pt. 5
- -Heaven’s Bones by Samantha Henderson
- *Books Won or Given This Month:
- -Dead Sea by Brian Keene, at Context 21
- -Juno Books 2008 Sneak Peek