This is the post-ALA “OMG don’t all the books look shiny!” edition of Stacking the Shelves.
But let me be clear, I didn’t walk out with ARCS of any of these – or actually anything at all. These are, for the most part, books I saw or heard about at the conference and then picked up eARCs from Edelweiss and NetGalley. I can’t carry this many books. Galen and I together can’t carry this many books. And we didn’t have room for nearly this many books in our luggage. I did see plenty of people walking around – let’s be honest here, lumbering around – with either big stacks of books in their arms or multiple overflowing bags of books hanging from their arms. And it looked PAINFUL. This is why I love eARCs. My iPad weighs exactly the same no matter how many books are in it.
Occasionally, however, this presents a problem. As you can see, I also don’t know when to quit!
For Review:
Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit
A Dream Called Home by Reyna Grande
Eliza Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Exile of the Seas (Chronicles of Dasnaria #2) by Jeffe Kennedy
Forever (Trelawneys of Williamsburg #3) by Anne Meredith
The Frame-Up (Golden Arrow Mysteries #1) by Meghan Scott Molin
Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
The Holy Ghost Speakeasy and Revival by Terry Roberts
Immortal (Trelawneys of Williamsburg #2) by Anne Meredith
Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic
John Woman by Walter Mossley
A Key to Treehouse Living by Elliot Reed
The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
The New Inheritors by Kent Wascom
OK, Mr. Field by Katharine Kilalea
Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg
Redlined by Linda Gartz
Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
The Ruin of Kings (Godslayer #1) by Jenn Lyons
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane (Honeymoon Harbor #2) by JoAnn Ross
Some Trick by Helen DeWitt
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Tender (Trelawneys of Williamsburg #1) by Anne Meredith
Vox by Christina Dalcher
The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey
Purchased from Amazon:
Circe by Madeline Miller
Herons Landing (Honeymoon Harbor #1) by JoAnn Ross
Home to Honeymoon Harbor (Honeymoon Harbor #0.5) by JoAnn Ross
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
I like physical books but I am really a bigger fan of eARCs as well. I love that they don’t take up space and being able to adjust the font size is a big plus for my old eyes. I do like having copies of some of my favorites but I prefer reading on my Kindle. Enjoy all of your new books!
Carole @ Carole’s Random Life in Books recently posted..Stacking the Shelves #125
Oh yes. The fonts and the backlighting. I have print copies of particular favorites, and a few signed copies from authors I love, but for reading purposes I much prefer ebooks!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Stacking the Shelves (294)
Looks like you’re all set for reads for a week or two. LOL Very nice haul and this makes me want to go shopping for books!
Laura Thomas recently posted..Bamboozled by Barbara Barrett ~ Cozy Tour and Giveaway
I am drooling over all these books! I understand not wanting to carry all these books home. I have a couple of these on my TBR shelf as well (e-ARCs). I don’t have Circe, but that one is on my wish list big time. It sounds so good! I hope you enjoy all of these!
The Ruin of Kings and The Map of Salt and Stars really stood out to me. Enjoy all your books!
Tressa @ Wishful Endings recently posted..Weekly Update #271, in which vacation time is coming…
Wow, now that’s what I call a serious book haul! These all sound great too, especially Circe and Vox. I hope you enjoy them all!
I’m not an e-book reader. I have a Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kobo, iPad…and oodles of e-books but I just prefer holding a real book in my hand! Happy reading!