mailbox monday + what am i reading?

Mailbox Monday ...

august's mailbox monday host

is Life in the Thumb

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a very crammed mailbox this week!

thinking i can't add them all today,

but i'll have a go or at least begin and hope there's something

you'll find for your own reading pleasure...

some fabulous e reads received -

In Leah’s Wake

debut by Terri Giuliano Long
Whirlwind Tour THIS WEEK !!
with .99 purchase price ONLY til friday 26th
*giveaways of signed copies + *amazon gift cards 
Terri's book received the 
Coffee Time Reviewer Recommend award, 

which recognizes outstanding writing style. 

 In Leah’s Wake was also selected as a finalist 

in the Book Bundlz 2011 Book Pick contest! 

Treasure Me 
the paperback version of Treasure Me will be available in several weeks. 

byauthor  Christine Nolfi who has her own fascinating story on site~

Save Your Heart For Me
graciously sent to me 
by Caroline Clemmons
 book excerpt on site for whetting your appetite!





 my postbox was literally jammed with a stash

including these fantastic hard copies ~

 

                                the entire Auralia’s Thread series 
by Jeffrey Overstreet

available at  Looking Closer 

 chapters for each book in the series 

Auralia's Journal with link to first chapter

plus several more blog wins - 

gratitude to Christine & Pepper of Writer's Alley and Linda Weaver Clarke ...

now as to what am i reading on this monday?

hosted by Sheila at Book Journey

{with HUNDREDS of reading links}

currently, i'm continuing my
indie jane group reading of Sense and Sensibility  
 discussing crazy ?s about this week's chapters 16 - 22 ...
plus ++

 my third Carrie Bebris' 
the 2nd of the mr and mrs darcy mysteries
as part of my S and S commitment for the 2011 Challenge
{see 2011 reading challenge page top right}
and in time for 
Laurel Ann's review wednesday at Austenprose

that's more than i can handle 

but definitely a lovely stack to look forward to!

what's in your mailbox? 
{or library tote} ?
what are your reading options looking like this week?

Girl Reading by Charles Edward Perugini, 1879. 
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what's in my mailbox?

here's a cool meme for sharing our new reads

whether we've received them via the post,

from the library, friends or gifts.

what's in your mailbox?

In My Mailbox {IMM} 

is hosted weekly by the story siren.

because so many of you love sharing your books
{there are almost 300 400 links at her site!}
by the time i completed this post! amazing ~ i'm #394
and because i've so many arriving here,
i look forward to sharing these intros to new reads for you
and, hopefully, you'll share yours too ~

these were literally in my mail ~

*review update~
the long and winding road...

evocative of aspects of my own family history,
i took great interest in Ira's faith and life journey.
a memoir of Ira's personal insights into Amish life revealed insights
i found myself curious to know.
the exclusivity of leadership issues {and how their ministers were chosen!},
 family, community, activities, fundamentals of their worship...
controversial, i'm sure, to those of the Amish communities,
but the insider's view that answers many of the questions outsiders want to ask.
Ira's quick closure to his journey was disappointing
as i was expecting to walk a little further with him to his current life as non Amish.
it left me wanting to know more...
for those who would like to know more than the current spate of Amish fiction
and similar 'outsider' writings offer,
i would highly recommend Ira's revelations of Amish reality.

* i received a complimentary copy of the book for review purposes from Tyndale House

these are from the library ~

and i won't include kindle gifts and downloads this week
because the list will be continuous ~
lots of good reads available everywhere...

now i need to take time away from the screens to get them read
while reading remains a pleasure !

what's in your reading stack?

 if you want to add your link to the IMM bloglist
here's how it works ~

Make your own IMM post! 

You can post about books you've bought, 

gotten from the library, received for review... 

books don't have to arrive via your mailbox. 

I post every week, but you don’t have to. 

You can do one week out of the month or every other week it’s up to you. 

You don't have to call your post In My Mailbox... 

(some people don't even have mailboxes!)

I post my IMM on Sunday, 

but choose a day of the week that works for you.

Once you have your IMM posted, come back to The Story Siren on Sunday 

and add your link to the list. 

Try to post a comment on other bloggers IMM posts. 

I don’t expect you to post a comment on every single one, but pick a few!

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