Mailbox Monday
November 15, 2010
Mailbox Monday is one of my favorite memes because I love taking a peek at everyone else’s books. Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is being hosted by Julie of Knitting and Sundries for the month of November. Here’s what showed up at my house last week:
Monday
- I Slept With Joey Ramone by Mickey Leigh with Legs McNeil came from Simon & Schuster
- Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen was a win from Joyfully Retired
Tuesday
- Barnes & Noble gift certificate was a win from Friday Reads
- Life by Keith Richards came from Hachette Books
Friday
- Freedom by Jonathan Franzen was a Twitter win from Macmillan Audio
Saturday
- A box of five books and a homemade bookmark came from my friend Heather of Raging Bibliomania
What did you find in your mailbox last week?
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Hello:
These all look very good. Enjoy!!
You had a fantastic week! I’m most jealous of the B&N gift card though
wow…somebody was lucky last week. I like the audio of Freedom.
What does it say about us that we love to see what everyone else got? LOL!
I’m extremely jealous of your week — FREEDOM on audio, gift card, and surprises!
Nice wins, Kathy! I have the LMA book on my shelf and look forward to reading it.
They are some chunky books you have there Kathy. I hope you enjoy them.
All these sound so good! Enjoy!
Lucky you to win the audio of Freedom!
You won some great prizes! I’d like to read Keith Richards’ bio. Please stop by my Mailbox if you get a chance. Happy reading!
Nice wins! I’m interested in your thoughts on Freedom. I haven’t read Franzen but this one sounds interesting, I like family dramas.
Great mailbox Kathy
I am looking forward to your review of Freedom. I read The Corrections and liked it alot (although I hated all the characters), but have heard mixed things about this new one.
Hm I did see that the library has bought the Franzen book.
Happy reading!
What a great week’s wins. I want to read the Keith Richards bio. I hear it’s pretty wild. I’d also like to hear what you think about Freedom. I’ve been hearing good things but for some reason I don’t know how excited I am by it.
The Louisa May Alcott biography looks good. Have you ever been to her house in Concord? I lived right around the corner from it for the first 13 years of my life. It’s absolutely gorgeous there, so if you’re interested in her it’s a great place to spend a vacation! = )
I bought a copy of Freedom just the other day, and I am excited about it because I just loved The Corrections. I am looking forward to getting the chance to try it out. Also, I have been really eying the Keith Richards book as well, so I will be really interested in hearing your take on it. Enjoy all the new books!
It looks like you received a lot of good ones! I would love to listen to Freedom also, so I will be looking forward to your review of this one.
Great mailbox this week, I hope you enjoy them all.
I had heard a really interesting interview with Harriet Reisen the author of Louis May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, on the Dian Rehm Show. The topic was this book so I thought I would share the link with you in case you were interested.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-10-27/harriet-reisen-louisa-may-alcott-henry-holt
Nice selection.
I was thinking of listening to Feedom too so I’ll be interested in the audiobook review. And I suppose Keith Richard’s Life could be very interesting.
You got a great selection here! My mailbox was not so full this week lol http://blog.juliealindsey.com/
Great group of books! I’m interested to see how you find the audi of Freedom. I expect Keith Richards Life is very interesting!
I hope the Louise May Alcott book is good. I want to know about her but I don’t!
What a nice box from Heather! Enjoy!
~ Amy
I just read the Louisa May Alcott bio last week and liked it. I’ll be interested to see what you think of it since you read a lot more bios then I do.
Kathy! What a great and diverse “mailbox”! Hachette sent you Keith Richards’ book?! Enjoy !
I’m interested in the Louisa May Alcott book and I’m also curious to know what books Heather sent you! Enjoy your loot!
I’ve heard so many mixed reviews for Freedom. I am looking forward to your thoughts on it. Louisa May Alcott fascinates me. You had a very good week Kathy!
Looks like a great list of books. Enjoy!
I’m excited to hear about I Slept With Joey Ramone!
I read a great review of Life by musician Liz Phair in the NY Times. Sounds terrific! Hope you enjoy Freedom more than I did. I still feel like I’m missing something that others are getting out of it :/
My jaw just hit the floor. You got LIFE. I am so jealous!
Wow … nice haul, Kathy! Enjoy.
Happy reading!
I love the sound of the book on Alcott! Enjoy them all, Kathy
I too like the Alcott book. Will wait to see what you think of it.
Audio may be the way to go with Freedom. I’m not a fan of his writing but sort of want to read it just to know what all the fuss is about.
What a pair your two audios are!
The Keith Richards book is supposed to be fantastic…
Sounds like the rock stars are hitting your mailbox. Keith Richards always looks so “wasted” and it amazes me to see how he’s still about. Stones music will always be a a symbol of when music was at it’s epitome of song writing.
Joey Ramone.. one word… scary ;P
Nice selection Mrs K
I’ve been wanting to read Freedom for awhile! Enjoy your haul.
wow! Those are some great books.
For a change I got some books too, yeah I was excited.
I got (all used)
- The Poisonwood Bible
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
- The Winter Queen
- Canterville Ghost and Other Stories (this is too good)
- The Guy not Taken.
I can’t help but Gush
Great mailbox stack! Happy reading!
I’ve started listening to Life to and am loving it. Keith Richards comes across as surprisingly thoughtful and down to earth. I think Johnny Depp is doing a great job reading it. Can’t wait for your thoughts Kathy!
Oh, good mailbox. I have a hard time with audio books. Since I listen to conference calls all day long, I tune out alot of things. I really want to read Freedom. Enjoy!
I am not a huge Stones fan, but I have to think Richards’ book will have some great stories to tell.
If he can remember any of them…
Good books, I would love to read the LMA one.
Sorry I took my mail box down last night. Received three books. You might have seen the titles at some point or the other.
Great books this week! And I loved Heather’s bookmark, too – I forgot to mention it on my post! ARGH! Thanks, Heather!! Here’s my Mailbox: Coffee and a Book Chick — Mailbox Monday…
Life and Freedom … what wonderful wins!!!
Great stack of reads!!! Looking forward to your thoughts on Keith Richards!!!
I was so tempted to request ‘Life’ by Keith Richards but I knew I wouldn’t be able to read and review within a reasonable time. I hope you enjoy all of your books!
You have the best luck! I’m reading Freedom now and am really enjoying it. I hope you like the audio version!
I’m interested ot hear what you have to say about “I Slept With Joey Ramone by Mickey Leigh with Legs McNeil”!
ooh, is that an audiobook of FREEDOM? I’ll be interested to know how you like it.
The Reisen LMA bio is fantastic, as is the new LMA from Susan Cheever. You know I can never get enough of my Little Women
I only JUST received The Corrections by Jonathan Frantzen through Goodreads bookswap! I know that reviews on THAT one were mixed, but I’ve heard that this new one is much better! Enjoy ALL of your reads and congrats on the great wins!
I heard Johnny Depp was the voice on the Keith Richards audio book. I think I would be torn to falling asleep from his soothing voice and staying awake to hear what’s going to happen next.
The Louisa May Alcott book looks good. I saw someone reading the Keith Richards book on the train the other day. Happy reading!