BEA 2014 Day 3 Recap (and Book Con)

The last day of BEA is usually much more relaxed.  Not this year however.  Book Con majorly changed that, with anywhere from 6,000-8,000 more people in the Javits Center that day.  Sure, they were kept in only one part of the convention center.  The only problem with that?  It was the section where almost all the authors were.  So any autographing was a huge mess, as they didn't really have room for all those people who had shown up.  And this was one of my disappointments of the day.  You can read a really great summary of the issues with Book Con by Jen at the Bawdy Book Blog.

My next disappointment with day 3 came with a decision I had made in my planning for day 2.  Since I knew that an author I really wanted to meet, AG Howard, was signing both Friday and Saturday morning at 9 am, I decided to wait till Saturday, because Becca Fitzpatrick was only there on Friday.  Sounds like a good plan, right?  However, because Saturday was Book Con, the book I would have been handed for free on Friday, a finished copy of Unhinged, I had to purchase.  It was a discounted price, but still kind of stung to have to pay for it just for waiting 24 hours.  But, I knew it was a book I'd have to buy at some point since I'd not received a physical ARC of it, so I dealt with that as well.  And I got to meet AG Howard, who I have really enjoyed interacting with on social media like Facebook and Twitter, having read and loved her book series. And, it was starting my day off on plan still.

After this I headed over to where I really wish I'd saved my front of the line pass.  I have never met Cassandra Clare, and really wish I could have.  But I also knew that I had to see Maggie Stiefvater again, I had to share with her my photo of her and I at BEA 2012 that was in a biography of her.  So while I was standing in line, getting closer to seeing Maggie, the people with me in line were saying that I should show the people in the Cassandra Clare booth my ticket to meet her, that I didn't use, and see if I could at least get a copy of the book she was signing at that time, The Shadowhunter's Codex.  She actually ended up signing one more, as the ones she'd been signing had been boxed up, and even waved to me over in the line.  But alas, I didn't get a picture.

Finally I got up to see Maggie Stiefvater.  Of course, she recognizes me by now.  I guess I kind of stand out with always asking the same kind of questions. But I had her sign the biography book, even while I was able to get an ARC of Shiver.  Of course I will have to pre-order a copy of Shiver so that I can get one with the special jacket she designed.  Next pay day for sure!  They took lots of candid shots of her looking at the biography, but I'll just share one, and then my picture with her, with my usual dorky smile that I get when I'm really excited and don't have time to control my smile.  :-)

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After Maggie Stiefvater I was in for a bunch of disappointments.  I had met Jackie Morse Kessler before, and really wanted her book, but because I'd met her, I didn't want to wait in line.  So, I was able to see her after the above signing, and get a picture with her, but unfortunately no copies of her new book, To Bear an Iron Key. 

An author that I think had a big line earlier in the convention, had a pretty small line today.  I know I'd put the book down as one to try to get, but not sure if it was for me, or for a giveaway.  Anyway, I got an ARC of The Fire Artist by Daisy Whitney, and met the author as well.

There were some authors I didn't even know would be there until I saw a copy of the Book Con guide for the day.  One of them was a disappointment as he ended up being cancelled when I went by to check his line, Steve Alten, and I'm a huge fan, so that was very disappointing.  But another was Sophie Littlefield.  I'm a fan of her zombie series, Aftertime, and also her YA book Hanging by a Thread.  The book I got of hers for this, House of Glass, isn't really my type, but I did get to meet her, so that was cool!

Now I know that next I got to meet Scott Sigler, and I know that I had a picture taken with him, but I can't find it on my phone!  It's possible that maybe I forgot to get it, I was in a bit of a texting argument with my sister at the time about an activity she had planned for us when I got done with BEA for the day.  So while I can't show you the picture of me and Scott Sigler, I did meet him and get a copy of Pandemic. 

After this I went and got in line for an author that they hadn't really started the line for yet.  But he is another one that I think was only there for Book Con, but is a really great author, Matt de la Pena.  His latest book, The Living, is the one I got a copy of.  And actually it is my favorite of all of his books, because it is more than just a contemporary fiction, it has a bit of an adventure with a shipwreck.  And I got to be 2nd in line to meet him as well!

About this time my text argument came to a full head of steam, and I was getting pretty upset.  So, I ended up leaving early, because I was upset, and I missed out on getting a copy of a Jonathan Maberry book I hadn't read, which made me a bit disappointed. But then I reminded myself about how many books I actually had already, so I was okay with it I guess.  I did take a picture of one author that I don't read, but I know is really popular, Sylvia Day.

I didn't try to stand in line for Alex London either, although I would have liked to have met the author of Proxy.   I kind of enjoyed that book, but had trouble getting back into the sequel as an e-galley that I had, so don't know when or if I'll get to finish that story.  I also was able to get a copy of the Holly Black book, The Darkest Part of the Forest, even though I was unable to meet her due to not having a ticket and the horrible lines anyway.  Here is a picture of my haul from that last day.  Now, I didn't include the extra stuff I got.  I had planned to do a separate picture of all the bags and stuff I got, but never got around to it I guess. 

As awesome as it is to have a free place to stay in such an expensive city, I kind of think if I ever go to BEA again, I'd like to stay in a hotel near the convention center and spend more time immersed in the convention and the other activities.  I probably will not attend BEA next year, even though it is the last year in NYC that I would have my sister to stay with for free.  You see in order to afford to go to this, I have to skip my family annual get together on Memorial Day weekend in Branson, MO.  Now my sister that I stay with in NYC doesn't seem to understand why that is so important to me. It isn't necessarily that it is Branson, it is just that it is a tradition, and I love to spend that time with family.  I may try to go to the ALA Midwinter conference in Chicago next year.  I really wish I could go to ALA this year, in Las Vegas, but the plane ticket alone was way too expensive.  And maybe, I'll take both conferences off and save money next year, because in 2016, ALA will be in Orlando, and I want to go there so bad for the Harry Potter park at Universal Studios.  So that would totally be worth waiting and saving money for I think. 

BEA 2014 Day 2 Recap

My 2nd day went much better.  After I had sat down the night before and made a definite plan, I was able to avoid a lot of stress, and get pretty much my main books that I had hoped to get, or meet the authors I really wanted to meet.  My day started out by getting in line to see Becca Fitzpatrick.  Her time wasn't until 9:30, but it was worth getting right in line, as I was the 8th person in line.

I decided to wait to see AG Howard first thing on the 3rd day.  Now this may not have been the very best idea, for reasons I'll tell you in my 3rd day post, but for my day 2, it started me off on a successful path. 
While I'd been waiting in line, I'd tweeted an author that I met in line for the bloggers' convention at BEA 2 years ago, Michelle Madow, about how I'd be looking out for her and hoped to meet her again, as well as getting a picture with her.  Just a little bit after that, she just happened to be walking by, and I called her over!  I got a picture with her, and also snuck her in line with me.

I also found out that I won the contest to have my name as the science teacher's name in the 2nd book in Michelle Madow's Secret Diamond Sisters series.  I didn't get a picture taken with Becca Fitzpatrick as I had met her 2 years ago, and I figured it was better to let the line move quickly for the others waiting. But I was able to get an ARC of her new book, Black Ice. 

Next I waited in line to meet Marie Lu.  Even though we weren't going to get an actual full ARC of her new book, The Young Elites, it was only a sampler.  But as I'd never met Marie Lu, that was worth standing in the line for me.

A book that I love the cover of and have of course been seeing everywhere is The Jewel by Amy Ewing.  I was shocked that her line was actually a pretty short one as well.  So I was able to meet her and get a copy of the ARC.

While waiting in line for Judy Schachner, I was able to jump over and meet Kathy Reichs, the author of the books that are behind the tv series Bones.

And then of course I was able to meet Judy Schachner, author of the Skippy Jon Jones series, and I had to get that book for my niece. 

Another book I'd been hearing about that sounded really good, was The Walled City by Ryan Graudin.  Honestly again I was surprised that her line was not longer.  But very happy for me!

Another line I was lucky enough to get into was How We Fall, by Kate Brauning, and I was able to get a copy of this ARC as well.

The next part of my plan was to go get in line for Michael Grant.  They hadn't started a line yet, so I ended up getting to be first in line to meet him.  It was right after they'd had a break for the volunteers to have lunch.  So there was no one at the table right before.  When the author got there, there were no books.  At first, he was early, but he went ahead and called us up and said he'd sign whatever.  I and the others in line asked about the books.  So then he was like, oh yeah, and went looking for them, and we lined back up.  Then I finally got to go and talk to him.  And I told him that I'd loved his Gone series, even more in a way than Stephen King's Under the Dome, and that really said something because I was a huge Stephen King fan.  He was funny and said that he was going to tell Stephen King I'd said that. 

A book I'd really been waiting on, because it sounded so good, was The Fever, by Megan Abbott.  And I was able to get an ARC of that, and meet the author as well.

Another ARC I'd been hearing a lot about was Compulsion by Martina Boone.  So as I'd planned, I was able to get right in line and get an autographed copy.

I wasn't able to meet Amanda Maciel, the author of Tease, which was pretty disappointing.  However there is another upcoming book about bullying that sounded pretty unique, called Press Play by Eric Devine. 

As I was waiting in line to meet Seth Grahame-Smith, I saw another person standing in the next line over with this cool bag:

And then of course when I got up to meet Seth Grahame-Smith, I was a bit disappointed that we didn't get an ARC of his new book, The Last American Vampire, but as it isn't supposed to be published until January of 2015, I guess it makes sense.  We did instead get an autographed copy of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

One author I am a huge fan of that I had to see once again, was Jonathan Maberry.  I got in line, pretty far up again.  I reminded him that I'd helped name his one e-novella, Tooth and Nail, and he gave me lots of info about how the series might be picked up for a movie!  Also, all the novellas may be put into a print book at some point, which means I'll have my name in print book thanks section again.  This time they were handing out paperback copies of Rot and Ruin, which is actually one that I've read, but don't own. So that was cool. 

The one mistake I feel I made was using my front of the line pass for Stan Lee on the 2nd day.  It was cool to meet him, he did hand me the book himself, and smile and say hello.  But I barely got a picture of him by himself, and I heard the line went really quick.  Oh well, live and learn.  We didn't even get a whole ARC, just a sampler of a new middle grades book he's helping write, Zodiac. 

And I was able to get one more ARC and meet one more author before I headed out for the day, Starry Night, by Isabel Gillies.

Here is a picture of all my books from the day:

I did get some books autographed by Rick Riordan, but since I'd met him before, I didn't get pictures again.  I also got a few ARCs or actual books without meeting the authors, The Vampires of Manhattan by Melissa de la Cruz, Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell, How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker, and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson.

I did bring the rolling suitcase today, and it definitely helped my shoulders.  I still took the shuttle to Grand Central station though, and then the subway from there to my sister's house.  Afterwards I made sure to plan out my final day of BEA, which I was a bit nervous about as it was also Book Con.  And I'd heard there had been at least 6,000 tickets sold to that.  More about that later, although I'm sure you've heard some rants about it on other blogs already.

BEA 2014 Day 1 Recap

So, it is exactly 1 week after the first day of BEA.  I guess that is a fitting day to do a recap.  I thought I was planned and remembered things from when I attended 2 years ago.  But let's just say that my first day didn't go as well as I'd hoped.  I definitely made a much better plan that night before the 2nd day, which then went much more successfully.  But anyway, day 1 was still a pretty good day.  My first stop of the day was that I wanted to get in line for Neil Patrick Harris.  I missed out on a couple books because of that, but I decided it was totally worth it.  Of course one of the best things about BEA is the great people that you meet in line.  I met some great people that I was able to see in line again later on throughout the convention.

No posed pictures were allowed.  Do you love my stupid smile here?  We didn't get a whole book, just a sampler of his new autobiography book:  Choose Your Own Autobiography.  

Next was Caragh O'Brien for The Vault of Dreamers.  I haven't read any of her other books, but this one does sound really good as well, so grabbed it as soon as I got out of Neil Patrick Harris's line.

Next was Jeff Hart, the author of the Eat, Brains, Love series.  I haven't read yet, but really want to.  And now that I have the copy of the 2nd one, Undead with Benefits, I'll have to get a hold of the first book!  Probably reserve it at the library.

Again, if you've followed me for awhile, you know that I read a lot of stuff about the Holocaust, so I had to line up to meet Eva Wiseman and get a copy of The World Outside.

One book I'd been seeing a lot about was The Swap by Megan Shull, so I was pleasantly surprised when her line wasn't as big as I'd feared, and I was able to get a copy of the ARC.

A really big name author who didn't seem to have as big of a line as I'd have imagined, was Jeffrey Deaver.  I've read one or two of his books, including The Bone Collector, so when I saw the line was short, I got in line for a copy of The Skin Collector.

Another book I've been seeing around the blogosphere that sounds good is The Black Butterfly by Shirley Reva Vernick.  So I was happy to be able to get an ARC of that as well.

Another Holocaust book that was available was 50 Children:  One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission into the Heart of Nazi Germany by Steven Pressman.  As you can tell by the title, a true story this time.

I was super excited to hear that Billy Idol was going to be at BEA this year.  But when I saw how huge his line was, I decided to skip it, as I had already missed some books I'd really wanted, and I just kind of wanted to see a music icon from my high school years.  But I heard that he didn't even talk to anyone, didn't even hand the books to the readers, and you couldn't take pictures, so I snapped this picture while hurrying past, hearing the bodyguards there threaten people who were stopping to do the same.

About the same time I walked close by the signing for Jane Lynch.  I hadn't found out she was there till the last minute, and so she wasn't on my big schedule.  Again, I probably would have missed out on some other books I wanted if I had waited in her line.  Here's a shot of her from afar.

However, I was totally all about standing in line to meet BJ Novak.  Again I probably missed some titles I wanted, but I was able to get a pretty good spot in line to see him, and he was sooooooo nice, that I'm very glad I waited to get a copy of his book, The Book with no Pictures.  I couldn't get anyone's attention to take the picture of me with him, so I did my lame attempt at a selfie, and he was really nice about it!

Next I had seen someone in line with an ARC that I had really, really, REALLY wanted, Mortal Heart, by Robin LaFevers.  So I went to the booth where the person told me they were, and I didn't see any out.  I asked one of the people standing in the booth, and he was very nice, and said he might just have one for me.  I have to say this year the people in the booths were all very nice!  He grabbed a copy from their little back closet, and I had to take a picture of it on top of my bag of books.

Next was another author that I was a little surprised to see such a small line for, Douglas Preston.  I was able to get a signed hardcover copy of his book, The Kraken Project, which is 4th in a series that I've only read the first one, so guess I have some catching up to do!

And yes, I know the whole huge controversy with James Frey.  But he is famous, so I did want to meet him.  And the new book does sound interesting, Endgame:  The Calling, and I did want to meet the other author on it, Nils Johnson-Shelton.  

Another book that's been popping up around other blogs is Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle.  Unfortunately the author had hurt her shoulder, and so was unable to sign the books. But she had a stamp, and I also got my picture with her.

A huge author I was thrilled to stand in line and meet was Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked.  And I was able to get an ARC of his new title, Egg and Spoon. 

Those were my big meets of the day.  Here is a picture of all the books I got that day.

I did meet Matthew Van Fleet, to get a copy of the book Heads for my niece.  Not sure why I didn't take a picture with him though.  I believe the last book I actually picked up for the day was Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes.  Sounded good, but I didn't get a picture with this author either.  I picked up a book about Leningrad for my school, as well as a book about the history of Rock'N'Roll for my stepdad.  I got a new release of the first Walking Dead comic, and another picture book about a mouse and Charles Lindbergh.  I also grabbed a couple ARCs when I first walked in that sounded good, but I can't tell their titles from this picture very well.  So I'll share them when the box I mailed home arrives.

I thought I'd be okay the first day without bringing a rolling suitcase with me, and so I carried all the heavy books around all day.  My feet hurt, and my shoulders and back also were killing me.  I ended up cheating a bit and taking the hotel shuttle to Grand Central Station, where I only had to take one train back to my sister's apartment.  

Stay tuned for my update on the 2nd  day of BEA coming tomorrow!

Review: Hungry by H.A. Swain

First thanks to Feiwel and Friends and Netgalley for allowing me to read an e-galley of this.  As anyone who has followed my blog for awhile knows, I'm a huge fan of dystopian stories.  And this was one that sounded really intriguing.  A future world where we no longer need to eat real food, it is all taken care of through a synthetic formula, as well as inoculations to take care of other bodily needs.  I often think of how nice it would be to get all our nutrition through a pill or something.  Surely that would cure the obesity problem, right?  In this world people are only allowed to have one child, to help with overpopulation.  They meet their spouses in a certain type of ceremony, but only when they reach a certain age.  Even their reproduction and other emotions are controlled by the inoculations.

The main character of the story is Thalia Apple. And she's not quite like her peers.  She really enjoys the stories her grandmother tells her of how the world used to be when there was food.  Enjoys learning how to knit, and other things from the past.  Unlike her peers, she doesn't need to be connected to the technology and internet of the time, all the time.  But something weird has started happening to Thalia.  Her stomach is growling.  She's feeling hunger.  Something that shouldn't be happening.  When her mother finds out, she wants to send her to a rehab center, where they will adjust her formula, and even adjust her brain.  Before she gets shipped to the rehab, she goes out one night and comes across a boy named Basil.  He is a lot different from the rest of the teens she knows.  He is also experiencing the hunger, and knows many others who are as well.  As she learns more about this group, she begins to wonder just what else is going on with this formula and inoculations that may not be working as they have been told by One World, the corporation that provides it for all people.

Along the way she will find that the world may be coming back to life, plants growing, insects or other creatures actually alive.  But also the doctors and other scientists may know that this hunger issue is around, and are using it for what may be nefarious purposes.  I got a "Soylent Green" vibe at one part of the book. And while it wasn't exactly what I was thinking it would be, it did turn out to be something along those lines, but in a kind of creative way, definitely shocking to finally read some of it.

A great unique new dystopian story.  Definitely recommended as a quick read.

Review: Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolamore

First I have to say thanks to Disney-Hyperion for sending me an ARC of this title when I requested their Summer of Chills titles.  While it was a pretty good read, I find it interesting that this was the one I was most excited about receiving, yet the other 2, Don't Look Back, and Far From You, I actually ended up liking a lot more than I really liked this one.  But don't let that change your mind about this one if  you are looking forward to it, it was still a fun read.

The main character is Thea Holder.  She's only 16, but she has to work because her mother has what is called Bound-Sickness.  When people used to get married, they often would be bound, a type of magic spell.  And what that means is that when one was away, they missed them physically.  Thea's father died in the war.  The place she works is called the Telephone Club.  They have musical shows like a cabaret, and famous or rich people often come in and eat there.  Her best friend is named Nan.  She meets a handsome boy named Freddy at the beginning of the story when he is dining at the club.  He's very intriguing, both personality wise, and also looks, as his hair is white, yet he is about the same age as Thea.  At one point, Nan disappears.  Then, Thea's mom gets so bad, and it is noticed by those people around them, and so she is taken away to a mental health center to help her get better.  But someone in the city is reviving the dead people.  Including Nan.  We catch up with Nan when she wakes up from being dead.  She is now underground, and is working.  She can't remember quite who she is, or what happened.  And there is some serum she is supposed to take or else supposedly she will die again.  And they even see people in cages that are being punished by not getting the serum.  And those people turn into basically blood thirsty zombies.  All the main characters, Thea, Freddy, and Nan, must figure out their own part of the mystery, and do what they can to survive.  Even Freddy has a secret that will be a big shock to Thea, but can also help to solve some of the issues.

An interesting story.  I'm going to be ready to read the next one to answer some questions about this world.  The magic is there, almost like it is just an every day normal thing.  so is this a future of our current world?  Or a whole different world altogether?  I hope to learn more in the next book, and as I said, look forward to reading it when it comes out.

Sunday Post #9 and Stacking the Shelves June 2nd, 2014

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted  @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. Now, I don't have a lot that actually was posted to my blog last week to share, but I was at BEA, so I'll talk about that!
In fact, I only had one post last week, a book review:  Divided (Dualed #2) by Elsie Chapman.  Then I thought I'd take Tuesday and Wednesday off, and be prepared to blog after each day of BEA starting on Thursday.  Well, that didn't happen.  I'm staying with my sister in NYC, which meant free place to stay for BEA.  But, she really wants to be her idea of a great host, which is making sure I'm busy and seeing and doing lots of new things. Which also means that I didn't get much time to just sit and get on my computer to blog.  Or even get on Facebook and play Farm Heroes Saga or Candy Crush.  :-)  And, I was so exhausted from standing on the concrete floors in line at BEA, and carrying the heavy books around,. that when I did finally get back to the apartment at night, I was just ready to fall into bed.  Honestly, I probably only read about 10-20 pages of any books the whole time either.  Craziness.  I was ready for a review as well, because I finished Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolamore on the day I traveled, Wednesday.  So I'll be sharing a review of that tomorrow.  I also didn't get to meet all the bloggers I'd hoped to meet, but did at least meet some new ones!

Thursday, Day 1 of BEA:  I guess I wasn't as planned as I'd hoped, because I didn't get to meet everyone that I wanted, and definitely didn't get all the books I wanted.  I don't think I'll share all the photos today for the authors I met.  I'll probably do some posts over the next couple weeks where I share each day separately.  Highlights of Thursday though, included meeting Neal Patrick Harris, Jeffrey Deaver, BJ Novak, Douglas Preston, and Gregory Maguire.  I also saw Billy Idol and Jane Lynch from afar.  BJ Novak was the coolest, leaned in with me for a selfie and everything!

Friday, Day 2 of BEA:  This day I was definitely well planned, and pretty much got to do everything I wanted, with a few minor changes. Again, I wasn't able to get all the books I'd hoped for, but was able to get some.  I noticed this year as well that most of the people in the publisher's booths were much nicer than when I attended BEA two years ago.  Highlights of Friday include: running into and finally getting a picture with author Michelle Madow; meeting Marie Lu, Kathy Reichs, Judy Schachner, Michael Grant, Seth Grahame-Smith, and Stan Lee.  I got to meet and talk to Jonathan Maberry again, which was really cool.  Turns out that Rot and Ruin may be a movie, as well as the novellas that go with the series may all be put together in one print book, which means the one that I helped name, Tooth and Nail, will be in print, and my name in the Thank You part!!  Also, Michael Grant was like the coolest!  I was telling him that I loved the Gone series, even better than Under the Dome by Stephen King, which was really saying something because I am a huge Stephen King fan. And he said he was going to tell on me to Stephen King.  Below is a picture of me with Michelle Madow.  I met her in line the very first day of BEA 2012, and recognized her as an author, but didn't even think to get a picture with her.  So, I had just tweeted that I needed to find hr on Friday, and the next thing I know, I see her walking down the aisle I was waiting in line!  I immediately got her attention and got a picture with her!  (I also sneaked her into the line with me to see Becca Fitzpatrick.)

Saturday, Day 3 of BEA:  This day I tried and thought I was well planned.  Unfortunately this was also Book Con day, the day of like 6000 other people!!!!  So, basically, lots of wrenches thrown into all my plans.  Plus, remember my mention of my sister's being a good host earlier? Well, that changed a plan or two this day because of having to leave early to go to an event.  So my book haul this day was tiny.  And, there was a book I had to purchase, but that I could have gotten for free on Friday!  But I made the choice on Friday to put this author first thing on Saturday so that I could get another author on Friday.  So I still got to meet both authors, just had to pay for a finished copy of a book on Saturday.  Highlights of Saturday:  meeting AG Howard (had to buy my copy of Unhinged, but I would have done that eventually if I didn't get to meet her, so it's okay.), Sophie Littlefield, Matt de la Pena, and seeing Maggie Stiefvater and getting to show her the biography book of hers that my photo from BEA 2012 with her is in.  And of course she remembers me.  I guess I bug her too much.  

This week on my blog:

Tomorrow will be my review of Dark Metropolis, Wednesday I'll be traveling back to Kansas City, so not sure how much I'll actually get blogged.  Then I should have a review of Hungry by HA Swain, and possible a review of The Strange Maid by Tessa Gratton.  Not sure what else I'll fit in this week.  Probably not a Stacking the Shelves, but maybe start my individual day BEA posts.  Oh yeah, I'll be going to the Live with Kelly and Michael show tomorrow morning, so maybe I'll have something to share from that.

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.  It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected.  I'm going to share three photos, one for each day.  I'll try to give more detail about them when I do individual day posts later on.

Thursday BEA haul:

Friday BEA Haul:

Saturday BEA Haul:

Bags and other extras from BEA:

I actually went back and got an extra "Totes Books" bag for my sister because she really liked it.  

99 Cent book from Amazon:

And that is the haul for the week.  I'm off to the post office now to mail home my books that I got at BEA since I won't have enough room in the suitcase for them.  Look for a review tomorrow!  I feel such a relief to finally have a post done!  It's been a whole week since I last blogged and I was having major withdrawals.