Books you've recently bought.

[CatharsisChild]

Today, I got Surfacing by Margaret Atwood, The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis, and Choke by Chuck Palahniuk.

[Aidan Watson-Morris]

The book I bought most recently was Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnsonas a birthday gift. What I bought most recently for myself was Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, followed by Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngary and yesterday I went to library and got Hero-Type by Barry Lyga.

I've read them all by now and they're all amazing, my favorite definitely being Fight Club.

[Adam]

I had a splurge on books lately (birthday cash), so there are many. Highlights include Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy, Scott Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies, Gauntlgrym by RA Salvatore, Kevin Hearne's Hounded, Hexed, and the pre-order for Hammered, Grammar Girl's Quick 'n Dirty Tips, and Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix, which I bought based on the name and sample (he's on AW somewhere, which is how I found it). :)

As well as that, I put a call out for UF recommendations, and have about a dozen Kindle samples to get through, on top of the ones I already had. ;)

YAY for books! :D

[Jersey Chick]

It's summer, so I bought Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich and Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn. :D

[Ari Meermans]

The only new release I bought this week was County Line by Bill Cameron. The others are older books: The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, Gone For Good by Harlen Coben, Ashes To Ashes by Tami Hoag and Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell.

[scarletpeaches]

Mary and Elizabeth - Emily Purdy
Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Kepetys
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy (not arrived yet but it's been dispatched)
Jump! - Jilly Cooper
The Collaborator - Margaret Leroy
North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
Fame - Tilly Bagshawe
Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

...and sundry filthy ebooks.

[Sweet Tea]

This week's purchases:

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender
ROOM - Emily Donoghue
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress - Rhoda Janzen
If You Were Here - Jen Lancaster

I usually have 4 books going at one time - this should be an interesting mix.

[Williebee]

Just bought and read Mechanique: (http://www.circus-tresaulti.com/) A Tale of the Circus Trisaulti, by Genevieve Valentine. A dark, post-apocalyptic, steam-punky, quirky tale. It was an interesting ride.

[scope]

The Last Boy (Micky Mantle and the end of America's Childhood) - Jane Leavy

[harmfulsweetz]

Been on a book splurge this week and bought 4 Jodi Picoult novels, because they were on offer.

The Tenth Circle
Second Glance
Harvesting The Heart
Picture Perfect.

And a little while ago (say a week) I bought Laura Kasischke's (sp?) Life Before Her Eyes.

[backslashbaby]

I splurged on a hardcover book! I never do that ;) The Tiger's Wife, by Tea Obreht. I finished it much too fast, darnit :)

[TheMindKiller]

The only book I've bought recently is Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler for the Sci-Fi June book of the month.... but I've been so busy this month I haven't had much time for reading unfortunately.

Haven't even bought any ebooks just cause I don't have the time. Hoping that changes soon.

[Fade]

From Half-Price, I have People of Sparks and What I Saw and How I Lied. My brother also just gave me The Alchemyst because he's done reading it and is too lazy to find places to put his books anyplace, so he gives them away. His loss. :)

[AinSoph]

In the past two weeks I bought The Horned Man by James Lasdun, Just Kids by Patti Smith, The Hours by Michael Cunningham and The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell. Finished the first (quite excellent). Also borrowing The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf which I will read next.

[BardSkye]

This month's haul:
-Horns, Strings and Harmony by Arthur Benade*
-Singing Neanderthals by Steven Mithen*
-Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku
-Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey*
-Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
-Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson
-English Society in the Eighteenth Century by Roy Porter
-Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
-Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey
-Gwenhwyfar by Mercedes Lackey*
-Dr Who, The Forever Trap by Dan Abnett
-Dr Who, the Stone Rose by Jaqueline Rayner

*print books as opposed to audio books. Most of the fiction ones I already have in print as well.

[alpaca]

I just bought a photography book, it's called Storm Chaser: A Photographer's Journey by Jim Reed. It's for my boyfriend who is really into storm chasing and extreme weather, so I'm hopeful he'll love it.

I can't think of any novels I've bought in the last few months, I've been using my local library lately instead. What I have bought though, are books to help me learn French.

[Devil Ledbetter]

Last night I bought Summer on Fire by Kevin Craig and Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz for my Kindle. I'll read them on my vacation over the next two weeks.

[Chris P]

Sequential Art Vol 3, Day of the Denizens by Philip M Jackson. It's a compilation of web comics Mr Jackson draws. It's the best thing in comics (well, Pearls Before Swine could just as easily claim that title)

[nibris]

A few days ago I got Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card. When I was reading it, I noticed something interesting =) His Empire series is essentially Ender's Shadow series if the protagonists were adults rather than genius children.

[quicklime]

In me hopper:

The Dead Zone
Dead Silver
3 Repairman Jack novels, forgot the titles
Dracula
The Kite Runner
The kids recommended all the Harry Potter series, and I'm tempted to swipe their copy of The Graveyard Book
Heart of Darkness
Faithless (Oates anthology)


i think that's it.....intend to buy some others too

[Jess Haines]

Just recently bought NOCTURNE (blech, did not like) and HOW TO FLIRT WITH A NAKED WEREWOLF (much better!).

[Satori1977]

Recently bought two books at my library bookstore for $.50. A collection of Edgar Allan Poe and Much Ado About Nothing.

[Logan!]

Yesterday I found an awesome used book store in a nearby town, and found some other books at a thrift store. Purchased Hollywood Nocturnes by James Ellroy, Our Game by John le Carre, and Lord of the Flies, which I have never read for some reason.

[French Maiden]

I hate buying/reading used books. It really gripes me out, I think of all those sweaty hands that have held the book, and the stain that looks like coffee, could be a number of other thing...I'm a little bit anal, I never read library books and only buy new and un-used books.

I recently bought JR Ward's Lover Unleashed in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I didn't buy it when it first came out because I was boycotting it. I didnt like the characters in this one. The FMC went from hardcore and dominant in previous books to aristocratic and subtle in this book. It just didnt feel consistant to me. It's my favourote series, but was my least favourote book within it.

I only bought it and read it 1) because i dont feel right not having a whole series in my book case. and 2) Ward is bringing out a new book next year, so thought I had better read this last one so Iknow where I'm at for the next book - which is of one of my favorite characters.

I also have on order the whole Wicca/Sweep (depending where in the world you are) series by Cate Teirnan. I read these books alot when i was a teenager, and although they aren't in my genre of choice any more, they bring back alot of good memories. If me eldest child was a girl he was going to be named Morgan - After the FMC.

[Dr.Gonzo]

Got Damned by Chuck Palahniuk. Bag of shit. That guy has really lost it. Give me Bret Easton Ellis any day.

[chongjasmine]

It will be towers of midnight, book 13 of the wheel of time series. In paperback version.

[gothicangel]

I just bought Simon Scarrow's Praetorian. Just because my new WIP is called The Praetorian and want to make sure it's nothing like mine. Not too worried, different Emperor's and mine is focusing on early Christianity.

[cmi0616]

I buy my books in spurts. Usually, I'll go on a saturday or a sunday and spend the whole day at Barnes and Nobles. On my last trip, I picked up:

How To Be Alone by Jonathan Franzen
Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs
The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni
The Razor's Edge by W Sommerset Maugham

[Eleanor Rigby]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I'm super excited to read this one! I've heard nothing but good things about it.

[MamaStrong]

Biscuit gives a gift by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories. It was for my 17month old daughter. She had come to work with me today and was super well- behaved, so it was her reward.

[bettielee]

Gossamer Gate - Wendy L Callahan

A Grim Pact - Adam Slade

Avalon Revisited - OM Grey

[DeleyanLee]

The Once and Future King by White

The Histories of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth

The Mists of Avalon by Bradley

Le Morte d'Arthur by Mallory

Bleak House by Dickens

I got a lot of gift certificates for my birthday. :D