In My Mailbox (10)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme that talks about books that have been bought, swapped, received for review or borrowed from the library.

This week I went a bit crazy at the bookstore!  The beginning of the week was a bit rough, between classes and work and then my oven decided to stop working (Yikes).  So, it was time for some retail therapy.  I've been trying to stick to a monthly book buying budget, but this week I ended up buying 8 books and ordering a few more - using my whole budget for March!

I have a great excuse for buying two of the books, because Lauren Oliver did a signing at the Borders down the block from the library and of course I had to go!  She is so lovely, she read from two different sections of Before I Fall and then answered questions.  She offered lollipops and chocolate to anyone who asked a questions!  It definitely worked because people were asking really good questions.  She also gave great advice to aspiring writers.  At the signing I also got to meet Sharon of Sharon Loves Books and Cats.  It was very cool to meet and talk with a blogger that lives in the same area.  And Sharon gave me some awesome blogging/Twitter/BEA advice!  Thanks Sharon :-)

This week I bought:

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dulap

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (2 copies, one for me and one for the library)

Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White

Lately, I have been going to this great independent book store called The Village Bookstore.  The owners are so wonderful.  They have helped me find a lot of different books from current releases to older, hard to find titles.  They know that I'm a librarian, so whenever I'm there we always chat about books and authors.  This week, when I popped in to pick up Hex Hall we started talking about ARCs and they offered to let me take home some of the ones they had.  After careful consideration, I only took one:

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood

The cover just seemed like was something that I would have picked up in 4th or 5th grade so I had to bring it home with me.  It looks very cute, so I'm very excited to read it and hopefully buy a copy for the library collection

From the Library:

Stray by Rachel Vincent

This week I also got my first book for review.  I am very excited about it because the book looks very ineteresting.

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser by William Irwin and Richard Brian Davis

I love Alice in Wonderland.  I loved it as a child and read my copy so many times that it started falling apart.  A few years ago, I found an annotated version (I think its this one with a different cover) and just fell in love with the story all over again. 

What's in your mailbox this week?