Library Loot and Monday Mailbox

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.

Now I know that I mentioned in my Sunday Salon post that I am waiting for some books that were still ' in transit,' well they are still 'in transit' and these are the ones that arrived before the snow. I still have another six outstanding which I will show you next week.

1) The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen. I actually bought this one, as it really interested me. It is about a hotel in Italy in the 1920's.

2) Nim's Island by Wendy Orr. I got this out as it is one of my favourite films and they author has just became an Australian resident a few years ago. So this will count towards the Australian Challenge.

3) Witch Wood by John Buchan. I have never read any of his books and hope to eventually read 'The 39 Steps'. This ones is about witches, so I couldn't resist.

4) Book Doctor by Esther Cohen. I m seriously considering joining The Bibliophilic Challenge and this one would count towards it.

5) Jackdaw Summer by David Almond. For the Awesome Author Challenge.

6) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, for the Graphic Novel Challenge.

7) How to Hear Your Angels by Doreen Virtue. Non fiction, purely for pleasure.

Monday Mailbox - I feel so proud of myself as I haven't actually bought any books since the beginning of November, so a big pat on the back to me. These ones I bought were all charity shops ones too, so I didn't spend very much either.

1) Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. I have read this before, but I never finished the series, so I thought I would try and pick up the whole set and read them again.

2) Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - I am so thrilled to get this one and I shall keep it for the Once Upon A Time challenge later in the year.

3) Mirror, Mirror by Nancy Butcher, a modern interpretation of a classic fairytale. This time Snow White has been rewritten. I will keep this one for the Once Upon a Time Challenge too. Anyone know when that will start?

So lots of books entered the house, despite the snow and more to come from the library next week.

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