New on the Library Shelves 30 11 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

Bought:

Chaucer's Tale by Paul Strohm (non-fiction)

Pin Action by Gianmarc Manzione (non-fiction)
Citizen Coke by Bartow J ELmore (non-fiction)
Star Trek: The Original Series: Foul Deeds Will Rise by Greg Cox (sci-fi)
The Game of Our Lives by David Goldblatt (non-fiction)

 

What books have you received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 02 11 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

Some good books this week: From Netgalley I think The Leopards of Normandy looks like it could be a nice historical series, while in the books that I purchased I'm excited to get a look at The World of Ice and Fire.

For review:
The Murder of Adam and Eve by William Dietrich (science fiction, Netgalley)
Empire by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard (science fiction, Netgalley)
The Leopards of Normandy: Devil by David Churchill (historical, Netgalley)
The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi (fiction, Netgalley)
The Children's Crusade by Ann Packer (fiction, Netgalley)
The Jefferson Rule by David Sehat (non-fiction, Netgalley)
More Awesome than Money by Jim Dwyer (non-fiction, Netgalley)

Bought:

The Lodger by Louisa Treger (historical)

Ebola by David Quammen (non-fiction)

Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll (fantasy)

Of Bone and Thunder by Chris Evans (military fantasy)

Us by David Nicholls (literary)

The World of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin (fantasy)

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore (non-fiction)

 

What books have you received or purchased this week?

New on the Library Shelves 26 10 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

A nice haul for review this week, from both Netgalley and Edelweiss. Cool to get the new Patricia Cornwell, I haven't read many of hers but the ones I have I have enjoyed. Path of Needles is also one I'm looking forward to - Alison Littlewood's horror is always nicely chilling! In terms of books purchased, I have been anticipating Cat Winters' The Cure for Dreaming for a while.

For review:
Children of the Canyon by David Kukoff (literary fiction from Netgalley)
Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
Electric City by Elizabeth Rosner (historical fiction from Edelweiss)
The Mouth of the Crocodile by Michael Pearce (historical crime from Netgalley)
Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe by Kathy Lynn Emerson (historical crime from Netgalley)
Red Notice by Bill Browder (non-fiction from Netgalley)
Cane and Abe by James Grippando (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
When The Dead Awaken by Steffen Jacobsen (crime & thriller from Edelweiss)
Path of Needles by Alison Littlewood (horror from Edelweiss)
Ostland by David Thomas (historical mystery from Edelweiss)
John the Pupil by David Flusfeder (historical from Edelweiss)
Will Starling by Ian Weir (historical from Edelweiss)
The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins (literary comedy from Edelweiss)
The Strange Death of Sullivan Chance by Thierry Maugenest (literary crime from Edelweiss)

Bought:

Star Wars: Rebel Girl by Brian Wood and Stéphane Créty (graphic novel)
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters (fantasy)
The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca by Emily Wilson (biography)
The Golden City by J Kathleen Cheney (fantasy)
The Seat of Magic by J Kathleen Cheney (fantasy)
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas (fantasy)
The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas (fantasy)
Beware the Wild by Natalie C Parker (YA horror)
The Archived by Victoria Schwab (fantasy)
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puertolas (literary)
Malice by Keigo Higashino
Gray Mountain by John Grisham

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New on the Library Shelves 21 09 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

The most exciting release I purchased this week is definitely Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett - I have loved his Century trilogy so far and can't wait to see how he ties it all up in this last book, set in the latter part of the 20th century. If you haven't read the Century trilogy yet, and you like historical fiction, pick it up. Extremely addictive! Also worthy of special mention: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord and The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter.

For review:
The Ghost Shift by John Gapper
The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes
In These Times by Jenny Uglow

Bought:

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett

The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New On The Library Shelves 07 09 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

Got a couple of Doctor Who books via Netgalley this week, which I'm excited about. Also bought the last VanderMeer book in the Southern Reach trilogy - wasn't hugely convinced by the second but am interested to see how he's going to wrap it up.

For review:
We Will All Go Down Together by Gemma Files
No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill
Doctor Who: Silhouette by Justin Richards
Doctor Who: The Blood Cell by James Goss
The Barefoot Queen by Ildefonso Falcones
The Distance by Helen Gitrox
The Lost Empress by Steve Robinson
Written in the Blood by Stephen Lloyd-Jones
Cosby: His Life and Times by Mark Whitaker

Bought:

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
 

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New on the Library Shelves 24 08 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

The most exciting book to arrive on the Library Shelves this week: the new Star Wars novel, A New Dawn, setting up the new canon and leading in to the Rebels tv series due in October. Very excited!

For review:
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley (fantasy)
Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller (sf)
Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian (literary)
The Hunger of the Wolf by Stephen Marche (thriller)

Bought:
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph by Jan Swafford (biography)
One Kick by Chelsea Cain (thriller)
The King in the North by Max Adams (non-fiction)
 

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New on the Library Shelves 17 08 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

No major books received or bought this week, but am excited about getting stuck into Conn Iggulden's two series'. I read the first of his War of the Roses novels at the beginning of the year and enjoyed it a lot. His take on Caesar (combined with his relationship with the man who would go on to kill him) should be fun!

 

 

For review:
A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin (sf)
Lincoln and the Power of the Press by Harold Holzer (non-fic)
The Cutting Room ed. Ellen Datlow (horror)
Conquest by John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard (sf)
The Real Food Revolution by Tim Ryan (non-fic)

Bought:
The Khan Series Omnibus by Conn Iggulden (historical adventure)
The Emperor Series Omnibus by Conn Iggulden (historical adventure)
The Ultra Thin Man by Patrick Swenson (sf)
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero (fantasy)

So, what's new on your shelves this week?

New on the Library Shelves 10 08 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

A slow couple of weeks for review copies, but I brought a couple of books I've been looking forward to, including Lauren Beukes' Broken Monsters which I've been hearing good things about. If it is anywhere as good as The Shining Girls, I should be in a for a nice treat.

 

 

For review:
A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker
Empire of Sin by Gary Krist
The Gods of War by Graham Brown and Spencer J Andrews

Bought:
The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr Weigl by Arthur Allen
Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes
Dead Line by Chris Ewan
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco
The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce
The Widow's House by Daniel Abraham
Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Frostborn by Lou Anders
In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

New on the Library Shelves 27 07 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

 

A good haul for review copies this week, with a nice mix of non-fiction and fiction, including the latest T.E. Woods Fix novel, which is turning into a great thriller series. In terms of books purchased, a new Star Trek novel is always great to get, especially when it is a continuation of the wonderful Vanguard series! Will be reading that some time next week.

 

 

 

For review:
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott (history)
The Sixth Extinction by James Rollins (thriller)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Thomas Sweterlitsch (sf)
The Darkest Hour by Tony Schumacher (alternate history)
2040 by Graham Tottle (sf)
The Unforgivable Fix by T.E. Woods (thriller)
How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis (non-fiction)
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke (thriller)

 

 

Bought:
Dissonance by Erica O'Rourke (fantasy)
Detective Comics Volume 4 by John Layman (graphic novel)
Star Trek - Seekers 1 by David Mack (science fiction)
The Skeleton Crew by Deborah Halber (non-fiction)

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea.

New on the Library Shelves 20 07 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

I signed up to Edelweiss this week, which allowed me to get a couple of ARCs that I had been looking forward to for a while -  Tigerman by Nick Harkaway and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I also purchased one of my most highly awaited releases of the year: Daniel Silva's newest Gabriel Allon novel, The Heist. That goes right to the top of my To-Read list for next month!

 

For review:
The Yankee Club by Michael Murphy (historical)
The Lost Tribe of Coney Island by Claire Prentice (history)
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets by Various (sff)
The Gift of Darkness by V.M. Giambanco (thriller)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer (thriller)
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little (thriller)
Here is Where by Andrew Carroll (non-fiction)
Violins of Hope by James A. Grymes (history)
Tigerman by Nick Harkaway (sf)
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (thriller)

 

Bought:
The Godless by Ben Peek (fantasy)
The Heist by Daniel Silva (thriller)
Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones (superhero)
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine (historical)
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (fantasy)
The Causal Angel by Hannu Rajaniemi (sf)
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron (urban fantasy)
Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin (urban fantasy)
The Kills by Richard House (literary)

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea.

New on the Library Shelves 13 07 14

AKA Showcase Sunday

A new segment here, participating in the Showcase Sunday meme over at Books, Biscuits & Tea.

 

I got and bought a fair few books this week, all of which I am looking forward to reading. Of particular note are two of my most anticipated fantasy sequels this year: Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the final book in the Shadows of the Apt series, and The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler, continuing the Shadow Campaign series. Really looking forward to getting stuck into both of those on my week away next month!

For review:Ring of Steel by Alexander Watson (history)
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen (fantasy)
America 1844 by John Bicknell (history)
The Removers by Andrew Meredith (non-fiction, memoir)
The Bible’s Cutting Room Floor by Joel M Hoffman (non-fiction)
Italian Venice by R J B Bosworth (non-fiction)

Bought:
Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky (fantasy)
The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler (fantasy)
The Illusionists by Rosie Thomas (historical)
One Plus One by JoJo Moyes (fiction)
The Shadow Master by Craig Cormick (fantasy)
Flight of the Sparrow by Amy Belding Brown (historical)
War of the Whales by Joshua Horwitz (non-fiction)
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (fantasy)
Unruly Places by Alastair Bonnett (non-fiction)
Dollbaby by Laura L McNeal (historical)
California by Edan Lepucki (fiction)

Showcase Sunday is hosted by Books, Biscuits & Tea.

Showcase Sunday

A bit frazzled this weekend, so no time (or energy) to put up a full review. Thought I would try out a new meme and found Showcase Sunday, which seemed to be right up my alley.

SS is a weekly blog hop hosted by Vicky over at Books, Biscuits and Tea allowing bloggers to showcase what books and bookish things they have received in the past week.

This has been a pretty good week, including a few approvals from Netgalley for books I was looking forward to, so... :)

Here goes...

For Review:

Flirting with French by William Alexander
The Red Hot Fix by T.E. Woods
The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne
The Buried Life by Carrie Patel

Bought:

Afterparty by Daryl Gregory
Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach
Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson
Lover at the Chameleon Club by Francine Prose
Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg
She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick

 

So what exciting finds/purchases have you received or made this past week?