What were the last books (name up to 3) that you bought in a bookstore?
Mary Ellen
A Man Without a Country
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Saving Fish From Drowning
Joline
THE BOOK OF FATE by Brad Meltzer
IN AN INSTANT by Lee and Bob Woodruff
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson
April Lemesh
The last three books I bought were a three for two deal: NOTES ON A SCANDAL by Zoe Heller, ABIDE WITH ME by Elizabeth Strout, and LABYRINTH by Kate Mosse. I Just started NOTES but have not formed an opinion yet.
Kim Kovacs
ARTHUR AND GEORGE by Julian Barnes
HOW ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SAVED MY LIFE by Mameve Medwed
SUBTERRANEAN by James Rollins
Marsha Sobel
Steve Berry's THE TEMPLAR LEGACY
Sandi
IN AN INSTANT by Lee and Bob Woodruff, PRIOR BAD ACTS by Tami Hoag, and GRACE (EVENTUALLY) by Anne LaMotte,
Linda
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman
HOW DOCTORS THINK by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
BETTER: A SURGEON'S NOTES ON PERFORMANCE by Atul Gawande
Lee
The Historian
The Mermaid Chair
Son of a Witch
Valerie Wiesner
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK by Steve Berry, HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill, and MAGIC CITY by James W. Hall
Freda
HUNTER'S MOON by Randy Wayne White, MAGIC CITY by James W. Hall, DRY ICE by Stephen White.
Kristine Gray
"I, MONA LISA - Jeanne Kalogridis
COLD SASSY TREE - Olive Ann Burns
EVER AFTER - Karen Kingsbury
Marilynn
DADDY'S GIRL by Lisa Scottoline
RUSTY NAIL by J. A. Konrath
DOG YEARS by Mark Doty
Mary Ann Weaver
Tall Grass
The Power of Simple Prayer
The Glass Castle
Myra Henry
THE MESA CONSPIRACY - David Kent
THE BLACKJACK CONSPIRACY - David Kent
THE QUIET GAME - Greg Iles
WITHOUT FAIL - Lee Child
Dawn
Physik
The Road
Heart-Shaped Box
Melodie
The Templar Legacy
Tutu Deadly
Murder Of A Botoxed Blonde
Maureen
The Post-Birthday World
Night of Sorrows
The Ghost Orchid
F Tessa Bartels
SISTER MINE by Tawni O'Dell
BURRO GENIUS by Victor Villasenor
MOCKINGBIRD by Charles J. Shields
Lorraine Young
DANSE MACABRE by Laurell K. Hamilton
A DISTANT TOMORROW by Bertrice Small
THE DARK GATE by Pamela Palmer
Chris
THE WATCHMAN - Robert Crais
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW - Laura Lipmann
SPANISH DAGGER - Susan Wittig Albert
Susan W
Nineteen Minutes
The Double Bind
Jack Thompson
BOOK OF FATE - Brad Meltzer
THE CAMEL CLUB - David Baldacci
TERRORIST - John Updike
Natasha Floyd
Relationship Rescue by Dr. Phil McGraw
EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
BOOK LUST by Nancy Pearl
Janet
THE SPELLMAN FILES by Lisa Lutz
GENTLEMEN & PLAYERS by Joanne Harris
A POISONED SEASON by Tasha Alexander
Myrna Pennisi
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS - Sara Gruen
POMPEII - Robert Harris
RIVER GOD - Wilbur Smith
Ellen Whitney
The Road
Nineteen Minutes
The Spellman Files
Jen Deja
THE GOD OF ANIMALS by Aryn Kyle
WHITE NIGHT by Jim Butcher
ICE LIMIT by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Dolly Knickerbocker
- LIFE AFTER DEATH by Deepak Chopra
- SOMEBODY'S GOTTA SAY IT by Neal Bortz
- A HISTORY OF THE WIFE by Marilyn Yalom
Kathy in SC
The Bible
The Birth of Venus
The Vinyard
Arlene Herring
Because there are NO bookstores in my Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn neighborhood, I can only buy books online. My last 3 purchases for myself were at Amazon: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, to reread before the movie comes out.
Candace Martin
THE DEAD DON'T DANCE by Charles Martin, THE LANGUAGE OF SYCAMORES by Lisa Wingate, and A DEADLY YARN by Maggie Sefton
Ruth
HELP! I'M KNEE-DEEP IN CLUTTER! by Joyce I. Anderson
NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
CIRCLE OF QUILTERS by Jennifer Chiaverini
Mia
The Thirteenth Tale
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Water for Elephants
Jean Mess
THE DYING GAME by Beverly Barton, SUMMER OF THE EAGLE by Susan Edwards, and TAKE ME TONIGHT by Roxanne St. Claire.
Claire Verduin
SIMPLY MAGIC by Mary Balogh
FAMILY TREE by Barbara Delinsky
SKINNY DIP by Carl Hiaasen
A. J. Burch (Ms.)
(1) CULTURE WARRIOR by Bill O'Reilly
(2) ONE FOR THE MONEY by Janet Evanovich
(3) P IS FOR PERIL by Sue Grafton
Shannon
FEAR NO EVIL by Allison Brennan
SHADOW MAN by Cody McFadyen
FINAL SINS by Michael Prescott
Sue B.
NEFERTITI by Nick Drake, SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky, and PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN by Vanora Bennett.
Maggie Rioux
Jonathan Kellerman's OBSESSION
Michael Gruber's THE BOOK OF AIR AND SHADOWS
Patty Blackwell
The audio books DANCE HALL OF THE DEAD and THE GHOSTWAY, both by Tony Hillerman
STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Lori Schultz
STIFF by Mary Roach
HEYDAY by Kurt Andersen
The GENERAL & MRS WASHINGTON by Bruce Chadwick
Vicky D
18 SECONDS by George D. Shuman, I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE by Mary Higgins Clark, and HOT STUFF by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks.
Sierra
OBSESSION by Jonathan Kellerman
QUEEN OF BROKEN HEARTS by Cassandra King
GARDEN OF VIPERS by Kerley
Maria Bongiovanni
Daughter of Fortune
The Handsmaid's Tale
Running with Scissors
Carole from Tahoe
THE VIEW FROM CASTLE ROCK by Alice Munro
A YEAR IN THE WORLD by Frances Mayes
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion
Linda M. Johnson
1. FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albom
2. HIGH RHULAIN by Brian Jacques
3. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE by J. K. Rowling
Dianne
KILL ME by Stephen White
THE LAST TEMPLAR by Raymond Khoury
COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN by Da Chen
Sharon
On Chesil Beach
How Doctors Think
Water for Elephants
Lindsey Hedrick
ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT by Susan Isaacs
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS by Alexander McCall Smith
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
Marie
EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
THE CONFESSIONS OF MAX TIVOLI by Andrew Sean Greer
Linda Huson
The Wilde Women
What the Dead Know
A Heart-Shaped Box
Lynn
The latest was BLEEDING HEARTS by Susan Wittig Albert. Just before that, I was at Powell's in Portland for some used books, and two that I got were URSULA, UNDER by Ingrid Hill, and "1215, THE YEAR OF THE MAGNA CARTA by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham.
Marlyn E. Myers
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT by Ernest Hemingway
THE KEEP by Jennifer Egan
GREAT FAST FOODS by Martha Stewart
Nancy
NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult, THE DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohjalian, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING by Milan Kundera
Nana
1. THE QUILTER'S HOMECOMING by Jennifer Chiaverini
2. FAMILY TREE by Barbara Delinsky
3. DEAREST DOROTHY by Charlene Baumbich
Linda M. Williams
I Heard that Song Before
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Magic City
Mark Haden
Shantaram
Bermuda Schwartz
Thirteen Moons
Carol Bajor
The Magician's Assistant
The Tenth Circle
The Tender Bar
Laurie
TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE by Mary Higgins Clark
HOT STUFF by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks
THIS HEART OF MINE by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Jacqueline Jones
The Kept Woman
The Doctor's Wife
Ride The Fire
Rita Carter
Riding the Bus With My Sister
For One More Day
Jean
BLOOD FROM A STONE by Donna Leon
SACRED COWS by Karen Olsen
Anne Frey
The Alchemist
Drowning Ruth
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Krishna
GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL by Jared Diamond
THE BOOK ON THE BOOKSHELF by Henry Petroski
BOOK LUST by Nancy Pearl
Beth Cummings
MY ANTONIA by Willa Cather
O PIONEERS by Willa Cather
WALKING ON EGGSHELLS by Jane Isay
Pat Speth
COLD ROCK RIVER by J. L. Miles
GRACE AT LOW TIDE by Beth Webb Hart
THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT by Ron Rash
Brenda Keller
* Wish I Could Be There
* What the Dead Know
* The Double Bind
Jinx Stubbs
All three books are by Lee Smith: THE LAST GIRLS, FAMILY LINEN and FANCY STRUT.
Kat House
Tess Gerritsen - VANISHED
Denise Swanson - MURDER OF A REAL BAD BOY
Mary D
DRY ICE by Stephen White
THE WOODS by Harlan Coben
THE MISSING by Chris Mooney
Tamara
DEM BONES' REVENGE by Kris Neri
THE WINGS THAT FLY US HOME by Dayna Dunbar
SITKA by Louis L'amour
All bought on vacations....
Fran
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
ME & EMMA by Elizabeth Flock
LOVE WALKED IN by Marisa de los Santos
Karin
Kate Elliot's KING DRAGON, vol 1 of the Crown of Stars series
ASTRID & VERONIKA by Linda Olsson
THE MISTRESS'S DAUGHTER by A.M. Homes.
Georgia
THE SCENT OF SHADOWS by Vicki Pettersson
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT by Robert Goolrick
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS by Katrina Kittle
Peggy
PATRIOT HEARTS - Barbara Hambly
THE MEASURE OF A MAN - Sidney Poitier
Barb Broberg
The Children's Blizzard
Dawn Torvik-Wahba
The Kite Runner
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Secret
Gail White
Nelson Demille's WILDFIRE
Toni Morrison's BELOVED
Dianne
I teach sixth grade reading, and am collecting book sets for my students to read and discuss in a book discussion format. So...
SEEDFOLKS
STAND TALL
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
And more!
nmc
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion
MISSING MOM by Joyce Carol Oates
THE DOGS OF BABEL by Carolyn Parkhurst
C Lee Parry
Janet Fitch - PAINT IT BLACK
Jennifer Chiaverini - THE QUILTER'S APPRENTICE
Zoe Heller - WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Regina Pride
HOW I WRITE by Janet Evanovich
SOMEDAY SOON and SOONER OR LATER by Debbie Macomber
Liza
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
WHEN MADELINE WAS YOUNG by Jane Hamilton
FROM BAGHDAD, WITH LOVE by Jay Kopelman and Melinda Roth
Paul Eccles
WINE OF SATAN by Laverne Grey
HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln
WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS? by George Carlin
Michele Serrani-Russell
HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill
Karen Dhuwalia
Meditations
Princes of Ireland
Rebels of Ireland
Deanna L Spencer
How Doctors Think
Steamed
Dead Past
Richard Jordan
Children of Hurin
The Road
Hunter's Moon
Marion Peterman
THE ROAD, LABYRINTH, and NEXT
Claire Wilkins
Susan Elizabeth Philips' newest, NATURAL BORN CHARMER
MARLEY & ME by John Grogon
Children's books for a baby shower
Louise Pledge
DEAD GIVEAWAY by Brenda Novak
THE MASADA SCROLL by Robert Vaughan
A MATTER OF CHARACTERby Ronald Kessler
Renee Thomas
ODD THOMAS by Dean Koontz
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Harrison
THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE by Michel Faber
Carol Chernigo
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Road
Step on a Crack
Tessa Bartels
BURRO GENIUS by Victor Villasenor
SISTER MINE by Tawni O'Dell
ASTRID & VERONIKA by Linda Olsson
Anne Burley
CAGE'S BEND by Carter Coleman
THE SAME SWEET GIRLS by Cassandra King
Full of Grace by Dorothea Benton Frank
Sue L.
ABSOLUTE FEAR by Lisa Jackson
OBSESSION by Jonathan Kellerman
STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson
Lynn Hackenberg
POSSESSION by A. S. Byatt
AT THE SAME TIME: ESSAYS AND SPEECHES by Susan Sontag
THE COLONY by John Tayman
Freda
THE WATCHMAN by by Robert Crais
HUNTER'S MOON by Randy Wayne White
MAGIC CITY by James W. Hall
Joan Cady
PICNIC, LIGHTNING by Billy Collins and RISK EVERYTHING: 110 POEMS OF LOVE AND REVELATION edited by Roger Housden. I bought them to give as gifts.
Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D.
BLACK SWAN GREEN by David Mitchell
WHEN I WAS A LOSER by John McNally
A RATHER LOVELY INHERITANCE by C.A. Belmond
Linda Estrin
Zadie Smith's ON BEAUTY
Joan Didion's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
kathryn andrews
BLINDNESS
SEEING
THE STONE RAFT
all by Jose Saramago
Maryellen Goodwin
The Secret
Everyday Pasta
The Best Life Diet
Alan
1. THE LIAR'S DIARY by Patry Francis
2. THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger
3. NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
Ann Bowen
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK by Steve Berry
INTO THE WILD by Jon Krakauer
THE GYPSY MADONNA by Santa Montefiore
Val Stark
Natasha Rhodes's DANTE'S GIRL
J. D. Robb's INNOCENT IN DEATH
Judith Jones
PLUM WINE by Angela Davis-Gardner, SMALL ISLAND by Andrea Levy, Simon Said by Sarah R. Shaber
Barbara Bocan
An American Tragedy
The Girls
The Road
Ron Simpson
HURRICANE PUNCH by Tim Dorsey
THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova
THE MASTER by Colm Toibin
Carmee Ross
DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE by Anderson Cooper
THE BIRTH HOUSE by Ami Mckay
INGRID by Charlotte Chandler
Kathy Vieira
I just purchased THE DEATH AND LIFE OF CHARLIE ST. CLOUD by Ben Sherwood and THE RUINS by Scott Smith.
Sandra Furlotte
Guardians of the Key
Silence of the Grave
Tomb of the Golden Bird
Nancy Venters
The new Harry Potter (reserved)
NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
LIPSTICK JUNGLE by Candace Bushnell
Valerie Wiesner
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK by Steve Berry
TRUE EVIL by Greg Iles
THE GRAVE TATTOO by Val McDermid
Sherrie
The Thirteenth Tale
Donna Scott
Jan Burke's KIDNAPPED - A+
Karin Slaughter's INDELIBLE - A++
Anne Perry's SLAVES OF OBSESSION - A
Valerie Giambona
NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult
THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne
BEFORE YOU LEAP by Kermit the Frog
Linda Fish
Prior Bad Acts
Gone
Rage
Emily
MOTHER NIGHT by Kurt Vonnegut
HE SIRENS OF TITAN by Kurt Vonnegut
PALM SUNDAY by Kurt Vonnegut
