What was the last book you bought as an impulse purchase while browsing in a store or online?
Tanya
Let the Great World Spin
Jerri Patton
FOOD RULES by Michael Pollan
Yvonne M. Still-Nichols
American Fuji, My Name Is Asher Lev, Kept, The Air We Breathe
Ann Patrice O'Shaughnessy
Thread of Grace
Lea Ann
I pre-ordered THE LETTERS OF SYLVIA BEACH edited by Kay Walsh. My son and I just returned from a two-night stay at the Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport, OR, and I saw this book in The New York Review of Books.
Sandra Greathouse
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein
Lisa
THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN by Fred Vargas
Tanya
CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins
Dorothy R. Olson
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
patty shogren
UNFINISHED DESIRES by Gail Godwin
Peggy
FACE OF A KILLER by Robin Burcell
Rosanne Sharkey
Tell Me Something True
Juanita Ott
Ford County
Whit
Well, I bought nine books on impulse, and one book I was actually there to find: BLOOD ORCHID by Stuart Woods (at a second-hand book store).
Mabel
PRECIOUS JEWEL by Mary Balough
Bill Dimmick
THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett.
Stephanie
THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery
Jean Kruse
Even though I have a pile of books to read and never planned on buying any until the spring, yesterday I bought ROSES because of what I have been reading about it. Also, it was a good sale!
Sherri Staples
THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS. After reading a review online and browsing at the bookstore.
Beth Cummings
Tolstoy's ANNA KARENINA --- at a store. Thought perhaps I should read it and never had.
Tanya Fredrick
PLUM SPOOKY by Janet Evanovich
Becky
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Gaymarie Hartman
RULES OF VENGEANCE by Christopher Reich
Linda Slott
REMARKABLE CREATURES by Tracy Chevalier
Renee
I bought this book because it was by a local author and takes place in a local setting: A GRAND OL' MURDER by Brian Landon.
Dianne
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
kathleen Smith
Just bought STILL ALICE in paperback while browsing in Target. Great book! I have a Kindle but still can't help buying books.
Linda
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. I've never read any of these books by Jane Austen so I bought one. It's still in my TBR pile, but I want to know why the authors I follow love this series by Austen.
Ellen
LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave. The front inside flap blurb is what made me buy the book:
"We don't want to tell you what happens in this book..."
Karna Bramble
CROW PLANET: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Rita C
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH by Mitch Albom
Arthur Harriman
EXIT MUSIC by Ian Rankin
Joline
The Thirteenth Tale
Linda Bentzen
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett
Lynne Sales
SONGS FOR THE MISSING by Stewart O'Nan. Loved it, but a sad story.
Sharon Westafer
THE BLUE ORCHARD by Jackson Taylor
Judy
MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS by Agatha Christie
Dorothy Lechmanick
EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
Jo Ann White
HEAT WAVE by Richard Castle
bonnie markiewicz
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Jennifer McGibbon
Icebox Cakes
kattykathy
SHADES OF GREY by Jasper Fforde
Brittany
I recently bought:
JARS OF GLASS by Brian Barkley & Heather Hepler.
NO TIME LIKE SHOW TIME by Michael Hoeye.
LBD: Live & Fabulous by Grace Dent.
SPARE CHANGE by Robert B. Parker
THE DRAGONFLY POOL by Eve Ibbotson
Kathryn McNamara
THE ELEPHANT KEEPER by Christopher Nicholson
ellen rey
A Quiet Belief in Angels
Denise
LISTEN by Rene Gutteridge
Debi
THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE by Heather Gudenkauf (and it was a great impulse buy!)
Rosalie Sambuco
BLOODROOT Amy Greene
Wendy Dyment
I just purchased THE HELP. I hadn't heard anything about it, but the teaser summary on the book cover flap made me decide to give it a try.
Brenda Klaassen
I purchased KNIT TWO by Kate Jacobs while I was browsing an indie bookseller.
ann unger
THE HELLHOUND KING by Lori Devoti.
L
My Life in France
Linda M. Johnson
READING LIKE A WRITER by Francine Prose
Phyllis
GRAND CENTRAL BAKERY COOKBOOK for a holiday gift. Read the description and background of the authors and just could not resist. A respected, well known business in this community.
Jean
UNZIPPED by Lois Geiman
Mickey Spencer
People Are Unappealing...Even Me
Suzanne
I bought THE POISONWOOD BIBLE. I've read it, but I didn't have a copy, and I want to read it again.
Pooch
TOO MUCH MONEY by Dominick Dunne
kristine m.
UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King.
Jane Haase
THE ART STUDENT'S WAR by Brad Leithauser. I was attracted by the title and cover and am really enjoying the read.
Trez
The last book that I bought on impulse while browsing the online was PIRATE LATITUDES by Michael Crichton.
Msnnie
THE FIRST ANNUAL GRAND PRAIRIE RABBIT FESTIVAL and also LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN. The first from browsing in a store, the second from browsing online
Barbara S
MUDBOUND by Hilliary Jordan
Pam
The Nineteenth Wife
Lita Jones
FIRE AND ICE by Julie Garwood.
Janey Nichols
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann.
Pam Dean
The Swan Thieves
Janet P Bedell
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE by Edith Wharton
Barbara Faimon
The Three Season Diet
Judith Jones
MARCH by Geraldine Brooks. This month my Book Club is reading PEOPLE OF THE BOKO by the same author. I have just finished MARCH and loved it.
Terri
PLATO AND A PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR by Thomas Cathcart
Michelle Miller
TROY by Peter Ackroyd
Renee
THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks.
Erica
THE BILLIONAIRE'S VINEGAR by Benjamin Wallace.
Connie Booton
THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE, to celebrate Independent Book Seller's Day.
Mellena
STREET GAMES by Christine Feehan
Cathy Hanlon
NATURALLY THIG: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. This was an impluse download to my Kindle, an after-the-holidays decision.
Krishna Shah
HOUSE OF SUNS by Alastair Reynolds
Jennifer Zacharyasz
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Harriet Stay
THE DOGS OF RIGA by Henning Mankell
Terrie Salisbury
45 MINUTES AGO
val
WISHIN' AND HOPIN': A Christmas Story by Wally Lamb. A classic story in a classic time --- at least for some of us! I loved it!
Fran
THE DOME by Steven King, WATCHERS by Dean Koontz, and NEVER TELL A LIE by Hallie Ephron.
Rosalie Sambuco
I, TUTUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM by Maryse Conde
Cindy in CA
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Edwina Robertson
THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER by Glen Beck. Absolutely loved it!
Cindy Willard
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann
Gerry Chevalier
THE EIGHTH CONFESSION by James Patterson
Dorothy Lechmanick
Sarah's Key
Sheree Warner
THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly
Linda S. Miller
The Swan Killers
Janice
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Lindsey Hedrick
TRUE COLORS by Kristin Hannah
MARLENE ROSEN
Deepak Chopra, Reinventing the Body, and Resurrecting the Soul
Fran Keneston
Let the Great World Spin
Carol Newey
U is for Undertow
Leslie Wilton
FEARLESS FOURTEEN by Janet Evanovich
Debbie
Cutting for Stone
Ronnie
HOPE'S BOY by Andrew Bridge.
Sheila Connolly
HOW TO WASH A CAT by Rebecca Hale. Loved the title and the cover.
Jaime Huff
THE GIRL FROM JUNCHOW by Kate Furnivall. The cover was gorgeous and I was looking for a completely different book!
Terri Bray
ONE FIFTH AVENUE by Candace Bushnell
Tamara Randi
THE ART OF HAPPINESS by the Dalai Lama
kathryn andrews
Sunflowers, Rooftops of Tehran, and East of the Sun
Booklover2
SERENA by Ron Rash
Jeneen Zabinsky
CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese
Susan
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Kathleen LaJaune
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY, a really good paperback dictionary!
Kaye DeMaio-Hays
The Time Traveler's Wife
Karen Bader
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Cindy Smith
BLOODROOT by Amy Greene
Cindy Smith
WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead
lois goodstein
True Confections
Rose Marie Fries
Brooklyn
Nancy Diefenderfer
HALF BROKE HORSES by Jeanette Walls. I loved her first novel, THE GLASS CASTLE, so I thought this has to be as good.
Sherri Staples
The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Sally Gawne
POPE JOAN. I saw it and just knew that I wanted to read it.
Susan
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
diane lascar
Queen of Bedlam
Janet Hoyt
Mudbound
Nanci Garon
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Dianne
The Reliable Wife
Dorothy Mallerich
The Frances Parkinson Keyes Cookbook
Jean H.
THE WOMEN by T.C.Boyle
Dorie Levin
MY INVENTED COUNTRY by Isabel Allende
Linda Williams
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Jean Hackley
Pavarotti Up Close
darlene reilly
The Shack
Julie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Norene Wittlin
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Dumas
Sue Spencer
THE DOCTOR'S WIFE by Elizabeth Brundage
Chris Garlick
WHY WE SUCK by Denis Leary
