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Sunday, April 13, 2014

New to My Shelves #170 - The #TXLA14 (Texas Library Association) Addition

Happy Sunday! Welcome to this week's edition of New To My Shelves (previously known as In My Mailbox (IMM) / Stacking the Shelves (STS) or My Weekly Round Up in the Stacks. This week's posts features just a few of the goodies that have recently arrived, or I've purchased over the past two weeks. You can check out all the goodies that have arrived via my Instagram account. 

For Review


Mundie Kids to review
Bought
There were a ton of bookish events this past week. A.G. Howard & Brandon Mull were in town for signings, Laini Taylor was in town for a signing, and it was TLA. Here are books I bought from all 4 events.


Gifted 
These are the goodies I received from TLA. Many of these are from signings that the publisher gave out free.


I am SO EXCITED about these books, especially these next three, because they're FANTASY! Harper and Harper Teen spoiled me with these three upcoming releases. After talking to the reps at the Harper booth at TLA about these three books, I am so anxious to dive right into them. So much so, that I'm tempted to but a few upcoming reads I need to read for upcoming tours aside. I know, sorry, that's bad to admit that. I'm that excited about these titles.

Signed arcs and books publishers were handing out to those in the individual author signing lines.
Thank you
Harper Teen, Chronicle Books, Disney Hyperion, Simon & Schuster, Dutton, Random House and Pyr books for this week's new additions to my shelves. 

Huge TLA thank you to Harper Teen, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Little Brown, Source Books, Disney Hyperion, Clarion Books, MacTeen for the new additions to my shelves. 

Weekly Recap
This past week was INSANE! I spent 3 full days setting up for the Scholastic Book Fair at my kids's school. I'm the chair person for the fair, and love this time of year, but next time I'm not sure I can survive another week of book fair, along with 3 author signings, TLA, my daughter's surgery and a family Easter get together. Have I mentioned how much I love Sundays!?! It's the only day this past week I get to relax with my family and do nothing.... I'm even too exhausted to read. *gasp*


Monday - Wednesday consisted of setting up for the Scholastic Book Fair (teach preview, feeding the teachers and a student preview). That Tuesday was a signing for A. G. Howard and Brandon Mull. Some how I managed to make it to both signing to see them. 

 
My kids loved seeing Brandon Mull again. He's so great with the kids. The Book Spot in Round Rock has signed Unhinged by A.G. Howard and Book People has signed stock of Brandon Mull books. 


The Dreams of Gods & Monsters tour stopped by Austin, TX!
I was so thrilled to be able to sit down with Margaret Stohl and Laini Taylor to interview them. Thank you Little Brown! My interview and giveaway will be up on the blog later this week.


Myself with Margaret Stohl & Laini Taylor
I seriously love these two!



TLA - Texas Library Association was in San Antonio this year. It was awesome! Though it ran for most of the week, the only day I could get down there was on Thursday. I took my son, and a friend of mine. We all had a blast. Loved seeing author friends, which I sadly didn't get any pics of. I loved seeing blogger friends and meeting publicists I've worked with for awhile now. The priceless moment for me was my son getting to meet one of his favorite authors:

Tom Angelberger


Kirsten and Jim having a little fun while signing books. 
I seriously loved seeing so many authors I've not seen in awhile. David Levithan, Shannon Hale, Maggie Stiefvater,  Kiersten White, Jenny Han, Tom Angelberger, Mari Mancusi, Elizabeth Eulberg and Laini Taylor. 

Loved meeting Jessica Day George, Erin Soderberg and Jim De Bartolo.


Check out how beautiful the San Antonio River Walk is, which is located by the convention center. It was so beautiful out.

Thank you for stopping by! I would love to know what you got this week. Please leave me a link to your post so I can come check it out. 

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