Taken arrived yesterday and I finished it today. Short!

It came with a nice note from the publisher.

Message edited by its author, Jul 11, 2009, 1:13pm.

Received my June book today, A Year of Cats and Dogs. It included letter from managing editor thanking me for requesting the book and encouraging readers to post reviews on Amazon also and forwarding a copy to them.

Just received Alyson Noel's Evermore! It came to my place in Maryland in a sturdy padded mailer with a note from the publisher :)

Just received A Year of Cats and Dogs today also and it too included a letter of thanks for the interest and looking forward to comments. Read a few pages and am looking forward to the rest of the book.

Received Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Date: July 14th
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: New York City
Location received: Eastern panhandle of WV
Packaging: cardboard mailer
Enclosures: No separate enclosures; forward from Random House editor with introduction to book and request to help "spread the word" about the book.

Received Duchess of Death by Richard Hack
Date: July 14
Shipping method: First Class mail
Shipped from: Los Angeles, CA 90048
Received in Ontario, Canada

Message edited by its author, Jul 14, 2009, 9:30pm.

Yes, I got the Duchess of Death also... I found it absolutely facinating. I finished reading it this morning, and around 3:00 my grandmother had stopped by, found it, and started reading it aloud -- to me! Even though I had just finished it, it was worth listening to again. My mom wants to borrow it after grandma's done. I have a feeling that I will not see this book again for some time. All I can say is they had better not lose it!

Title: Baking Cakes in Kigali
Date Received: July 15th
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Shipped From: Random House, New York
Shipped To: Merrillville, IN
Packaging: Padded Envelope Mailer
Inserts: None

Title: Primitive
Date Received: July 15th
Shipping method: USPS Media Mail
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Shipped From: Georgia
Shipped To: Denver suburbs, CO
Format: Bound Galley
Packaging: Padded Envelope Mailer
Inserts: Bell Bridge 2008 catalog, note of thanks

Title: Aracoeli by Elsa Morante
Date Received: July 15th
Shipping method: USPS
Shipped From: Open Letter in Rochester, NY
Shipped To: Houston, TX
Format: Trade Paperback, beautiful copy. It's not a ARC.
Packaging: Padded Envelope Mailer
Inserts: Letter (nice) about the book and an Open Letter Fall/Winter 2009 catalog

Got "The Possibility of Everything" today, which is funny 'cause I totally missed the notification message for it -- I didn't know I was getting a book until it showed up today! :)

I received Homer's Odyssey July 14th, too.

Wow! This is the fastest ever!

Title: Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini
Date: July 15th
Shipping method: USPS --1st class!!
Shipped from: Harper Collins, New York
Location received: So Thomaston ME
Format: Trade Paperback, uncorrected proof
Packaging: padded envelope
Enclosures: No separate enclosures;

Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn

July 17th

Message edited by its author, Jul 17, 2009, 7:38pm.

I received Fear The Worst today.

Date: July 17, 2009
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: Random House, NY
Location received: Oregon
Format: Trade Paperback, uncorrected proof
Packaging: Firm cardboard mailer
Enclosures: No separate enclosures

My first ever book from LibraryThing came today. I look forward to read The Possibility of Everything. :D

I received, Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin, today. (my first non-children's book) :-)

Date: July 18, 2009
Shipping Method: USPO
Shipped from: Bethany House, MN
Location received: Oklahoma
Format: Trade Paperback,Advance Reading Copy
Packaging: Padded Envelope
Enclosures: No separate enclosures

I just recieved "Fields of Grace"

Same as #13 except: arrived today -- July 20 -- in central California via UPS.
I'm going to get started NOW!

Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2009, 4:26pm.

Has anybody received Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo from the June batch?

>20
Nope. I've been watching this thread hoping someone would say they had.

20 > not yet. But it's still July...

I just received The Carousel Painter- took a while to get here, but it looks like a good book!

I received Labor Day on Tuesday, July 21, in Portland, OR. Don't have the other details on me right now, but i'll update this post when I get home.

I haven't received Sworn To Silence yet, either. I've only won a few books, but I received those pretty quickly once I'd been notified I'd won.

out of the 10 books I've won, I think the average time to receive them was around 4-5 weeks, one took almost 3 months, some people have been lucky and received them in 2-3 days, other 5-6 MONTHS, no need to worry until around week 6 unless others have already been getting the book.

Thanks. Guidelines make me happy as I can then schedule my worrying appropriately. ;-) This will be my first ER.

Title: $20 per gallon : how the inevitable rise in the price of gasoline will change our lives for the better
Date Received: July 22
Shipping method: Purolator
Shipped From: Hachette Book Group, Boston MA
Shipped To: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Format: hardcover finished copy
Packaging: Cardboard mailer
Inserts: None

Message edited by its author, Jul 22, 2009, 10:23pm.

Title: The Ruby Key by Holly Lisle
Date Received: July 22
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Shipped From: Scholastic, New York
Shipped To: Olsburg, KS, USA
Format: Paperback finished copy
Packaging: Padded mailer
Inserts: Thank you letter with feedback request

Message edited by its author, Jul 23, 2009, 8:40am.

Title: Sandman Slim
Date Received: July 23
Shipping method: USPS

Received Sandman Slim
Date: July 23
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: New York City
Location received: Surprise, AZ, USA
Format: Nice smaller paperback version of hardback
Packaging: Jiffylite Mailer
Enclosures: No separate enclosures

Received Sandman Slim
Date: July 24
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: New York City
Location received: Vienna VA
Format: Trade paper
Packaging: Jiffylite Mailer
Inserts: None

Came to check if anyone had recieved Sworn to Silence. LOL Guess no one has yet.

I got Sworn to Silence today!
Shipping method: USPS Priority
Shipped from : NY
Locations Received: Idaho
Format : Hardcover
I'll be starting it today.

Received The Possibility of Everything by Hope
Edelman on Friday, July 24. I started it and cannot put it down. Have not been this excited about any other ARC ever!!!

I received Dreaming in French by Megan McAndrew today! Its an uncorrected proof - Im excited to read it. It came with a cover letter encouraging reviews.

I just received Sandman Slim today. It came UPS, no inserts. But it came SUPER damaged! Practically bent in half and sliced in the middle! I don't think it's even read-able! What should I do? It came free, so I feel funny trying to return it, but it's really bad.

I just received If God Were Real by John Avant

I received If God Were Real by John Avant two days ago.

Received: Only You Can Be You by Erik Rees
Date: Aug 1, 2009
Shipping method: USPS
Shipped from: Bristol, PA
Location received: Western Washington
Packaging: cardboard mailer
Enclosures: No separate enclosures; sent by publisher - Simon and Schuster

I got Dreaming in French last week. Finished reading it and reviewed it today. Came with a form letter from the publisher.

Received: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
Date: Aug. 3, 2009
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: New York, NY
Location Received: Near Syracuse, NY
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Enclosures: None

This looks like a good read and I can't wait to start reading it.

#42 that's great to hear the Sworn to Silence is finally making its way out to us. Will be watching my mailbox the next few days. =)

Yep, I got Sworn to Silence in the mail today too. A nice hard cover publication.

>44 Sworn to Silence received today, a regular hardcover copy, as far as I can tell.

Title Received: Only You Can Be You by Erik Rees
Date Received: Aug 1, 2009
Shipping method: USPS
Shipped from: Bristol, PA - direct from publisher Simon and Schuster
Location Received: NW Ohio
Packaging: cardboard mailer
Enclosures: none

It's going to be hard for me to read this one... I feel as though I was duped because the description of the book in the Early Reviewers listing is nothing like the 'true' content of the book.

Title Received: Sammy & Sue Go Green Too ARC
Date Received: Aug 3, 2009
Shipping method: USPS first class
Shipped from: Beaufort Books in NY
Location Received: Arizona
Packaging: manila envelope
Enclosures: Slip of paper thanking me for my interest and referring me to sammyandsue.com for educational games

Message edited by its author, Aug 3, 2009, 8:15pm.

Received: Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
Date: Aug. 3, 2009
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Shipped from: New York, NY
Location Received: Rhode Island
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Enclosures: None

#46 - I agree with you about the description of the book. I would not have requested Only You Can Be You if the description had been more accurate. I don't know when I'll get around to reading it.

51> it seems to have been slowly sent out and people have been receiving it over quite a long time frame. Not saying you shouldn't worry but don't give up hope yet, people have been getting copies this week.

51> I just received Sworn to Silence today. I'm in Texas if that helps you any.

Sworn to Silence was waiting for me when I got home today.

Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2009, 6:23pm.

Dang still haven't recieved my Sworn to Silence book yet. Maybe tomorrow. Glad to see others are recieving it though.

Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2009, 9:06pm.

I received The Elegance of the Hedgehog about a month ago, and just posted a review of it.

http://www.librarything.com/work/1753963...

I haven't gotten Sworn to Silence yet, either. But I'm at an FPO address, so books usually take a little longer to reach me. I hope this one makes it - it looks good.

Sworn to Silence got to me yesterday in Cleveland-ish, Ohio. Looks like they're still coming!

I received it- my first book ever! But my page still says that I have not been "awarded" any books- what should I do.

I take it that since no one has mentioned Daughter of Kura, that no one has received it yet? I haven't gotten my copy yet but I'll keep checking back here.

I received Long Past Stopping last week. I started it yesterday, and it's a good and fast read. Review to follow soon.

Got this just moments ago: Short Girls by Bich Minh Nguyen
Date: Aug. 12, 2009
Shipping Method: FedEx
Shipped from: New York, NY
Location Received: Massachusetts
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Enclosures: None

I thought this was interesting: apparently FedEx has to rent vans from Budget. Does this mean a recovering economy or are FedEx's trucks in a miserable state of repair?

#62

Great! I've been waiting for this one. Now to stop looking for FedEx-truck and instead scanning for Budget-van! :)

Just received June selection, Sworn To Silence by Linda Castillo, last Friday. Finished it Sunday. Page-Turner.

Short Girls has made it to California!!

Received Glover's Mistake today.

Date: Aug. 17, 2009
Shipping Method: FedEx
Shipped from: New York, NY
Location Received: CA
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Enclosures: None

Received June selection, Long Past Stopping, on August 13. Read it on the plane the next day and finished it on August 15, between various vacation events. An engaging and disturbing story. Review has been posted.

Just received Sworn to Silence! I guess St. Martin's Press sends all their copies out Media Mail. It took over 2 months, but I'm glad to have it!

I never received Dreaming in French; I assume that since others got theirs in july and aug, i probably never will get it. Will it stay forever as an unreviewed book on my account?