March Books Received

Title: Dead End Gene Pool by Wendy Burden
Date Received: 4/1/10
Method of Delivery: FedEx
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: Northern, CT
Format: Paperback/Advance Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Penguin Group/Gotham Books
Inserts: Short note

I never got one this fast before!

Title: The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Date Received: 4/1/10
Method of Deliver: FedEx
Packaging: Padded envelope
Destination: Brooklyn, NY
Format: ARC/paperback
Publisher: Random House/Ballantine
Insert: Promotional postcard

Faster than a speeding bullet. Less than 24 hours from notification, actually...

And I'm still waiting for the February book I won!!

I received Rooms today but not sure if it is a replacement for Deliver Us from Evil, my January snag or my March win!

Date received: 4/1/10
Method: regular mail
Packaging: padded mailer
Destination: Euless, TX
Format: paperback
Publisher: B&H Publishing
Insert: page on book info

Title: The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Date Received: 4/2/10
Method of Deliver: FedEx
Packaging: Padded envelope
Destination: Pelham, NH
Format: ARC/paperback
Publisher: Random House/Ballantine
Insert: Promotional postcard

Amazingly Fast Delivery.

Title: I Thought You Were Dead
Author: Pete Nelson
Date Received: 4/2/10
Method of Deliver: USPS
Packaging: Small cardboard case
Destination: Healdsburg, CA
From: Minneapolis, MN
Format: Audio Book, yeah!
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Insert: Promotional postcard

Wow! Super Fast Delivery.

Title: I Thought You Were Dead
Author: Pete Nelson
Date Received: 4/2/10
Method of Deliver: USPS
Packaging: Small cardboard case
Destination: Tampa, FL
From: Minneapolis, MN
Format: Audio Book
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Insert: Promotional postcard

I received my copy as well today and was surprised at the speedy delivery! What a great publisher--even better, it's the audio book on cd! I just need to transfer it to my Ipod.

itle: The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Date Received: 4/1/10
Method of Deliver: FedEx
Packaging: Padded envelope
Destination: Philadelphia, PA
Format: ARC/paperback
Publisher: Random House/Ballantine
Insert: Promotional postcard

Title: Sweet Dates in Basra by Jessica Jiji
Date Received: 4/3/10
Method of Deliver: USPS
Packaging: Padded envelope
Destination: Chesapeake, VA
Format: ARC/paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Insert: Bookmark with information on publisher blog

This was fast! It beat the February ER to my doorstep.

Title: The Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Sent from: Ithaca, NY
Destination: Knoxville, TN
Format: Hardback
Publisher: McBooks Press
Insert: Letter addressed to Library Thing Early Reviewers Winner

Title: Descent Into Dust by, Jacqueline Lepore
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Bubble envelope
Sent from: NY,NY
Destination: North Dakota
Format: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Insert: Just the book

Title: The Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Sent from: Ithaca, NY
Destination: Dayton, OH
Format: Hardback
Publisher: McBooks Press
Insert: Letter

Title: Elysiana by Chris Knopf
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Media Mail
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Sent from: Bar Harbor, NY
Destination: Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Format: Bound Galley
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Insert: Letter from managing editor

Title: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees
Date Received: 4/2/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Media Mail
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Sent from: New York
Destination: Chambersburg, PA
Format: Bound Galley
Publisher: Amy Einhorn/Penguin
Insert: Letter

Title: The River Between
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: E-Mail Link
Packaging: Download from web
Sent from: Memphis, Tennessee
Destination: Mississippi
Format: PDF
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Insert: None

Title: The Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Sent from: Ithaca, NY
Destination: Springfield, VA
Format: Hardback
Publisher: McBooks Press
Insert: Short letter
Comment: noticed something like $4.97 postage.

Title: The Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Sent from: Ithaca, NY
Destination: Frederick, MD
Format: Hardback
Publisher: McBooks Press
Insert: Letter addressed to Library Thing Early Reviewers Winner

Title: Girl in Translation
Date Received: 4/6/2010
Method of Delivery: FedEx Ground
Packaging Method: cardboard mailer
Destination: Chicagoland
Format: arc (nice: French flaps, deckle edges)
Publisher: Penguin
Inserts: letter

Title: Dead End Gene Pool
Date Received: 4/6/2010
Method of Delivery: FedEx Ground
Packaging Method: sealed air envelope
Sent from: New York, NY
Destination: Texas
Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin group
Inserts: generic letter

Title: Girl in Translation
Date Received: 4/6/2010
Method of Delivery: FedEx Ground
Packaging Method: bubble mailer
Sent from: NY, NY
Destination: Colorado
Format: nicely finished arc
Publisher: Penguin
Inserts: letter to Dear LibraryThing Winner, with a line stating "...which you won from the wonderful folks at LibraryThing."

Title: Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Date Received: 4/2/2010
Method of Delivery: FedEx Ground
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Sent from: New York, NY
Destination: Massachusetts
Format: Paperback - uncorrected proof for limited distribution
Publisher: Riverhead Books a member of Penguin Group
Inserts: Letter from the marketing coordinator, Riverhead Books

Title: Sweet Dates in Basra by Jessica Jiji
Date Received: 4/6/10
Method of Deliver: USPS
Packaging: Padded envelope
Destination: Chesapeake, VA
Format: ARC/paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Insert: nothing

Title: Time Among the Dead by Thomas Rayfiel
Date Received: 7 April 2010
Method of Delivery: Media Mail (USPS)
Packaging: Padded Envelope
Destination: New York, NY
Format: ARC/Paperback/"Bound Galley"
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Insert: Letter from Managing Editor

Title: The River Between
Date Received: 4/6/10
Method of Delivery: e-mail link
Packaging: downloaded from web
Sent from: Memphis, Tennessee
Destination: Norway
Format: PDF
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Insert: None

Title: The Left Hand of God
Date Received: 4/7/10
Method of Delivery: Canada Post
Packaging: Stiff cardboard mailer
Sent From: Toronto, ON
Destination: Montreal, QC
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof (swanky cover, though!)
Publisher: Penguin (Dutton imprint)
Insert: Penguin Book Club bookmark, and a note about other Penguin giveaway programs.

Sweet Dates in Basra has made it to California. Same package info as #21.

#22 ladygata Oboy! Oboy! That means my copy should arrive in L.A. in oh, about a week. :) Yay!

Title: Her Vampire Husband by Michele Hauf
Date Received: 4/7/10
Method of Delivery: NetGalley internet LOAN
Packaging: eMail, webpage
Destination: N/A
Format: LOANed e-Galley electronic book--60 Day File Expiration
Publisher: Harlequin
Insert: nothing

I have to admit that I am very disappointed that this eBook is via a 3rd Party Reviewers Site -- NetGalley -- and has an expiration LOAN period on it. This isn't winning a free book in exchange for a review. I could have borrowed it from my local library for less hassle and without having to register for another SPAM generator to read it. I will be avoiding books from this publisher in future selections.

The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry arrived in Oregon. I forgot to note where it was sent from, etc.

#27 Wow! That's just wrong imo. Thanks for the warning. I won't be requesting any ebooks from that publisher or any others (not keen on ebooks as I don't yet have an e-reader).

Title: The Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Date Received: 4/5/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Sent from: Ithaca, NY
Destination: Boston, MA
Format: Hardback
Publisher: McBooks Press
Insert: Letter

Title: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
Date Received: 4/8/10
Method of Delivery: FedEx
Packaging: Yellow mailer
Sent from: NYC
Destination: Cambridge MA
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Random House/Delacorte
Insert: None, or I lost it

Title:The Exile of Sara Stevenson
Date Received: 4/8/10
Method of Delivery: UPS
Packaging: Yellow mailer
Sent from: NY
Destination: GA
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Random House
Insert: None

27: That's not good. You should tell Sonya.

We're discussing VividConfusion's comments over on this thread:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/88824

Received: The Exile of Sara Stevenson by Darci Hannah ARC
Date rec'd: 4/8/10
Shipping Method: Federal Express
Publisher: Random House
Shipped from: New York,NY
Shipped to: Elkhart,In
Format: Soft Cover
Pkg.: Padded Envelope
Insert: Letter from Sr.VP.Editorial Director Ballantine Books.

Received: The Exile of Sara Stevenson by Darci Hannah ARC
Date rec'd: 4/8/2010
Shipping Method: Fedex Ground, shipped on 4/6/2010
Publisher: Random House, Bertelsmann
Shipped from: NY
Shipped to: OH
Format: Trade Paperback ARC (book will be on sale 7/27/2010)
Pkg.: Padded Envelope
Insert: Letter from Sr.VP., Editorial Director, Ballantine Books (bound in book as first page)

Received: An American Type: A Novel, by Henry Roth
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Date rec'd: 4/7/2010
Shipping Method: USPS
Packaging: Large envelope (no padding)
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Alexandria, VA
Format: Trade Paperback ARC (book will be on sale in June 2010)
Inserts, extras: None. But I did get a notification from Norton that the book was on its way.

Very exciting! Putting everything else aside to get this one read.

Received: God of the Hive by Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam
Date received: 4/8/10
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Packaging: Large hard-sided envelope
Shipped from: NYC
Shipped to: Boston area, MA
Format: Trade Paperback ARC (no cover art)
Extras: Marketing info on front cover and first page

I'm SO excited about this one!!! yay!!

I note that the cover info says "All reviews should be scheduled to run after" the publication date, which is 4/27. Does that mean I shouldn't post my review on LT until then?? or does that only apply to "professional" reviews?

Title: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden
Date Received: 4/8/10
Method of Delivery: UPS
Packaging: Stiff envelope
Sent from: NYC
Destination: North Jersey
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House
Insert: None

Title: Time Among the Dead by Thomas Rayfiel
Date Received: 8 April 2010
Method of Delivery: Media Mail (USPS)
Packaging: Padded Envelope
Destination: Pittsboro, NC
Sent from: Sag Harbor, NY
Format: Bound Galley (very nicely bound!)
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Insert: Letter from Managing Editor

Title: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
Date Received: 4/9/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Priority Mail
Packaging: Priority mail envelope w/ bubble wrapping
Destination: Chantilly, VA
Format: Softback "Advance Uncorrected Proof" - no cover photo
Publisher: Bantam
pages: 344
Insert: first page letter and information on front cover

On the front cover it says " Please note that books will not be available in stores until the above on - sale date. All reviews should be scheduled to run after that date." (the date is June 22, 2010) Does that mean I shouldn't publish my review until that date. I thought the entire purpose was to read and post as quickly as possible to generate enthusiasm. What should I do?

Received: The Exile of Sara Stevenson by Darci Hannah
Date received: 4/8/2010
Shipping Method: Fedex Ground
Publisher: Random House, Bertelsmann
Shipped from: New York
Shipped to: Chicago
Format: Paperback ARC
Pkg.: Padded Envelope
Insert: None

ETA: For some reason they sent me two copies (two different envelopes), so I'm passing the extra one on to my reviewer friend.

Received: Talking Tails by Ann Love & Jane Drake
Date received: 4/9/2010
Shipping Method: Unknown (was stuck in the door)
Publisher: Tundra Books
Shipped from: Canada
Shipped to: Michigan
Format: Finished HB.
Pkg.: Padded Envelope
Insert: Note from publisher and press page.

Just flipping through- the illustrations are great!!

#42 - I would post your review to LT as soon as you write it. You could interpret "All reviews should be scheduled to run after that date" to mean that they want all reviews in place by that date. If you post reviews other places (a blog, Amazon, B&N) maybe wait until on or closer to the sell date. (Glad it's on it's way as that's the book I'm waiting for too!!)

Title: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
Date Received: 4/9/10
Method of Delivery: UPS
Packaging: Stiff envelope
Sent from: NYC
Destination: Ohio
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House
Insert: None

......never had an LTER arrive this quickly!

Received: God of the Hive by Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam
Date received: 4/9/10
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Packaging: Cardboard envelope
Shipped from: NYC
Shipped to: Metro DC area
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Insert: None, but marketing info printed on front cover and first page

38 - Yay! I'm getting that as well. Hopefully it's waiting at home for me.

Received: God of the Hive by Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam
Date received: 4/9/10
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Packaging: Large hard-sided envelope
Shipped from: NYC
Shipped to: Indian River MI
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Extras: Marketing info on front cover and first page

Received: Talking Tails by Ann Love & Jane Drake
Date received: April 9, 2010
Shipping Method: Canada Post - Expedited
Publisher: Tundra Books
Shipped from: Toronto, ON
Shipped to: NE British Columbia
Format: Hardcover - looks like final published version
Pkg.: Padded Envelope
Insert: Note from publisher and press page.

Looks like a lovely book!

Title: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
Date Received: April 8, 2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Stiff mailer envelope
Destination: East Kingston, NH
Format: Softback "Advance Uncorrected Proof" - no cover photo
Publisher: Bantam / Random House
pages: 344
Insert: first page letter and information on front cover

Title: The Broken Blue Line by Connie Dial
Date Received: April 9, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS Media Mail
Packaging: Padded white envelope
Shipped from: Sag Harbor, NY
Shipped to: Boothwyn, PA
Format: Bound Galley, Advanced Uncorrected Galley
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Insert: Letter from publisher giving a little synopsis of the book, information about the author and her credentials. Welcoming me to write my review on Amazon, other book Blogs, as well as Library Thing and to forward them a copy of my review.

I can't wait to start this book today. I am going to be reading it for the ReadaThing later this afternoon.

Happy Reading All!!!

Monic'a

Title: The Broken Blue Line by Connie Dial
Date Received: April 10, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS Media Mail
Packaging: Padded white envelope
Shipped from: Sag Harbor, NY
Shipped to: Boulder Creek, CA
Format: Bound Galley, Advanced Uncorrected Galley
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Insert: Letter from publisher giving a little synopsis of the book, information about the author and her credentials. Welcoming me to write my review on Amazon, other book Blogs, as well as Library Thing and to forward them a copy of my review.

It's a perfect day for reading something new -- in rainy California.

Title: Forget Sorrow by Belle Yang
Date Received: April 10, 2010
Method of Delivery: UPS
Packaging: Padded envelope
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Napa, CA
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Insert: none

Title: Audition by Ryu Murakami
Date Received: April 10, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: envelope
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Denver, CO
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Insert: none

Title: Inside Out by Barry Eisler
Date Received: April 10, 2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Padded Envelope
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Howard, OH
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Random House
Insert: Packing list

Title: Critical Care
Date Received: April 10,2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Padded Envelope
Shipped From: New York, NY
Shipped to: N Kingstown, RI
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: HarperCollins
Insert: Letter from publisher

*whimper* I haven't received "God of the Hive" yet. I see that it is slowly making its way across the states. Maybe next week. *strums fingers*

God of the Hive hasn't made it to Denver yet, either. I think the westernmost recipient to check in so far was in Michigan.

Live to Tell, by Lisa Gardener
Has anyone received their copy yet? It's from the March batch.
I haven't seen anything yet and I live in Virginia.

Title: The Emergence of Memory: Conversations with W. G. Sebald edited by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Date Received: 4/9/2010
Method of Delivery: Media Mail
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Sent from: New York, NY
Destination: Topeka, Kansas
Format: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Inserts: Letter addressed to "Dear Editor/Producer" from Seven Stories Press, a copy of their press release on issue of paperback, and a copy of a review in Harper's Magazine.

#60 No sign of it in NC either.

Sweet Dates in Basra made it to Japan today.

I see that only one person has received Rooms and that was in Texas. I haven't received my copy yet in WV. I guess they are still trying to clear up the web of confusion surrounding it and Deliver Us From Evil

Title: The Seven Year Bitch by Jennifer Belle
Date Received: 4/12/2010
Method of Delivery: quick ship canada post
Packaging Method: Jiffy Rigi Mailer
Sent from: Toronto, Ont.
Destination: Calgary, AB
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Publisher: Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.
Inserts: Letter from publisher and bookmark.

Title: The Left Hand of God
Date Received: 2010-04-12
Method of Delivery: Canada Post
Packaging: Stiff cardboard mailer
Sent From: Toronto, ON
Destination: Edmonton, AB
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Penguin (Dutton imprint)
Insert: Penguin Book Club bookmark, and a note about other Penguin giveaway programs.

Title: The Left Hand of God
Date Received: April 12, 2010
Method of Delivery: Canada Post
Packaging: Stiff cardboard mailer
Sent From: Toronto, ON
Destination: Edmonton, AB
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof (good cover design though)
Publisher: Penguin (Dutton imprint)
Insert: Penguin Book Club bookmark, and a note about other Penguin giveaway programs.

Title: John Hejduk. Escaleras en la wall house 2 by Carlos Barbera Pastor.
Date received: 04/013/10
Method of Delivery: regular mail
Destination: France
Packaging Method: kraft envelope
Format: softback
Publisher: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Inserts: none.

Fast delivery, as always! (second ER book from this publisher)

Received: An American Type: A Novel, by Henry Roth
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Date rec'd: 4/12/2010
Shipping Method: USPS
Packaging: Large envelope (no padding)
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: NY, NY
Format: Trade Paperback ARC (book will be on sale in June 2010)
Inserts, extras: None. But I did get a notification from Norton that the book was on its way.

Received: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell
Publisher: Random House
Date rec'd: 4/13/2010
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Packaging: Large envelope (no padding)
Shipped to: FL
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Inserts, extras: Letter from Random House Marketing Manager

yippee! Thanks, Sonya!

Received: An American Type: A Novel, by Henry Roth
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Date rec'd: 4/09/2010
Shipping Method: USPS
Packaging: Large unpadded envelope
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: NY, NY
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Inserts, extras: Nothing in the package. I received a private message on my profile page from the publisher telling me it had been mailed. It took about a week to arrive.

Received: Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between by Theresa Brown.
Publisher: Harperstudio
Date Received: 4/10/2010
Shipping Method:USPS
Packaging: Brown bubble envelope mailer
Shipped from: NY, NY
Shipped to: Western PA
Format: Paperback ARE from uncorrected proofs
Inserts: Form Letter from marketing director

Title: Fundamental Weight Training by David Sandler
Date Received: 4/13/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging Method: Mailer, stiff paper
Shipped from: Champaign, IL
Shipped to: SW Iowa
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Inserts: Letter from Trade Marketing and Publicity Assistant; Consumer Catalog

Title: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
Date Received: 4/13/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Paperboard mailing envelope
Sent from: NYC
Destination: Colorado
Format: Paperback ARC
Publisher: Random House
Insert: None

I've been watching these make their ways across the country and mine made it to Colorado today - yippee! Thank you to LT and the publisher, and now to go do some reading....

Title: Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg
Date Received: 4/8/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Ball Ground, GA
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Inserts: Card from VP of Marketing & Sales; publisher information and a request to email review to publisher; and an offer to send the book to other people

I received my Early Reviewers copy of By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives by Judith Tannenbaum & Spoon Jackson
Date Received: 4/10/10
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Ball Ground, GA
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Inserts: Card from VP of Marketing & Sales; publisher information and a request to email review to publisher; and an offer to send the book to other people

Title: A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Date Received: 4/13/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped from: Forgot to check
Shipped to: Glen Allen, VA
Format: Hardback (with a $27.95 list price)
Publisher: Vintage
Inserts: None

Title: The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley
Date received: 4/13/10
Method of delivery: USPS
Packaging method: Bubble mailer
Shipped from: New York
Shipped to: Oregon
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Picador/St Martin's Press
Inserts: None

Title: The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon
Date Received: 4/14/2010
Method of Delivery: UPS
Packaging Method: Unpadded Paper Mailer
Shipped from: New York
Shipped to: Wisconsin
Format: Finished Hardback
Publisher:Doubleday
Inserts:none

Title: The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Date Received: 4/14/10
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped from: Random House Canada
Shipped to: PEI, Canada
Format: paperback ARC
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Inserts: None

Title: Fundamental Weight Training by David Sandler
Date Received: 4/14/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging Method: Mailer, stiff paper
Shipped from: Champaign, IL
Shipped to: Benbrook, TX
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Inserts: Letter from Trade Marketing and Publicity Assistant; Consumer Catalog

Title: The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
Date Received: 04/14/2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: NYC
Shipped To: California
Format: Paperback Advanced Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Insert: Attached information page inside cover

Title: The Seven Year Bitch by Jennifer Belle
Date Received: 04/14/10
Method of Delivery: Canada Post expedited parcel
Packaging: Jiffy Rigi Bag
Shipped From: Toronto, On
Shipped To: Alberta
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Pearson Penguin Canada
Insert: Bookmark, form letter

Title: The Emergence of Memory: Conversations with W. G. Sebald edited by Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Date Received: 4/15/2010
Method of Delivery: Media Mail
Packaging Method: cardboard mailer
Sent from: New York, NY
Destination: Toronto, Canada
Format: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Inserts: Letter addressed to "Dear Editor/Producer" from Seven Stories Press, a copy of their press release on issue of paperback, and a copy of a review in Harper's Magazine

Title: Fundamental Weight Training by David Sandler
Date Received: 4/13/10 or thereabouts
Packaging Method: Mailer, stiff paper
Shipped from: Champaign, IL
Shipped to: Maryland
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Inserts: Letter from Trade Marketing and Publicity Assistant; Consumer Catalog

Title: A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
Date Received: April 9, 2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Stiff mailer envelope
Destination: Houston, TX
Format: Softback "Advance Uncorrected Proof" - no cover photo
Publisher: Bantam / Random House
pages: 344
Insert: first page letter and information on front cover

Hooray, my first-ever LT Early Reviewer book! My apologies if I do this wrong...

Title: The Sword: A Novel (Chiveis Trilogy) by Bryan M. Litfin
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS, I think
Packaging: Thin cardboard mailer
Destination: Arlington, VA
Format: Paperback ("Advance Proofs")
Publisher: Crossway
Pages: 412
Insert: Short letter

Title: The Sword: A Novel (Chiveis Trilogy) by Bryan M. Litfin
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate priority mailer
Destination: Ohio
Format: Paperback ("Advance Proofs")
Publisher: Crossway
Pages: 412
Insert: Short letter requesting that I post my review on my blog, Amazon, and anywhere else I like

Title: Time Among the Dead by Thomas Rayfiel
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Del'y: USPS Media Mail
Packaging: Padded mailer
From: Sag Harbor, NY
Destination: Los Angeles
Format: Lg. Paperback "Bound Galley"
Publisher: The Permanent Press
Pages: 158
Insert: Letter briefly describing the novel and requesting feedback and reviews

Title: A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Date Received: 4/15/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Shipped from: New York, NY
Shipped to: Austin, TX
Format: Hardback--First US Edition
Publisher: Doubleday
Inserts: None

Wow #90 -- have you seen the NYT Book Review on this?

Title: The Sword: A Novel (Chiveis Trilogy) by Bryan M. Litfin
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate priority mailer
Destination: Texas
Format: Paperback ("Advance Proofs")
Publisher: Crossway
Pages: 412
Insert: Short letter

AnneWK-91>> Yes, I did see that review. I'm still very interested in reading the book, but the review did contain a big "spoiler" that turned me off a little bit. However, the dust jacket promises a novel that is a cross between Dickens and Tom Wolfe, so even if the premise is a little off-putting it could still be an enjoyable read.

browner, I'm glad you mentioned the spoiler. I haven't read the review, and now I won't read it before my reading and ER review. Thanks for mentioning it!

Title: A User's Guide to the Universe by Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomqiust
Date Received: 4/16/10
Method of Delivery: USPS Airmail
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped from: Hoboken, NJ
Shipped to: Ottawa, ON
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Wiley
Inserts: A letter asking to post my review on other sites as well

Title: The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Date Received: 4/16/10
Method of Delivery: Canada Post Expedited Parcel
Packaging Method: Bubble Mailer
Shipped by: Random House Canada
Shipped From: Mississauga, Ontario
Shipped to: Victoria, British Columbia
Format: paperback ARC
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Inserts: None

Title: The God of the Hive by Laurie King
Date Received: 04/16/2010
Method of Delivery: Not sure; spouse opened box
Packaging: Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: not sure-see above
Shipped To: Virginia
Format: Paperback Advanced Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Bantam
Insert: information page inside cover

Received: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell
Publisher: Random House
Date rec'd: 4/13/2010
Shipping Method: UPS Ground
Packaging: Large envelope (no padding)
Shipped to: VA
Format: Trade Paperback ARC
Inserts, extras: Letter from Random House Marketing Manager

SO EXCITED I wanted this SO much and I'm 1/2 through already

Title: The Sword: A Novel (Chiveis Trilogy) by Bryan M. Litfin
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate priority mailer
Destination: GA
Format: Paperback ("Advance Proofs")
Publisher: Crossway
Pages: 412
Insert: Short letter

Title: Rooms by James L. Rubart
Date Received: April 19, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate bubble mailer
Destination: WV
Format: Paperback
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 375 with discussion questions and acknowledgments following
Insert: None

I haven't received Refuge on Cresent Hill from April List.

Sorry to be late with this; this is my first ER book!

Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
Date Received: Long time ago (end of March?)
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate bubble mailer
Destination: MN
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Quirk Books
Pages: 287
Insert: Informational Flyer

Title: Live To Tell: A Detective D.D.Warren Novel by Lisa Gardner
Date Received: 04/19/2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: NYC
Shipped To: NJ
Format: Paperback Advanced Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Insert: Attached information page inside cover

Title: Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Date Received: 04/20/2010
Method of Delivery: Canada Post Expedited Parcel
Packaging: Large envelope (no padding)
Shipped From: Toronto, ON
Shipped To: BC
Format: Trade Paperback - Advanced Review Copy
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group (Penguin Group Canada)
Insert: Letter from Penguin Canada

Title: Live To Tell: A Detective D.D.Warren Novel by Lisa Gardner
Date Received: 04/21/2010
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging: Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: NYC
Shipped To: NC
Format: Paperback Advanced Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Insert: Attached information page inside cover

Title: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Date Received: 4/22/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Bubble mailer
Shipped From : NYC
Destination: RI
Format: Finished hardcover. Mm new book smell :)
Publisher: Harper Collins
No inserts or anything.

Title: Live to Tell
Date Received: 4/22/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging:Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: NY
Shipped To: Phila, PA
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Insert: Information page inside front cover

Title: Shapeshifter by Holly Bennett
Date Received: 4/22/10 (Earth Day!)
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Shipped From: Custer, WA
Shipped to: San Jose, CA
Format: finished paperback
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Inserts: bookmark advertising the book, letter thanking me for interest in the book and asking me to forward my review for them, Title Information Sheet

Title: The Sword: Chiveis Trilogy by Bryan Litfin
Date Received: April 15, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS Padded Mailer
Publisher: Crossways
Format: Paperback ARC
Inserts: Form letter.

Title: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Date Received: 4/23/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: Waterford, WI
Format: Finished Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins
Inserts: None

Title: Rooms by James L. Rubart
Date Received: April 26, 2010
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: Flat-rate bubble mailer
Destination: Ontario
Format: Paperback
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 375 with discussion questions and acknowledgments following
Insert: Postcard promoting the American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference

Title: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Date Received: 4/24/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: Geneva, IL
Format: Finished Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins
Inserts: None

Title: Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner
Date Received: 4/26/10
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Packaging:Cardboard Mailer
Shipped From: NY
Shipped To: Odessa, TX
Format: Paperback Uncorrected Proof
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Insert: Information page inside front cover

Title: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Date Received: 4/24/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: Geneva, IL
Format: Finished Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins
Inserts: None

Comment: Beautiful deckle edge

Title: Out of Mind by Stella Cameron
Date Received: 4/27/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: padded mailer
Shipped from: Ontario, Canada
Destination: Mitchell, SD
Format: Mass market PB
Publisher: Mira

Title: Out of Mind by Stella Cameron
Date Received: 4/29/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging: padded mailer
Shipped from: Ontario, Canada
Destination: Queens, NY
Format: Mass market PB
Publisher: Mira

Just received THE EXILE OF SARA STEVENSON...a March book..currently reading.

Title: Out of Eden by Beth Ciotta
Date Received: 5/3/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: NJ
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin
Inserts: None

Title: Out of Eden by Beth Ciotta
Date Received: 5/4/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Mailer: Padded Mailer
Destination: Matthews, NC
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Harlequin
Inserts: None

Title: Out of Eden by Beth Ciotta
Date Received: 5/4/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Mailer: Padded Mailer
Destination: California
Format: Mass Market Paperback, looks finished.
Publisher: Harlequin
Inserts: None

Ooops. This was actually February's book.

I received Halloween: New Poems by Al Sarrantonio on April 14th, but for some reason I can't add it to my library. I've tried ISBN, title, etc. It's like the book doesn't exist!

Since I can't add it, I can't review it. Has anyone else had this problem?

I found this:
http://www.librarything.com/work/7907939

by searching author name in LT... it seems to have be a recently combined author, I hope that is not part of the problem. Not sure if that will allow you to review it or not.

>122 casamoomba: You can manually enter it, then combine it with the ER edition.

Title: A Historical Tour of the Holy Land by Beryl Ratzer
Date Received: 8/7/10
Method of Delivery: USPS
Packaging Method: Padded Mailer
Destination: TN
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Gefen
Inserts: Card thanking me for my interest and requests to review at LibraryThing, Amazon, blog, etc.