I bet you'd like to know what books I got at Left Coast Crime 2016. You know you would, right? I had a few in mind when I was planning the trip and checking to see who would be attending. I also knew that the Poisoned Pen would be a big sponsor of the conference and I wanted to be sure and spend some dollars in their part of the book room. Yes, there was a book room and lots of books were available. I think there were 4 or 5 different sellers.
By the end of the conference, I had 29 new books and knew that I wouldn't be able to carry them home on an airplane. So, I shipped them to Texas. And UPS delivered them to me last Thursday. Some of these books were ones I purchased, some came to me in my conference book bag, and a few were given to me at events.
I've divided the books into 3 stacks. The first books are the ones that are published by The Poisoned Pen Press. I was able to get most of these signed by the author.
All Men Fear Me by Donis Casey (bought)
Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany (bought)
Chaos Theory by M. Evonne Dobson (gift from author)
Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans (bought)
Rituals by Mary Anna Evans (gift at Poisoned Pen breakfast)
Deadly Descent by Charlotte Hinger (bought)
Dead Man's Switch by Tammy Kaehler (bought)
The Perfect Game by Leslie Dana Kirby (bought)
Silver Lies by Ann Parker (bought)
Artscape by Frederick Ramsay (bought)
Mykonos After Midnight by Jeffrey Siger (from swap table)
The next set of books are ones that I bought or traded to get because I saw or heard the authors at panels or other events. Most I was able to get signed.
Strange Gods by Annamaria Alfieri (bought)
Murder at Redwood Cove by Janet Finsilver (bought)
Dark Waters by Chris Goff (bought)
A Cold White Fear by R. J. Harlick (bought)
His Right Hand by Mette Ivie Harrison (bought)
Saving Jason by Michael Sears (bought)
A Killing At Cotton Hill by Terry Shames (bought)
Fit To Be Dead by Nancy G. West (bought)
Fields Of Wrath by Mark Wheaton (from swap table)
Hover by Anne A. Wilson (bought)
The last set of books includes ones that were either in my original LCC book bag (yes, they give you several books) or were ones that I won at events or picked up from the swap table. I got 3 of these signed.
Tattered Legacy by Shannon Baker (won at panel)
Bred In The Bone by Christopher Brookmyre (from swap table)
Silent Voices by Ann Cleeves (book bag)
Blood Always Tells by Hilary Davidson (won at event)
Falling Immortality by Robert Downs (book bag)
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates (won at panel)
Wrongful Death by L.J. Sellers (book bag)
Bear Is Broken by Lachlan Smith (from swap table)
Probably enough reading material for a while, don't you think? Now to find room on the shelves...
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Tomorrow, I'll be talking about some of the special events that included food (and books and authors) - like the Awards Dinner. And what about that Author Speed Dating? A wild and crazy experience!
Ooooooh, the reading you have in store!
ReplyDeleteYep. Because my greatest fear is running out of books. How likely do you think that is to happen? LOL LOL
DeleteAbout as likely as it's happening to me! LOL
DeleteWOW!! What a haul! That would keep me busy for several months. You must've been so excited when U.P.S showed up at your house with that box. :)
ReplyDeleteI know. But I have to help keep The Poisoned Pen in business and then, well, so many good authors. I had planned for it. LOL
DeleteThank you so much for sharing what you brought home. I'm eagerly anticipating BEA this year (my first time!) and planning how to bring home my goodies from this event.
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Deb, ship them home. Seriously. Bet they will have a way to do so. How fun for you to get to go to BEA. I know you will love it.
DeleteQuite a haul... that will keep you busy for a while! How will you ever decide where to start?
ReplyDeleteClose my eyes and grab a book! Actually, I'm reading CHAOS THEORY right now. My mystery group is doing YA mysteries for April and that fit right in.
DeleteWow, that's a lot of books, Kay! Hope you enjoy reading them all and can't wait to hear what you'll think of them!
ReplyDeleteI'll do my best, Melody. :-)
DeleteWow! What a haul!
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I'm excited about them. I always am. Books are just my favorite things. LOL
DeleteLots of good books to read. I think you should enjoy the Mary Anna Evans books. She is a very good author. Your list reminds me that I should read some that are on my TBR list. I have the first in the Donis Casey, Vicki Delany and Jeffrey Siger Series to read.
ReplyDeleteI love Anne Cleeves books. For readers who are fans of Louise Penny, they should try the Shetland series or Vera Stanhope series. Thanks for your blog!
Thanks for the info Lynn. I've meant to read her books for a long time and got to talk with her at the Poisoned Pen breakfast as well. More about that tomorrow.
DeleteOh, my! You should be set for a while!
ReplyDeleteYou think? LOL
DeleteSuch pretty books! Almost all of the authors are really new to me so I hope you review them!
ReplyDeleteI know. People really don't want to see me croon over them. I try not to be like Gollum. (my precious) LOL
DeleteWow, impressive haul! I love mysteries, and these look so tempting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laurel-Rain!
DeleteLots of good-looking books, Kay. I'll be reading His Right Hand in the near future, since my current read is the first in the series (The Bishop's Wife).
ReplyDeleteOh, look forward to hearing what you think about both of them!
DeleteWow! That's some book haul! A few names I know in there but the majority are new to me - I look forward to hearing your thoughts on them. Get reading, girl! ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, I will. In fact, I already am. LOL
DeleteWow. That's a lot of books. I know what you're doing the next few months.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot, but it was such fun.
DeleteWow, *what* a wonderful, wonderful haul. I bet you're thrilled with them!
ReplyDeleteOh I am. I'm having fun paging through them and thinking about what order to read them in.
DeleteLook at all those books! I haven't gone through the whole list yet, but so far some of these sound REALLY good. I'm particularly interested in Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany. The aspect of returning to society after so many years in prison for a crime you didn't commit and where the real perpetrator is still wandering free always intrigues me - and it's set in Canada!
ReplyDeleteI swear I never leave your blog without a great book recommendation. :D
Amanda, Vicki Delany's book is part of a series set in British Columbia. I love it.
DeleteNice stack of books you got!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Yvonne!
DeleteI love books.... Even if I don't get to read all of them I love having them and looking at them. I do some ebooks but still prefer the real thing.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I had fun making the stacks and putting them in order and taking pictures....
DeleteWhat a nice stack of books! It sounds like you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteI did have a wonderful time. I'd go again in a heartbeat.
DeleteI'm drooling over your stacks of pretty new books! Impressive haul!
ReplyDeleteThey are great aren't they? Can't wait to sample all of them.
DeleteLove all the stacks! Hope you've been having fun adding them to your library. You have to tell us which one you start with first. And, definitely want to hear about the author speed dating!
ReplyDeleteI've actually started with CHAOS THEORY, which is a YA book. My mystery group is doing YA mysteries for April. It's perfect for that.
DeleteWonderful stacks of books, wonderful time for you! Glad you had a blast! I haven't heard of many of these books so I'm checking out the links and jotting many of them down to research further. Nice TBR pile, Kay, and will keep you busy off and on through the year :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely will, Rita. I kind of had to stop and consider how many I could reasonably handle. That being said, after coming home and going through all the author giveaway bookmarks and things, I picked up a few more for my Kindle. But I had planned to stock up. It's all good. LOL
DeleteLook at all those books! You have some fun reading ahead of you, Kay.
ReplyDeleteI know. Lots of fun, right?
DeleteThis is the post I was waiting for! So many awesome books! You have a lot of fun reading ahead.
ReplyDeleteI do and I'm very excited about many of these.
DeleteI have read a few (well, actually only two) of those authors and I look forward to any that you review. I read A Killing At Cotton Hill and liked it. I have read one Vicki Delany and would like to read more. And I have the first in Siger's Mykonos series, but haven't read it.
ReplyDeleteGood to know, Tracy. I'm excited about all of these. Just have to make my selections as to where to start. :-)
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