I’ve been doing quite a bit of mooching lately and have just added five more books to my shelves. Want to know what I got?

• A Friend from England by Anita Brookner. I really loved Hotel du Lac by Brookner and now I feel like I’m on a quest to get more books by her. There is a quote at the back of this book that I think sums up why I liked her style. “Perhaps the most fundamental question in Anita Brookner’s work is, how is a woman to live?”
• The Disapparation of James by Anne Ursu. I found her previous book, Spilling Clarence, to be very touching and have been wanting to add this one to my library.
• Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern. Ooh another story about children disappearing in the woods. This one is supposed to be quite the page-turner so I’m looking forward to it although I may have to set it aside for quite a while so I don’t compare it too much to the other read.
• While I Was Gone by Sue Miller. Becca recently mentioned this book and it sounded so good I quickly went over to see if I could find it on BookMooch and voila.
• The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Well, I so enjoyed our last Slaves of Golconda book that I wanted to add another Wharton novel to my reading stack. I think a lot of you mentioned this was your favorite so I’m looking forward to it.

I’m still waiting for a couple of more books so I’ll let you know about those when they arrive. How about you? Done any mooching lately?

Remember a while back I mentioned I had checked out an audio version of Full Dark House? Well, I get the feeling audio books are just not my thing. This is my second attempt at listening to a book and I was bored! Granted, I was bookbinding and typically I listen to music when I do that so maybe I’m just used to that. Hmm, I don’t know if I should try another. Is there a really good one you recommend?

Moving on… I had a coupon for Jo-Ann Fabrics the other day and I was able to use it on the latest issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. This is one I always read but don’t always buy. I’m excited about this issue though because it has an article on Extreme Visual Journaling. woo-hoo.

Speaking of coupons, this week is a great week… It’s time to redeem the Half Price Books coupons I got in the mail the other week. I wasn’t able to spend a lot of time there today but I did get two goodies. I found The Accomplice by Elizabeth Ironside. I think I first heard of this author via Bas Bleu and I trust their recommendations. And, my other find was The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo which I’m pretty sure I added to my TBR list after Danielle mentioned it a while back.

Am I going back to Half Price Books? Of course! Later this week I plan to go again and find some more goodies. Who else is going?