October 2019: Books Received

Title: Mermaid Moon by Susann Cokal
Date Received: Nov. 6, 2019
Method of Delivery: FedEx
Sent from: Somerville, MA
Sent to: British Columbia, Canada
Packaging method: bubble wrap envelope
Format: paperback ARC
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Came with: postcard asking for review

Impressed with how fast this came! I haven't even finished reading my book from the September batch :)

>1 Heather39: That's pretty darn fast! I had that happen once though I forget the publication house. Also with the postcard asking for a review, which I end email to them. I think it might have been Tundra press.

Question from a first-time early reviewer: I understand that books may take a long time to arrive, but would you expect this with ebooks? I took it for granted that it would be a few days, since it's only a case of sending by email. Thanks :)

>3 mmSeason: In my experience, e-books are usually pretty speedy, but this is not true for every publisher. A few just take their time.

Also, I have had several e-books that never arrived. Since those particular books were received and reviewed by others in the Early Reviewers group, I presume that my ISP filtered them out due to the nature of the attachments. (They didn't even make it to the spam folders.) It's getting more and more difficult to get attachments through security filters due to virus spreading. Many publishers are not even sending attachments anymore, but sending links to places to download the books.

So, I guess my advice would be to wait a little while, keep checking your spam folder just in case, and check periodically to see if anyone has reviewed the book yet.

Thanks, tealadytoo, I'll sit tight then.

Title: Suffragette : the battle for equality
Date Received: 11/8/19
Method of Delivery: UPS
Sent from: Crawfordsville, Ind.
Sent to: Reading, Pa.
Packaging method: brown box with bubble wrap
Format: hard cover
Publisher: Walker Books, sub. of Candlewick Press
Came with: nothing

I cannot believe the book came this quickly. Still waiting for April and August wins.

Title: The Dragon Warrior
Date Received: 11/8/19
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: New York
Sent to: Massachusetts
Packaging method: bubble mailer
Format: finished hard cover
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Came with: nothing

Thank you!!

Title: Heroine by Gail Scott
Date Received: 11-08-2019
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Brooklyn, NY
Sent to: Kansas
Packaging method: Bubble Mailer
Format: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Coach House Books

That was my question, too. Thanks for asking it :)

Title: The Edge by Jamie Collinson
Date Received: Nov. 9, 2019
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Brooklyn, NY
Sent to: NJ
Packaging method: bubble wrap envelope
Format: paperback ARC
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Came with: Publicity page about book

Thank you!

Title: Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason
Date Received: 11/09/19
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Michigan
Sent to: Maine
Packaging method: bubble wrap envelope
Format: trade paperback ARC
Publisher: Revell/Baker
Came with: congratulations postcard and brochure with latest releases

Title: The Making of You: The Incredible Journey from Cell to Human by Katharina Vestre
Date Received: Nov. 12, 2019
Method of Delivery: USPS
Sent from: Brooklyn, NY
Sent to: PA
Packaging method: bubble wrap envelope
Format: paperback ARC
Publisher: Greystone Books
Came with: media release letter

Title: Dawn of the Assassin by Bill Brewer
Date Received: 11-12-2019
Method of Delivery: USPS Media Mail
Sent from: Rochester, NY
Sent to: Warner Robins, GA
Packaging method: Plastic envelope
Format: Finished paperback
Publisher: Melange Books
Came with: Letter and business card

Title: Seeing Gender
Date Received: November 12, 2019
Method of Delivery: UPS
Sent from: Lebanon, Indiana
Sent to: Maryland
Packaging method: Cardboard mailer
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Came with: Letter requesting review

I haven't received my copy of Seeing Gender yet, and I am also in Maryland. I hope it shows up.

>15 d_perlo:, probably any day now.

Title: Seeing Gender
Date Received: November 13, 2019
Method of Delivery: UPS Mail Innovations
Sent from: Lebanon, Indiana
Sent to: Maryland
Packaging method: Cardboard mailer
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Came with: Letter requesting review

Got my copy of Migrations: open hearts, open borders yesterday. Cardboard mailer, arrived in BC, Canada; rural property so wedged in the gate. Candlewick Studio.

Little Gods by Meng Jin
11/17/19
UPS
Arrived GA
Paper bubble wrap cushioned envelope
Trade paperback, labeled "uncorrected proof not for sale"
Custom House, Imprint of William Morrow
No enclosures

Title: A Divided Loyalty
Date Received: 11-19-2019
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Sent from: Princeton, NJ
Sent to: Concord, MA
Packaging method: Bubble mailer
Format: ARC paperback
Publisher: William Morrow, imprint of Harper Collins
Came with: no enclosures

Thank you!

Title: A Duckling Called Button
Date Received: Last Week one day, sorry been super busy haven't had time to post about it.
Method of Delivery: US Mail
Sent from: Somerville, MA
Sent to: Indianapolis, IN
Packaging method:manila mailing envelope
Format: ARC paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Came with: postcard asking for review

Title: Naked Came The Florida Man by Tim Dorsey
Date Received:11.21.19
Method of Delivery: UPS
Sent from: New York, NY
Sent to: Madison, WI
Packaging method:cushioned envelope
Format: TPB
Publisher: William Morrow
Came with: nothing

Title: Lily's Story: A Puppy Tale by W. Bruce Cameron
Date Received: 11/21/19
Method of Delivery: Fed Ex
Sent From: Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Sent to: Santa Rosa, CA
Packaging Method: Cardboard Box
Format: Audio Book MP3-CD
Publisher: Tantor Media
Came with: Packing slip

Title: A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd
Date Received: 11-22-2019
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Sent from: Princeton, NJ
Sent to: Wright City, MO
Packaging method: Bubble mailer
Format: ARC paperback
Publisher: William Morrow, imprint of Harper Collins
Came with: no enclosures

Title: What Wonders Do You See... When You Dream? by Justine Avery
Date Received: 11-09-2019
Method of Delivery: E-mail
Format: ePub & MOBI
Publisher: Suteki Creative

Just received Shadow City by Anna Mocikat today :)

Title: Fairy Science
Date Received: Dec. 17
Method of Delivery: Canada Post
Sent from: Mississauga. ON
Sent to: Toronto, ON
Packaging method: cardboard mailer
Format:hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Came with: no enclosures

Just recieved unicorns 101 by Cale Atkinson. It came in a cardboard mailer. I'm reading it with my daughter and it is so cute! The pictures are lovely and so colorful and fun!

Has anyone seen A Trace of Deceit from October 2019? (Thanks to the more alert LT friends who directed me to the string for the correct year!)

Title: Highfire
Date Received: 16 April 2020
Method of Delivery: UPS Ground
Sent from: LaPorte, IN
Sent to: Nashua, NH
Packaging method: cardboard mailer
Format: hardcover
Publisher: Harper Collins

No enclosures included, and I'm pretty sure the only reason it got to me at all is because I contacted the publisher directly, about a month ago.