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Mount TBR:

--Past Imperfect, by Julian Fellowes. Novel that came out in April, but a copy of this is coming to me in the mail courtesy of the Amazon Vine Program.

--Murder of a Medici Princess, by Caroline Murphy. Although this has been out for a while, a copy of this is coming to me in time for the paperback edition. Nonfiction, about the Medici family.

--Nanny Returns, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krauss. Sequel to The Nanny Diaries, coming out in December.

--The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, by Laurie Notaro. Humorous memoir. I’ve enjoyed Notaro’s other books in the past, so when I was offered a copy of her latest, I jumped at it.
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Amy said…
Great blog title! I just found your blog. I really like the Nanny Diaries. I'm looking forward to your review of the sequel!
May 22, 2009 at 1:31 PM
A Buckeye Girl Reads said…
Your review of the sequel to the Nanny Diaries should be interested. I grabbed their book Citizen Girl at a library sale, and couldn't get into it. It was as if someone else was writing it...
May 23, 2009 at 11:31 AM
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