The time it was all bookish mail -- 4

It's time for another episode of Look What I Got in the Mail!

Do we all know my undying love and devotion for Tamara Ireland Stone? Yes, I drove up to San Francisco for the Time Between Us launch party. Annnnd since then, I've been simultaneously pushing Time Between Us on every single person I know and fangirling all over Tamara as much as I could without getting a restraining order.

Flash forward a bit.  Tamara had a giveaway for an Italian copy with a super hot cover.  That super hot cover had a shirtless version of my boyfriend, Bennett.  So, it goes without saying that I entered the contest.  Alas, I didn't win. 

A week or so after the giveaway was over, Tamara DM'd me and asked for my mailing address, that she had a present for me.  I had no idea what it was. When I got this, my head almost exploded...

Perhaps you've seen Elizabeth Richards talking about her love of owls.  I sent her a package of owl post-it notes.  Then I found some owl bookmarks.  Before I sent the bookmarks, I asked Elizabeth if I could include my copy of Phoenix to have signed.  And she's so amazing, she agreed! Check out my owl!!

It's unfortunate that I haven't met Elizabeth yet, but Penguin better will send her to SoCal eventually.

After reading Spies & Prejudice, I emailed Talia Vance and asked for an interview. After flailing about like a lunatic, of course. Not only did Talia take the time to answer my fangirling questions, she donated a giveaway copy for the giveaway. AND a personalized copy for me! 

I will have to meet her eventually because I need to get it in writing that Tanner is mine.  Never fear, I have a saved tweet.  Don't be thinking that he's up for grabs, he is most definitely not.

You might remember that I tried seeing Gennifer Albin at Festival of Books this year, but it didn't happen due to a scheduling mishap.  I was absolutely bummed out that we had already left the parking structure when Gennifer tweeted me back and said she'd be happy to meet up somewhere. 

Thankfully, Gennifer was joining part of the Pitch Dark Days tour and Jenn was going to one of the stops.  She offered to take my books with her, so I sent them off.

 

When I saw that Neil Gaiman was touring, I tried to get tickets to see him.  Unfortunately, I heard about it too late and tickets were already sold out.  Thankfully, the awesome staff at Changing Hands bookstore had a mail order option.  I am beyond thrilled to add Neil to my collection.

Who is a spoiled brat?!? It's meeeeeeee!!

What books have you gotten lately?