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Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about library borrowing… Do you restrict yourself on how many books you take out from the library at a time? Do you borrow books if you already have some out? Do you always reborrow books you don’t get to? I go to the library about once a week to pick up books for me and Amber, although I may stop by more often and just sit for an hour before work or during lunch to read without interruptions or distractions. I don't limit myself to a certain number of books, but I tend to only have 3-4 out at a time. The stack of books I own that I haven't read yet is just too big. No, I don't always reborrow books I don't get to, but I do love that you can renew them on-line, otherwise I'd be paying fines fairly often....

Sorry, guys. I know I'm a couple days late posting this, but I finally have the winners of The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos. Katrina Pam Lisette Karin A Anne I've sent everyone e-mails. I just need your mailing address and I'll pass it on to Hachette Book Group. I hope you enjoy the book. ***Update! Since Pam already got her hands on a copy, there's a new winner. Congratulations! Amber G...

Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I only got one book in the mail this week, but it looks like a good one.     Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie The third novel in the acclaimed Gaius Petreius Ruso series by the New York Times bestselling Ruth Downie—this time set in ancient Gaul. At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home—to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HOME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family. But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he’ll leave. With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius’s brother-in-law mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it’s hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the family’s chief creditor, winds...

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I thought I’d let you know some of the giveaways I ran across this week. If you have one you want added to next week’s list, let me know in the comments. As always, my current giveaways are listed on my sidebar. Exodus Gate by Stephen Zimmer and some goodies, at Amberkatze's Book Blog (ends June 20) Ghostwriter and Isolation by Travis Thrasher, at Bermudaonion's Weblog (ends June 28) The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes, at Wendy's Minding Spot (ends July 5, international) Bound to Please by Lilli Feisty, To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt, and When The Time Comes by Paula Span, at Book Soulmates (all end June 24, US and Canada, no PO boxes) Not books Austin Artisan coupon organizer, at Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls (ends June 20)...

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting them to figure out you actually have no idea what you're doing. 2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a person who wasn't playing to win. 3. Life is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time. (Sometimes it tastes great, sometimes it makes you want to puke.) 4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy taking care of their own lives and staying out of politics. 5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine kids and a career. 6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without pasta or onions in it. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to playing board games, tomorrow my plans include watching kids bowl and Sunday, I want to go grocery shopping after church. Join in!...