Stacking the Shelves: The Calm Before the BookCon

Several BookCon write-ups are in the works, including a recap, haul, and tips post. Until then, let me share with you the books I amassed during the two weeks before BookCon.

• Sharon Shinn's Summers at Castle Auburn
  I've wanted to read this book for years-- ever since I fell down the high-fantasy rabbit hole. I loved Sharon Shinn's The Shape-Changer's Wife, which I waxed poetic about over on this post of yore. When the manfriend said I needed to add some items to an order he was making so he could qualify for free shipping, I jumped at the chance to snag this little gem.
• Sam Maggs' The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy
  I somehow talked the kind folks over at Quirk Books into giving me a copy of this gorgeous book so I could review it for Minerva Magazine-- you remember, it's the magazine I helped co-found. I'm reading the book now, and I'll cross-post my review here.
•  James M. Citrin's The Career Playbook
  I don't usually read non-fiction self-help books very often unless they really call to me or have  reached critical acclaim. Not so in the case of this book. It was available on a book review site, and I chose it merely because pickin's were slim. I hoped it would help me along my career path somehow. Spoiler alert: it doesn't. Full review forthcoming.
• Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine
  Another book courtesy of Jeff.
  

I was so excited about these books (and still am), but now I have to figure out a proper reviewing schedule for them, considering the tons of books (many of them ARCs) that I received and promised to review at BookCon. Like I said before, I'm currently reading The Fangirl's Guide, and I just finished The Career Playbook today. Since Summers at Castle Auburn and Griffin and Sabine have been around for quite some time now, they are going to have to take a backseat to all the pre-releases.

Linking up here and here.

Which books have you been stacking on your shelves? 
Any forgotten-but-amazing backlisted titles?