Jillicious Stacks: ARCs

One of the most glorious things about attending library conferences is coming home with stacks of ARCs (Advance Reading Copies).  These uncorrected proofs are made available to reviewers, booksellers, and librarians before they are published.  It is so fun to get your hands on one of these, particularly when it's a book you are DYING to read!  The first time I held one as a new librarian I almost cried!  (I know ... total nerd.)  

The tough part is then: 1.) trying to decide which to read first, and 2.) trying to make life stop so you can read, read, read! 

Here are five ARCs that are at the top of my stack (in no particular order as it keeps changing!):



1.  Unwholly by Neal Shusterman 
Simon & Schuster, available August 28, 2012

Long awaited sequel to the incredible, thought-provoking Unwind!! 

2. Such Wicked Intent: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book 2 by Kenneth Oppel

Simon & Schuster, available August 21, 2012

Loved Book 1 and this whole premise of "Who was Victor Frankenstein?"

3.  The Diviners by Libba Bray

Little, Brown BFYR, available September 18, 2012

Three things I love:  New York City, the roaring twenties, and mystery!

4.  Safekeeping by Karen Hesse

Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, available September 18, 2012

It's by Karen Hesse (could stop there), futuristic America, illustrated with Hesse's own haunting photographs.  

5.  The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron 

Scholastic, available September 1, 2012

The debut author called it "Jane Austen with gears".  Sold!  

Which would YOU read first??