Please post on this thread when books are mailed and received.

Please remember that TBRs are a-ok, but should be mailed within two months of being chosen.

Books Out Of Play - Round 1

In Search of the Medicine Buddha: a Himalayan Journey by David Crow (rootmartin --> ladii) mailed
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (rootmartin --> Ri) received
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (rootmartin --> teachie) at CheriePie's for teachie's m-bag
When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe (rootmartin --> sudokugirl) received
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad (rootmartin --> msjoanna) received
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (rootmartin --> msjoanna) received
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane (rootmartin --> rebeccaljames) received
American Fuji by Sara Backer (ri --> rebeccaljames)
A Many Splendoured Thing by Han Suyin (azuki --> rebeccaljames) received
Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen [China] (msjoanna-->dancing-dog) mailed
A Dakar Childhood by Nafissatou Diallo (rootmartin-->dancing-dog) received
Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai (rootmartin --> Azuki) received
One Hundred Girls' Mother (Women of the West) by Lenore Carroll (Tribefan --> Azuki) received
Among the Believers by V.S. Naipaul (rootmartin-->morsecode) received
Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd (rootmartin-->geishabird) received
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm (ARC) by Lauren St. John (rootmartin-->geishabird) received
Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk [Turkey] (msjoanna-->geishabird) received
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood [Zimbabwe] (azuki-->geishabird) received
Memed, My Hawk by Yashar Kemal (eicuthbertson-->shnedwards) received
Death in Zanzibar and Death in Kenya by M.M Kaye (rootmartin --> eicuthbertson) received
Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang [China] (rebeccaljames --> bartonz)
White Ghost Girls [Hong Kong] (azuki --> bartonz) received
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (rootmartin --> bartonz) received
Two Under the Indian Sun by Jon and Rumer Godden (rootmartin --> bartonz) received
Mema (African Writers Series) by Daniel Mengara [Gabon] TBR (Bartonz --> zzz) mailed
The Shadow of Imana (Caribbean Writers SeriesRG) by Veronique Tadjo [Author from Côte d'Ivoire writing about Rwandan genocide] TBR (Bartonz --> zzz) mailed
The Full Cupboard Of Life by Alexander McCall Smith [Botswana] (geishabird --> luckaye ) received
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck [China] (bartonz --> luckaye) mailed to azuki for luckaye's m-bag
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas (dancing-dog --> hobbit) received
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (bibliotreker --> hobbit) received

One Hundred Girls' Mother (Women of the West) by Lenore Carroll (Tribefan --> Azuki)

Has been mailed! :D

Thanks Tribefan.
Meanwhile, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight was mailed on Monday. White Ghost Girls will be tomorrow or Monday the latest. As for A Many Splendoured Thing, since Rebecca would be making selection from my vbb in a week or two, I will mail it together then in case she is selecting any of my books.

When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe (rootmartin --> sudokugirl)

Mailed today!

Got it! Thanks. :D

Thanks! Got it already!

These books have been mailed off today!

Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane (rootmartin --> rebeccaljames)

Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai (rootmartin --> Azuki)

Mailed Funny in Farsi out to hobbit today :D

I'm putting Midnight's Children in the mail tomorrow to cheriepie for teachie's m-bag.

Mailed today! :)

Funny in Farsi received from dancing-dog. Thanks!

Got an adddress from hobbit so will be mailing this out this weekend.

Received today :)

In Search of the Medicine Buddha: a Himalayan Journey by David Crow (rootmartin --> ladii) mailed today

White Ghost Girls [Hong Kong] (azuki --> bartonz) received

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (rootmartin --> Ri) mailing tomorrow

The Full Cupboard Of Life by Alexander McCall Smith [Botswana] (geishabird --> luckaye ) arrived today! I am sure my mum will enjoy reading it.

Among the Believers by V.S. Naipaul (rootmartin-->morsecode) mailed today

Poisonwood Bible mailed out to Hobbit today. My husband got to the p.o. for me. Happy reading.

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck [China] (bartonz --> luckaye) is in the mail to Azuki for Luckaye's m-bag with three $1 bills for "bookmarks" (gotta love mdia mail)

Mailing these books off today!

Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd (rootmartin-->geishabird)
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm (ARC) by Lauren St. John (rootmartin-->geishabird)
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (rootmartin --> bartonz)
Two Under the Indian Sun by Jon and Rumer Godden (rootmartin --> bartonz)
A Dakar Childhood by Nafissatou Diallo (rootmartin-->dancing-dog)
Death in Zanzibar and Death in Kenya by M.M Kaye (rootmartin --> eicuthbertson)

Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk [Turkey] (msjoanna-->geishabird)

This is going in the mail today (or maybe tomorrow if things get crazy at work).

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (bibliotreker --> hobbit) - Received

Yay - Thanks, bibliotreker!

Received Memed my Hawk from eicuthbertson today! :bananadance:
Thanks very much for the book and the lovely postcards and bookmark!

Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen [China] (msjoanna-->dancing-dog)

Mailed today. I'm all caught up in this box now. :bananadance:

Received A Dakar Childhood - thank you!

Among the Believers by V.S. Naipaul (rootmartin-->morsecode) mailed

this one arrived!

Got 'em - thanks! :D

Just received today - thanks J!

Got it - thanks a bunch! :D

Mema (African Writers Series) by Daniel Mengara [Gabon] TBR (Bartonz --> zzz)
The Shadow of Imana (Caribbean Writers SeriesRG) by Veronique Tadjo [Author from Côte d'Ivoire writing about Rwandan genocide] TBR (Bartonz --> zzz)

these are in the mail :D

Something Out There by Nadine Gordimer is packaged up and I'll stop by the Post Office tomorrow.

Received!
Thank you :)

*Red Azalea by Anchee Min (dancing-dog --> msjoanna)

in the mail today.