Busy month. Thanksgiving, our 4 year-old dog's glaucoma meds failed so she had to have eye-removal surgery, and a host of other stuff kept us very busy this November. Luckily, there's always time to read, even if it's in the middle of the night or very early in the a.m. when it's just quiet.
November continued my American authors reading choice, and although I really didn't get through everything I'd planned, it wasn't so bad. Add to the list some crime fiction, an incredible book of ghost stories and a well-written nonfiction book, and it was actually a pretty good month. Here's how it shakes out:
american fiction
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
Young Man With a Horn, by Dorothy Baker
Evel Knievel Days, by Pauls Toutonghi
--other--
The Collini Case, by Ferdinand von Schirach
nonfiction
The Boy Kings of Texas, by Domingo Martinez
--other--
The Collini Case, by Ferdinand von Schirach
nonfiction
The Boy Kings of Texas, by Domingo Martinez
crime fiction
--american writers--
From Blood, by Edward Wright
--other--
odd/weird fiction
The Big Book of Ghost Stories, ed. Otto Penzler (Vintage/Black Lizard)
And now, the other book-related stuff:
1) The book group does a mixed November/December meetup so that we don't collide with the holidays. This coming December 11th we'll be reading Mildred Pierce, by James M. Cain. One of my friends accidentally ordered a copy of Mildred Pierced, by Stuart Kaminsky, and read the whole thing before realizing it was the wrong book.
2) Added to the Amazon wishlist this month (as usual, a lot of obscure titles):
crime fiction:
Baksheesh, by Esmahan Aykol
A Crack in the Wall, by Claudia Pineiro
David's Revenge, by Hans-Werner Kettenbach
The Public Prosecutor, by Jef Geeraerts
general fiction:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (nyrb classics)
Black Heart on the Appalachian Trail, by TJ Forrester
nonfiction:
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
weird fiction:
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (ed. Otto Penzler)
1) The book group does a mixed November/December meetup so that we don't collide with the holidays. This coming December 11th we'll be reading Mildred Pierce, by James M. Cain. One of my friends accidentally ordered a copy of Mildred Pierced, by Stuart Kaminsky, and read the whole thing before realizing it was the wrong book.
2) Added to the Amazon wishlist this month (as usual, a lot of obscure titles):
crime fiction:
Baksheesh, by Esmahan Aykol
A Crack in the Wall, by Claudia Pineiro
David's Revenge, by Hans-Werner Kettenbach
The Public Prosecutor, by Jef Geeraerts
general fiction:
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (nyrb classics)
Black Heart on the Appalachian Trail, by TJ Forrester
nonfiction:
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
weird fiction:
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (ed. Otto Penzler)
3) Books bought this month
Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy, by Douglas Smith
Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy, by Douglas Smith
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, by Tom Reiss
The Go-Between, by LP Hartley (nyrb classics)
The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I, by Stephen Alford
4) Currently reading:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? by Horace McCoy
The Horror at Oakdeene and Others, by Brian Lumley
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, by Tom Reiss
****5) Books I'm giving away this month (sorry, to US readers only -- absolutely 100% totally free, I'll pay postage to whoever will give them a home)*******
-- links go through to Amazon, but I receive absolutely no money if you click. It's just an FYI. --
1. The Boy Kings of Texas, by Domingo Martinez
2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
3. Evel Knievel Days, by Pauls Toutonghi
4. Number 9 Dream, by David Mitchell
****5) Books I'm giving away this month (sorry, to US readers only -- absolutely 100% totally free, I'll pay postage to whoever will give them a home)*******
-- links go through to Amazon, but I receive absolutely no money if you click. It's just an FYI. --
1. The Boy Kings of Texas, by Domingo Martinez
2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
3. Evel Knievel Days, by Pauls Toutonghi
4. Number 9 Dream, by David Mitchell
5. The Proof of Love, by Catherine Hall
6. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple
7. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce
(if you want one, some or even all of these books, be the first to leave a comment with the titles of the book(s) you want.)
that's it for November -- now on to December and some lovely Aussie beach reads. It is summer there, yeah?
6. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple
7. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce
(if you want one, some or even all of these books, be the first to leave a comment with the titles of the book(s) you want.)
that's it for November -- now on to December and some lovely Aussie beach reads. It is summer there, yeah?
I'd love 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore' by Robin Sloan if I could please. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my email addy:
penumbrareads(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for giving it a home. I'll email you and you can reply with an address, if that's okay!
DeleteKve heard so many good things about the penumbra book. Im looking forward to reading it myuself
ReplyDeleteIt's very entertaining, actually; a lot of people found it rather flat but I didn't.
DeleteThanks for inviting me here from LT. Sorry to see that Penumbra is already spoken for, but I'd gladly accept either Bernadette or Harold Fry.
ReplyDeleteOh my, you can have both or however many you'd like! Why only take one -- I need the space! You can pm me at LT with an address & I'll get them out to you next week.
Deleteand thanks for coming by!
I would like the book Where did you go Bernadette? Either that or the Proof of Love book
ReplyDeleteHi Connie
DeleteI'll be happy to send Proof of Love; the other one spoken for! Thanks so much!
Connie, can you email me with an address? I can't seem to find an email from your name link. Thanks!
DeleteNumber 9 Dream and Evel Knievel Days if they are still left....
ReplyDeleteThey're here -- you caught me just before library donations! I will need an address so if you can please email me with where I should send the books, I'll be mailing them before the week is out.
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