If I've learned one thing this month, it's that it is truly impossible to stay current with every book that comes into the house. I might have had a good shot at it but I got a little slowed down with Dissident Gardens, which I spent well over a week and a half reading. Keeping up with new arrivals just isn't a reality so my little mini-challenge just fizzled. Oh well!
Here's what I did manage:
literature/fiction:
Dissident Gardens, by Jonathan Lethem
Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent
American Rust, by Philipp Meyer (discussion soon)
Lost Luggage, by Jordi Punti (discussion soon)
odd/weird fiction
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All, by Laird Barron
The Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 5, ed. Ellen Datlow
crime fiction/mystery
Ruin Value, by J. Sydney Jones
Treasure Hunt, by Andrea Camilleri
A Crack in the Wall, by Claudia Piňeiro
Sandrine's Case, by Thomas H. Cook
nonfiction
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune, by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
still reading
The Kills, by Richard House
The Yellow Sign and Other Stories: The Complete Weird Tales of Robert W. Chambers, ed. S.T. Joshi
just stuck my nose into
The Abominable, by Dan Simmons (thanks, Em!)
And now, the other book-related stuff:
1) Books I'm giving away this month -- for US readers only. -- Unlike many other things in life, for you, this deal is absolutely 100% totally free; I'll even pay postage to get it to its new home. All you need to do is to be the first to leave a comment here, and then email me at oakesn@gmail.com with contact info INCLUDING A HOME ADDRESS, PLEASE!! 1st come, first served. No address email, no book:
books are posted on the side, but if you can't see them, here they are:
--fiction--
1. MaddAdam, by Margaret Atwood (bought 2 by mistake, so one's up for grabs)
(Night Film has been taken!)
2) Added to the wishlist this month (subtitled: huh? never heard of those!):
crime fiction:
The Good Suicides, by Antonio Hill1. MaddAdam, by Margaret Atwood (bought 2 by mistake, so one's up for grabs)
(Night Film has been taken!)
2) Added to the wishlist this month (subtitled: huh? never heard of those!):
crime fiction:
Murder in the Dark, by Dan Turell
general fiction:
Black Flies, by Shannon Burke The Dog Fighter: A Novel, by
Bleeding Edge, by Thomas Pynchon
the weird, the strange, supernatural etc:
At Fear's Altar, by Richard Gavin
Omens, by Richard Gavin
Lovecraft's Monsters, by Neil Gaiman
American Supernatural Tales, ed. S.T. Joshi
nonfiction
From the Tree to the Labyrinth: Historical Studies on the Sign and Interpretation, by Umberto Eco
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II, by Farah Jasmine Griffin
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance, by Carla Kaplan
The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, by Sasha Abramsky
3) Books bought this month (subtitled: I read strange books)
- Disappeared, by Anthony Quinn (crime fiction)
- The Breath of Night, by Michael Arditti (fiction/literature)
- Helium, by Jaspreet Singh (fiction/literature)
- Dissident Gardens, by Jonathan Lethem (fiction/literature)
- Supernatural Noir, ed. Ellen Datlow (weird/supernatural fiction)
- He Arrived at Dusk, by R.C. Ashby (weird/supernatural fiction)
- Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense, ed. Jack Dann (weird/supernatural fiction)
- Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King (horror)
- Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker, by Stanley Crouch (nonfiction)
That's it for September. Happy reading!
I don't know if these books are still available, but I would love Night Film. I will email you seperately.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Amy, I had a taker this morning before I could post that it had been given away. Thanks, and there will be more!
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