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5alphaorder
I was fortunate enough to attend Book Expo America in Chicago last week and brought home 15 books / ARCs. Some highlights:
Grief is a Thing with Feathers
Today Will Be Different
All is Not Forgotten
The Red Car
Leave Me
Moth Snowstorm
Grief is a Thing with Feathers
Today Will Be Different
All is Not Forgotten
The Red Car
Leave Me
Moth Snowstorm
6mollygrace
Arrived today:
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
Cavafy Poems by C. P. Cavafy
LaRose by Louise Erdrich
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Farina
Positively 4th Street by David Hajdu
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
City of Secrets by Stewart O'Nan
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux
I'm very excited to have new books by several favorite authors -- Millet, Erdrich, Swift, Barnes, O'Nan - and grateful to receive a replacement copy for my battered Theroux paperback.
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
Cavafy Poems by C. P. Cavafy
LaRose by Louise Erdrich
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Farina
Positively 4th Street by David Hajdu
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
City of Secrets by Stewart O'Nan
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux
I'm very excited to have new books by several favorite authors -- Millet, Erdrich, Swift, Barnes, O'Nan - and grateful to receive a replacement copy for my battered Theroux paperback.
7sebago
The Sound of Glass I have to be honest - as much as I love Karen White's novels I bought this one because I loved the cover... :)
8PaperbackPirate
Last weekend I used a gift certificate for
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (the sequel to Garden Spells)
The Secret Language of Color by Joann Eckstut
Today I went to my local bookstore for my book club selection, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and I accidentally also picked up Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (the sequel to Garden Spells)
The Secret Language of Color by Joann Eckstut
Today I went to my local bookstore for my book club selection, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and I accidentally also picked up Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
9cdyankeefan
I used my coupons from Barnes and Noble yesterday and picked up Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly and LaRose by Louise Erdrich
10mollygrace
I love getting new (to me anyway) books by authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past::
Peacekeeping by Mischa Berlinski (his first book, Fieldwork, is a treasure)
His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay (I've loved all of this Canadian author's novels, especially Late Nights on Air)
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett (another author whose novels I admire, especially The Magician's Assistant)
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick (Philbrick's delightful and informative Why Read Moby-Dick? was a helpful companion to have at my side as I read Melville's classic)
Peacekeeping by Mischa Berlinski (his first book, Fieldwork, is a treasure)
His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay (I've loved all of this Canadian author's novels, especially Late Nights on Air)
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett (another author whose novels I admire, especially The Magician's Assistant)
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick (Philbrick's delightful and informative Why Read Moby-Dick? was a helpful companion to have at my side as I read Melville's classic)
11cdyankeefan
I picked up The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker from the Friends of The Library Sale. From Amazon The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by kristopher Kansma and Close Your Eyes Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian came in
13mollygrace
Arrived this morning:
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Me: A Memoir by Brenda Ueland
Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst
The Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin
Youth; Heart of Darkness; The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: The Life and Music of James Taylor by Mark Ribowsky
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Me: A Memoir by Brenda Ueland
Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
See Now Then by Jamaica Kincaid
The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst
The Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin
Youth; Heart of Darkness; The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: The Life and Music of James Taylor by Mark Ribowsky
15ahef1963
Got the new Stephen King thriller, End of Watch, on publication date, which is a first for me! The last book I got on publication date, in a long lineup at midnight, was the final Harry Potter book.
16sebago
I went to the library book/plant/food sale.. I kept finding books I really wanted only to discover I had already read them. Does this happen to anyone else? lol. I did pick up Clay's Quilt by Silas House. I love books about Appalachia! Happy Wednesday all! :)
20mollygrace
Arrived today:
The Liar's Wife - four novellas by Mary Gordon
Closely Watched Trains - the novel by Bohumil Hrabal that was made into a beautiful and poignant film from Czechoslovakia (the author also wrote the screenplay) which won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1968. I must have seen that movie ten times at the art house across from the university where I should have been in class but was instead sitting in the theater mourning the end of a romance -- somehow that movie helped (or perhaps prolonged) my sadness. Too much information, I know. I have no idea why it took me almost 50 years to get around to buying the book - hope it doesn't take me 50 more to get around to reading it.
The Time it Never Rained by Elmer Kelton
Joe Gould's Teeth by Jill Lepore
Miss Emily - a novel from Irish writer Nuala O'Connor about a maid in the house of the Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts
Out of My League - George Plimpton's humorous account of his adventures as an amateur playing baseball with the pros
Erratic Facts - poems by Kay Ryan
The Liar's Wife - four novellas by Mary Gordon
Closely Watched Trains - the novel by Bohumil Hrabal that was made into a beautiful and poignant film from Czechoslovakia (the author also wrote the screenplay) which won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1968. I must have seen that movie ten times at the art house across from the university where I should have been in class but was instead sitting in the theater mourning the end of a romance -- somehow that movie helped (or perhaps prolonged) my sadness. Too much information, I know. I have no idea why it took me almost 50 years to get around to buying the book - hope it doesn't take me 50 more to get around to reading it.
The Time it Never Rained by Elmer Kelton
Joe Gould's Teeth by Jill Lepore
Miss Emily - a novel from Irish writer Nuala O'Connor about a maid in the house of the Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts
Out of My League - George Plimpton's humorous account of his adventures as an amateur playing baseball with the pros
Erratic Facts - poems by Kay Ryan
21mollygrace
Arrived today:
The Book of Esther - a new novel by Emily Barton
Last House: Reflections, Dreams, and Observations 1943-1991 by M. F. K. Fisher
The Theoretical Foot - a novel by M. F. K. Fisher
Making an Elephant: Writing from Within - essays and poetry by Graham Swift
The Arrangement - a new novel by Ashley Warlick
The Book of Esther - a new novel by Emily Barton
Last House: Reflections, Dreams, and Observations 1943-1991 by M. F. K. Fisher
The Theoretical Foot - a novel by M. F. K. Fisher
Making an Elephant: Writing from Within - essays and poetry by Graham Swift
The Arrangement - a new novel by Ashley Warlick
26seitherin
The Man Who Used the Universe by Alan Dean Foster
27JulieLill
I added two more.
Onions in the Stew by Betty MacDonald Re-read for me
What You Can When You Can Healthy Living On Your Terms by Carla Birnberg and Roni Noone
Onions in the Stew by Betty MacDonald Re-read for me
What You Can When You Can Healthy Living On Your Terms by Carla Birnberg and Roni Noone
29cdyankeefan
Marriage Material by Sathman Sanghera and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee- both from the library
30ahef1963
Added some classic fiction to my Kobo e-reader.....most of the works of the three Bronte sisters; the complete works of Thomas Hardy, O. Henry, Anton Chekhov, and Henrik Ibsen; The Monk by Matthew Lewis, Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire books; and - not classic fiction - Stephen King's The Dark Tower books.
33PaperbackPirate
edited to move to July list...
