Anyway, enough prevaricating. Onwards. I really thought I hadn't acquired many books since Christmas. Ha! Right. It seems that might not be quite accurate. In my defense I had a bookish birthday and was given half a dozen books (I know, I know... excuses.) What I certainly haven't done in a very long time is a 'new books' post and as I love looking at other people's new bookish buys I thought some might like to see mine. As always, click on the photo for a larger view.
First up, a few birthday books:
The Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan (Fantasy)
Weatherland - Alexandra Harris (Non-Fiction about the weather)
Dancing on Ice - Jeremy Scott (Non-Fiction, polar exploration)
Sacred Sierra - Jason Weber (Non-Fiction, mountains)
Winter Tales - George Mackay Brown (short stories, maybe weird)
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float - Farley Mowat (Non-Fiction, Canadian travel)
Some new buys with lovely covers:
Uprooted - Naomi Novik (Fantasy)
The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry (Historical weirdness, an RIP read perhaps?)
Fair and Tender Ladies - Lee Smith (American historical fiction)
Lastly, a few odd purchases:
There's a Seal in My Sleeping Bag - Lyn Hancock (Non-fiction, found in a charity shop)
Bill Oddie Unplucked - Bill Oddie (Bits & pieces by the famous bird watcher... a couple of quid from The Works... newly arrived in my town, which is dangerous as they sell jigsaw puzzles as well as cheap books.)
The Olive Tree - Carol Drinkwater (Non-fic, sequel to The Olive Route)
The Dream of Rome - Boris Johnson (Non-fiction, history)
Pompeii - Mary Beard (Non-fiction, history)
I think that's fourteen in all and I may have missed a couple. So much for doing the Mount TBR challenge and getting books OFF the reading pile! Hopeless, Lost Cause... fully paid up member of.
7 comments:
good word to describe us: hopeless lol.. Well, I've read 2 of your books: The Natural History of Dragons and Uprooted...I have been so slow reading again.. such is life I guess. You sure got a whole new MT. of books :) our LIFE is the MT TBR Challenge! lol..
Congratulations, Cath - I don't think I'd realise before that we started our blogs in the same year. Lovely to see your new books - I guess we'll always have a Mount TBR! I was thinking about The Essex Serpent this morning when I read about it another blog and I've added it to my wish list (wondering now if the library has a copy). The other books look enticing too - got my eye on The Dream of Rome and the Bill Oddie book for starters.
And new books are such a treat - enjoy your reading.
The Natural History of Dragons was really good. I keep meaning to get the sequels but haven't yet. I really should!
Happy Blogging Anniversary!
9 years of blogging - and 666 posts! Wow! Happy Anniversary - and here's to many more.
I love to see new book acquisitions and yours look appealing. I look forward to reviews.
Pat: Hopeless, hopeless, hopeless. LOL. Just can't resist new books. But I suppose there are worse weaknesses. I love that sentence 'Our life is the MT TBR Challenge'. Too right! LOL
Margaret: Thanks for the congratulations. No, I don't think I realised that either. I think there may be a few others that we know who started at around the same time too. Yes, I reckon we always will have a Mount TBR.
I've read mixed reviews of The Essex Serpent but I quite fancy it, will probably read it for RIP in the autumn.
New books *are* a real treat and there are much worse weaknesses.
Kelly: I'm so looking forward to reading that one!
Thank you!
Penny. Thank you! Yes, I hope to keep going even there are times when I'm not around as much as I would like.
I loved this post! So true of everyone who is a book lover, although I do know some readers who use the library only. I couldn't do it. I love having the books in my house. I look at my shelves more than once a day, getting joy just from the books being there. Congrats on nine years!
Nan: I'm married to one... my husband loves to read but mainly reads just library books, although he does use his Nook from time to time. Like you I look at my book shelves all the time. Spend a little time nearly every day rearranging a few... taking out one or two I want to read soon. It gives me so much pleasure in a world that has become quite frightening.
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