Booksie's Shelves, May 13, 2014

The second part of May is stressful!  With the finish of school come tons of papers and projects and tests.  With a teenager in the house, it is stress city.  Add in the end of the year in dance with the recital coming up this weekend, and we're all ready for summer.  Since we can't get enough drama, we're also initiating several house renovation projects that have been on hold for a while.  There are season finales on TV shows and of course, always a ton of great books to read! 

I went to a wonderful book sale last week and was able to restrain myself and only buy six.  That's good since here's what's come in the door lately:

1.  Dept. Of Speculation, Jenny Offill, literary fiction, gift from friend
2.  The Woman Upstairs, Claire Messud, literary fiction, purchased
3.  The Curiorisity, Stephen Kiernan, literary fiction, sent for book tour
4.  Stateline, Dave Stanton, mystery, sent by author
5.  Natchez Burning, Greg Iles, mystery, sent by publisher
6.  Sweet Tooth, Tim Anderson, memoir, sent for book tour
7.  Heart Of Hannen, Fawn Bonning, fantasy, sent by author
8.  The Leader Of Lors, Fawn Bonning, fantasy, sent by author
9.  Identity, Ingrid Thoft, mystery, gift from friend
10.  Compulsion, Jonathan Kellerman, mystery, purchased
11.  Adam, Ted Dekker, mystery, purchased
12.  Here Is Where, Andrew Carroll, travel/history, sent by publisher
13.  The Potato Factory, Bryce Courtenay, literary fiction, purchased
14.  The Devil's Punchbowl, Greg Iles, mystery, purchased
15.  The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell, literary fiction, purchased
16.  The Leopard, Jo Nesbo, mystery, purchased

Here's what I'm currently reading:

1.  The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton, reading on Kindle
2.  The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner, reading on Kindle Fire
3.  The Orphan Master's Son, Adam Johnson, hardback
4.  Bloodline, Lynda La Plante, paperback
5.  A March Of Folly, Barbara Tuchman, hardback
6.  A Necessary End, Peter Robinson, paperback
7.  The Silent Wife, A.S.A. Harrison, paperback
8.  The Plover, Brian Doyle, paperback

Have a great reading week!