Booksie's Shelves, November 10, 2016

What a busy fall!  The Presidential elections have come and gone so hopefully the country can concentrate on something else for a while.  I've noticed that fall tv shows are having a harder time catching on this year as their schedules have been interrupted over and over with debates, election coverage, primaries and fall sports.  One of the new shows, Conviction, has already been cancelled although I think only three or four episodes have actually been able to air.

Things are busy here also.  Our elderly dog has had to have foot surgery for the third time.  She has a benign tumor under a footpad that is impossible to completely remove so it returns again and again.  She is a real trooper but going under gets more problematic every time.  I've been getting books from a Facebook round robin which is always fun, and I've gotten several review books that I'm excited about.  I've been Christmas shopping and making plans to see Broadway plays.  We've got A Gentleman's Guide To Murder coming up right after Thanksgiving and then An American In Paris right after the Christmas holidays.  Theatre is my happy place so I'm excited for both.

Here's what's come through the door lately:

1.  Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns, historical/Southern fiction, sent from FB round robin
2.  4321, Paul Auster, literary fiction, won on Shelf Awareness
3.  Enough, Bill McKibben, nonfiction, sent from FB round robin
4.  Arcanum Unbounded, Brandon Sanderson, fantasy anthology, sent by publisher
5.  The Furies Bog, Deborah Jackson, fantasy, sent by author
6.  The Princess Bride, William Goldman, fantasy/adventure, sent from FB round robin
7.  Make Your Home Among Strangers, Jennine Capo Crucet, literary fiction, Vine review book
8.  Ashes, Steven Manchester, literary fiction, sent by publisher
9.  The Years That Followed, Catherine Dunne, historical fiction, sent by publisher
10.  The Darkness Of Evil, Alan Jacobson, mystery, Vine review book
11.  A Trick Of The Light, Louise Penny, mystery, sent from FB round robin
12.  Chocolate Jesus, Stephan Jaramillo, humor, sent from a friend
13.  Bitter Moon, Alexandra Sokoloff, mystery, sent for book tour
14.  Bury The Living, Jodi McIsaac, time travel/historical fiction, sent by publisher
15.  Fair And Tender Ladies, Lee Smith, Southern fiction, sent from FB round robin
16.  Gregg Olsen, Just Try To Stop Me, mystery, Vine review book
17.  The Fortunes, Peter Ho Davies, literary fiction, Vine review book
18.  Killing Jane, Stacy Green, mystery, sent by publisher
19.  The Lesser Bohemians, Eimear McBride, literary fiction, Vine review book

Here's what I'm reading:

1.  Orphan Mother, Robert Hicks, paperback
2.  Dissident Gardens, Jonathan Lethem, Kindle
3.  Mr. Splitfoot, Samantha Hunt,  Kindle Fire
4.  Dear Thief, Samantha Harvey, paperback
5.  Confession Of A Serial Killer, Katherine Ramsland, Kindle Fire
6.  Nutshell, Ian McEwan, Kindle Fire
7.  Something Blue, Emma Jameson,  Kindle Fire
8.  Barkskins, Annie Proulx, hardback
9.  Arcanum Unbounded, Brandon Sanderson, hardback
9.  Hidden, Kendra Elliot, audio
10.  The Wangs vs. The World, Jade Chang, Kindle Fire

Happy Reading!