Booksie's Shelves, July 16, 2020

Halfway through July and not much has changed.  The virus is now surging in many states, North Carolina being among them.  I'm worried about school openings with four grandchildren who could be exposed and more and more children being affected.  Our daughter, who recently graduated from college, will be moving home at the end of the month to stay with us until she finds a job, not an easy task in this economy ravaged by layoffs and business drawbacks.  We are still self-isolating and while it gets boring, I must say it is good for reading.  I read sixteen books in June, and of course got a lot more.  Here's what's made it through the door:

1.  Other Fires, Lenore Gay, literary fiction, sent by publisher
2.  War For The Oaks, Emma Bull, fantasy, purchased
3.  The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton, historical fiction, purchased
4.  The Muse, Jessie Burton, historical fiction, purchased
5.  Monogamy, Sue Miller, literary fiction, sent by publisher
6.  The Zero, Jess Walter, literary fiction, purchased
7.  Holy Skirts, Rene Steinke, literary fiction, purchased
8.  The Lives Of Edie Pritchard, Larry Watson, literary fiction, sent by publisher
9.  2030, Mauro Guillen, nonfiction, sent by publisher

Ebooks I've purchased in the last month:

1.  Laidlaw, William McIlvanney, legal thriller
2.  Murder On Birchleaf Drive, Steven Epstein, true crime
3.  Good Girl, Bad Girl, Michael Robotham, suspense
4.  The Marsh King's Daughter, Karen Dionne, historical fiction
5.  A String Of Beads, Thomas Perry, suspense
6.  Out Of Bounds, Val McDermid, mystery
7.  Blood Ties, Samantha Hayes, mystery
8.  Hunter's Blood, Val Penny, mystery
9.  The Temple Of My Familiar, Alice Walker, literary fiction
10.  Eve Of Snows, L. James Rice, fantasy
11.   Chaos Awakens, Megg Jensen, fantasy
12.  The Origin Of Species, Charles Darwin, nonfiction
13.  Walk The Wire, David Baldacci, suspense
14.  Lila, Marylynne Robinson, literary fiction
15.  The Age Of Wonder, Richard Holmes, nonfiction
16.  The Silent Sister, Dianne Chamberlain, literary fiction
17.  The Grim Sleeper, Christine Pelisek, true crime
18.  Old Man's War, John Scalzi, sci-fi
19.  The Future Of Another Timeline, Annalee Newitz, science fiction
20.  Pretty Killer, Johnny Truant, mystery
21.  Lost Girls, Caitlin Rother, true crime
22.  The Last Of The Moon Girls, Barbara Davis, literary fiction
23.  Her Final Words, Brianne Labuskes, mystery
24.  The Dentist, Tim Sullivan, mystery
25.  These Women, Ivy Pochoda, mystery
26.  Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves, mystery
27.  The Last Time I Lied, Riley Sager, mystery
28.  Gnomon, Nick Harkaway, sci-fi

Here's what I'm reading:

1.  The Overstory, Richard Powers, audio
2.  Pilgrim At Tinker's Creek, Annie Dillard, Kindle Fire
3.  The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel, hardback
4.  The Lives Of Edie Pritchard, Larry Watson, paperback
5.  War For The Oaks, Emma Bull, paperback
6.  Snap, Belinda Bauer, Kindle Fire
7.  The Dark Lake, Sarah Bailey, Kindle Fire
8.  Atlas, William Vollman, paperback
9.  The Lieutenant, Kate Granville, paperback

Happy Reading!