Booksie's Shelves, April 24, 2021

 

Spring is here and with it hope of renewal.  My husband and I are both fully vaccinated and my daughter has her first appointment this week.  We're cautiously starting to socialize a bit.  We visited my son, fiancee and the grandkids for the first time in fifteen months last week then went on to a week at the beach.  It was good to get out and about a bit after being isolated for so many months.  I've still been doing a lot of reading and still reading mostly my own books as I work on downsizing my library.  But of course, some books are still being bought and sent to me by publishers.  Here's what's come through the door:

1. Broken, Jenny Lawson, humor, sent by publisher
2. The Barbarian Nurseries, Hector Tobar, literary fiction, purchased
3. Laurentian Divide, Sarah Stonich, literary fiction, purchased
4. Feral Creatures, Kira Jane Buxton, fantasy, sent by publisher
5. Fleishman Is In Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, literary fiction, purchased
6. Surviving Savannah, Patti Callahan, historical fiction, sent by publisher
7. Vera, Carol Edgarian, historical fiction, sent by publisher
8. Princes Of The Renaissance, Mary Hollingsworth, nonfiction, sent by publisher

Here's the ebooks I've purchased:

1. Witchmarked, Aaron Schneider, fantasy
2. The Birdwatcher, William Shaw, mystery
3. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, Hank Green, fantasy
4. Homesick For Another World, Ottessa Moshfegh, anthology
5. I Am, I Am, I Am, Maggie O'Farrell, memoir
6. The Other Americans, Laila Lalami, literary fiction
7. A Deadly Influence, Mike Omar, mystery
8. To Kill And Kill Again, John Coston, true crime
9. At The Edge Of The Haight, Katherine Seligman, literary fiction
10. The Story Of A New Name, Elena Ferrante, literary fiction
11. Lies Sleeping, Ben Aaronvitch, fantasy
12. The Last Anniversary, Liane Moriarty, thriller
13. The Invitation, Lucy Foley, thriller
14. Monster, Steve Johnson, true crime
15. Gods Of Howl Mountain, Taylor Brown, literary fiction
16. The Fifth Elephant, Terry Prachett, fantasy
17. The Dividing, Devin Downing, mystery
18. That Night, C.J. Grayson, mystery
19. Providence, Max Barry, science fiction
20. The Yellow House, Sarah Broom, memoir
21. A Single Swallow, Zhang Ling, literary fiction
22. The King Of Warsaw, Szczepan Twardoch, literary fiction
23. The Strange Journey Of Alice Pendelbury, Marc Levy, literary fiction
24. You, Me And The Colors Of Life, Noa Walker, literary fiction
25. Return To The Enchanted Island, Johary Ravalson, literary fiction
26. Butcher, Baker, Walter Gilmour, true crime
27. If We Were Villains, M.L. Rio, literary fiction
28. The Song Of The First Blade, T.C. Edge, fantasy

Here's what I'm reading:

1. The Wife Upstairs, Rachel Hawkins, mystery
2. Widow's Web, Gene Lyons, true crime
3. The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater, fantasy
4. Trust Exercise, Susan Choi, literary fiction
5. Blood Orange, Harriet Tyce, thriller
6. The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly, legal mystery

Happy Reading!