Booksie's Shelves, December 23, 2021

 

Two days until Christmas!  A week left in 2021 as we race towards 2022.  We've had a warm winter here in North Carolina so far.  DH and I took a trip to Georgia last weekend to visit our son, DIL and the grandkids for Christmas.  The actual day will be a quiet one with us plus our daughter.  I'll be up early making the sausage balls that are one of our Christmas traditions then lots of present opening.  I've already received some books for Christmas from my reading son so I'm ahead of the game.  I'll be posting a year-end wrapup of my 2021 reading in a few days.  In the meantime, here's what has come through the door lately:

1. The Removed, Brandon Hobson, diverse voices, purchased
2. Simon The Fiddler, Paulette Jiles, literary fiction, gift
3. Talking To Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell, nonfiction, gift
4. I Am Not Who You Think I Am, Eric Rickstad, thriller, gift
5. The Water Cure, Sophie Mackintosh, literary fiction, purchased
6. The Long Take, Robin Robertson, literary fiction, purchased
7. Geographics Of The Heart, Caitlin Hamilton Summie, literary fiction, sent by author
8. Believing The Lie, Elizabeth George, mystery, purchased
9. Resurrection Men, Ian Rankin, mystery, purchased
10. Space Opera, Catherynne Valente, science fiction, purchased
11. Exit West, Mohsin Hamid, literary fiction, purchased
12. Sundial, Catriona Ward, thriller, sent by publisher
13. The Resting Place, Camilla Sten, mystery, sent by publisher

I bought these ebooks:

1. Empire Of Black And Gold, Adrian Tchaikovsky, science fiction
2. Dangerous To Know, K.T. Davis, fantasy
3. Empire Of Wild, Cherie Dimaline, fantasy
4. Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones, horror
5. The Doors Of Eden, Adrian Tchaikovsky, science fiction
6. Bitter Orange, Claire Fuller, literary fiction
7. Bright Girls, Clare Chambers, women's fiction
8. Still Lives, Maria Hummel, mystery
9. The Stand, Stephen King, horror
10. The Cold Nowhere, Brian Freeman, mystery
11. Magpie Lane, Lucy Atkins, mystery
12. Tyrant's Throne, Sebastian de Castell, fantasy
13. Truth Or Dare, M. J. Arlidge, mystery
14. The Children Of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes, literary fiction
15. 56 Days, Catherine Ryan Howard, mystery
16. New Spring, Robert Jordan, fantasy
17. The Galaxy, And The Ground Within, Becky Chambers, science fiction
18. The Story Of The Lost Child, Elena Ferrante, literary fiction
19. I: The Creation Of A Serial Killer, Jack Olsen, true crime
20. Spine Of The Dragon, Kevin Anderson, fantasy
21. Spoken Bones, N. C. Lewis, mystery
22. Murder At Teal's Pond, David Bushman, mystery
23. The Spires, Kate Moretti, mystery
24. The Whitstable Pearl Mystery, Julie Wassmer, mystery
25. Bleeders, Anthony Bruno, mystery
26. The Body Scout, Lincoln Michel, science fiction
27. The Sun Casts No Shadow, Mark Richardson, science fiction
28. Where The Truth Lies, M J Lee, mystery
29. An Ignorant Witch, E M Graham, fantasy
30. Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor, literary fiction
31. The Unbroken, C.L. Clark, fantasy
32. For The Wolf, Hannah Witten, fantasy
33. The Seven Visitations Of Sydney Burgess, Andy Marino, horror
34. Sistersong, Lucy Holland, fantasy
35. Grave Peril, Jim Butcher, science fiction
36. No Gods, No Monsters, Cadwell Turnbull, fantasy
37. The Darkest Evening, Ann Cleeves, mystery
38. Knightmare Arcanist, Shami Stovall, fantasy
39. A Small Town, Thomas Perry, mystery
40. Tell Me The Truth, Matthew Ferrell, mystery
41. The Recent East, Thomas Gratten, literary fiction
42. Girl Missing, Kate Gable, mystery
43. Girl Lost, Kate Gable, mystery
44. American Sherlock, Kate Dawson, nonfiction
45. Palace Of The Drowned, Christine Mangan, literary fiction
46. Queen Of Shadows, Sarah Maas, fantasy
47. Empire Of Storms, Sarah Maas, fantasy

Here's what I'm reading:

1. Talking To Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell, nonfiction
2. The Night Swim, Megan Goldin, mystery
3. True Crime Story, Joseph Knox, true crime
4. Best Mystery 2014, various, anthology
5. A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum, literary fiction
6. Nottingham, Nathan Makaryk, literary fiction

Happy Reading!