Thursday, June 2, 2022

Booksie's Shelves June 2, 2022

 

June 2nd and regardless of what the calendar insists, summer is here in North Carolina.  I mean sticky, humid, ninety degree days summer.  My background is Scandinavian and I'm not a fan of summer.  But every cloud has a silver lining and staying indoors just means more reading time.  I'm still working on reading all the anthologies I have and just finished a great one by Laurie Notaro.  It was my first read by her and that's one of the joys of reading; discovering another author you love.  I also went on a James Ellroy buying spree this month.  Here's what's come through the door:

  1. There Are No Happy Loves, Sergio Olguin, mystery, sent by publisher
  2. The Bone Flower, Charles Lambert, mystery, sent by publisher
  3. This Is The Country, William Wall, literary fiction, purchased
  4. Metropolis, B.A. Shapiro, literary fiction, sent for blog tour by publisher
  5. Smells Like Tween Spirit, Laurie Gelman, humor, sent by publisher
  6. The Sewing Girl's Tale, John Wood Sweet, historical fiction, sent by publisher
  7. The Way The Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald, literary fiction, purchased
  8. The Dante Club, Matthew Pearl, mystery, purchased
  9. Cora's Kitchen, Kemberly Garrett Brown, literary fiction, sent by publisher
  10. None Without Sin, Michael Bradley, mystery, sent for blog tour by publisher
  11. Summertime, J. M. Coetzee, literary fiction, purchased
  12. The Boatman's Daughter, Andy Davidson, horror, purchased
  13. St. Urbain's Horseman, Mordecai Richler, literary fiction, purchased
  14. Nightingale Point, Luan Goldie, literary fiction, purchased
  15. My Dark Places, James Ellroy, memoir, purchased
  16. Blood's A Rover, James Ellroy, literary fiction, purchased
  17. This Storm, James Ellroy, literary fiction, purchased
Here's the ebooks I've bought:
  1. The Folding Knife, K.J. Parker, fantasy
  2. Orlando, Virginia Wolff, literary fiction
  3. A Death Most Monumental, JD Kirk, mystery
  4. The Big Nowhere, James Ellroy, literary fiction
  5. L.A. Confidential, James Ellroy, literary fiction
  6. Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson, fantasy
  7. Hounded, Kevin Hearne, fantasy
  8. A Line To Kill, Anthony Horowitz, mystery
  9. Utopia Avenue, David Mitchell, literary fiction
  10. Or Else, Joe Hart, mystery
  11. The Book Of Accidents, Chuck Wendig, horror
  12. The Good Doctor, Damon Galgut, literary fiction
  13. L.A. Requiem, Robert Crais, mystery
  14. Dream Girl, Laura Lippman, mystery
  15. Engines Of Empire, R. S. Ford, fantasy
  16. The Heroes, Joe Abercrombie, fantasy
  17. The Harlech Beach Killings, Simon McCleave, mystery
  18. True North, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
  19. Strip, Thomas Perry, mystery
  20. A Small Hotel, Robert Olen Butler, literary fiction
  21. Broken Verses, Kamila Shamsie, literary fiction
  22. Forty Thieves, Thomas Perry, mystery
  23. The Fifth Heart, Dan Simmons, horror
  24. The Sentence, Louise Erdrich, literary fiction
  25. Indigo Slam, Robert Crais, mystery
  26. Slow Horses, Mick Herron, espionage
  27. The Vanished Triangle, Claire McGowen, true crime
  28. The Hand That First Held Mine, Maggie O'Farrell, literary fiction
  29. What The Storm Means, Brandon Sanderson/Robert Jordan, fantasy
  30. Never See Them Again, M. William Phelps, true crime
  31. Voodoo River, Robert Crais, mystery
  32. Kiss Of The She-Devil, M. William Phelps, true crime
  33. If Looks Could Kill, M. William Phelps, true crime
  34. Dead Simple, Peter James, mystery
  35. Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie, anthology
  36. The Little Friend, Donna Tartt, literary fiction
  37. The Hidden Soldier, Eoin Dempsey, literary fiction
  38. December Park, Ronald Malfi, horror
  39. The Bomb Maker, Thomas Perry, mystery
  40. The Tiger And The Wolf, Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy
  41. Count Zero, William Gibson, science fictioni
  42. Poison Flower, Thomas Perry, mystery
  43. Revelator, Daryl Gregory, horror
  44. The Ascendant Trilogy, K. Arsenault Rivera, fantasy
  45. Version Zero, David Yoon, science fiction
  46. The WVU Co-Ed Murders, Geoffrey Fuller, true crime
  47. The Bread The Devil Knead, Lisa Allen-Agostini, literary fiction
  48. Salt Lick, Lulu Allison, literary fiction
  49. The Crossing Places, Elly Griffiths, mystery
  50. Guards, Guards!, Terry Prachett, fantasy
  51. Sandman Slim, Richard Kadrey, fantasy
  52. The Girl Who Was Taken, Charlie Donlea, mystery
  53. Little Eyes, Samantha Schweblin, literary fiction
  54. What Are You Going Through, Sigrid Nunez, literary fiction
  55. The Dark Horse, Craig Johnson, mystery
  56. Ship Of Magic, Robin Hobb, fantasy
  57. God On The Rocks, Jane Gardam, mystery
  58. The Treatment, Mo Hayder, mystery
  59. The Murder Game, Julie Apple, mystery
  60. Under Her Care, Lucinda Berry, mystery
  61. In A Strange Room, Damon Galgut, literary fiction
  62. Lone Wolf, Jodi Picoult, literary fiction
  63. Free Love, Tessa Hadley, literary fiction
  64. Arms And The Women, Reginald Hill, mystery
  65. A Tip For The Hangman, Allison Epstein, mystery
  66. Smoke, Joe Ide, mystery
  67. Death's Mistress, Terry Goodkind, fantasy
  68. To Kill A Fae, Jamie Waters, fantasy
  69. The Collector's Apprentice, B.A. Shapiro, literary fiction
  70. The Bad Girl, Mario Vargas Luca, literary fiction
  71. The Leprechaun Wars, Wes Snowden, fantasy
  72. Half The World, Joe Abercrombie, fantasy
  73. The Vacation, T.M. Logan, mystery
  74. Land Of The Wolves, Craig Johnson, mystery
  75. A Beginning At The End, Mike Chen, fantasy
  76. The Risen Shard, D.K. Holmberg, fantasy
  77. The Volunteer, Salvatore Scibona, literary fiction
  78. The Goodbye Coast, Joe Ide, mystery
  79. Katabasis, Joseph Brassey, fantasy
  80. Siege Perilous, E.D. deBirmingham, fantasy
  81. The Famished Road, Ben Okri, literary fiction
  82. Unbonded, D.K. Holmberg, fantasy
  83. A Dark Room In Glitter Ball City, David Domine, true crime
  84. The Papers Of Tony Veitch, William McIlvanney, mystery
  85. Careless, Kirsty Capes, literary fiction
  86. Going Wrong, Ruth Rendell, mystery
  87. The Mongoliad, Greg Bear, fantasy
  88. The Mongoliad 2, Neal Stephenson, fantasy
  89. Death Of A Dormouse, Reginald Hill, mystery
  90. Dangerous Ground, M. William Phelps, true crime
  91. The Immortal Words, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  92. Storm Glass, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  93. Mirror Gate, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  94. Iron Garland, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  95. Prism Cloud, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  96. Broken Veil, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
  97. A Spark Of Light, Jodi Picoult, literary fiction
  98. No One Is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood, literary fiction
Here's what I'm reading:
  1. The Gilly Salt Sisters, Tiffany Baker, Kindle
  2. Nadia Knows Best, Jill Mansell, paperback
  3. The Night Strangers, Chris Bohjalien, hardback
  4. The Pariah, Anthony Ryan, audible
  5. Ragnarok, A.S. Byatt, audible
  6. Fire And Blood, George R. R. Martin, hardback
  7. Metropolis, B.A. Shapiro, paperback
Happy Reading!


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