Booksie's Shelves, October 11, 2023

 

Art by RF Skia and Culpeo S. Fox

It's autumn, favorite season of many book readers and definitely me.  I'm not a fan of summer at all so cooler temperatures and colorful scenes make me happy.  I've been reading up a storm and I've read two hundred and twenty books so far this year.  So many authors have great new books coming out.  Two I've loved lately are Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff and The Fraud by Zadie Smith.  Here's what's come through the door lately:

1. Exordia, Seth Dickinson, science fiction, won in contest
2. The Year Of The French, Thomas Flanagan, historical fiction, purchased
3. The Bear Comes Home, Rafi Zabor, literary fiction, purchased
4. All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, literary fiction, purchased
5. A True Account, Katherine Howe, historical fiction, sent by publisher
6. Like A Sword Wound, Ahmet Altan, literary fiction, purchased
7. The Arrest, Jonathan Lethem, literary fiction, purchased
8. The Outlander, Gil Adamson, historical fiction, purchased
9. The Things We Didn't Know, Elba Iris Perez, literary fiction, sent by publisher
10. The Lighthouse, Alison Moore, literary fiction, purchased
11. What Feasts At Night, T. Kingfisher, horror, sent by publisher
12. Annie Dunne, Sebastian Barry, literary fiction, purchased
13. Mao II, Don Delillo, literary fiction, purchased
14. A Long Long Way, Sebastian Barry, literary fiction, purchased
15. The Night Swimmers, Peter Rock, literary fiction, purchased
16. Philadelphia Fire, John Edgar Wideman, literary fiction, purchased
17. Harvest, Jim Crace, literary fiction, purchased
18. A Disaffection, James Kelman, literary fiction, purchased
19. How Late It Was, How Late, James Kelman, literary fiction, purchased
20. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Roddy Doyle, literary fiction, purchased
21. The Wall, John Lanchester, literary fiction, purchased
22. The Devil's Feather, Minette Walters, mystery, purchased
23. Fox Evil, Minette Walters, mystery, purchased
24. The Echo, Minette Walters, mystery, purchased
25. Lazy Bones, Mark Billingham, mystery, purchased
26. The Barracks Thief, Tobias Wolff, purchased

Here are the ebooks I've purchased:

1. The Shape Of Snakes, Minette Walters, mystery
2. Gringos, Charles Portis, mystery
3. An Unkindness Of Ravens, European Douglas, mystery
4. The Unforgiving Stone, Alex Dunlevy, mystery
5. Dancing With The Viper, Amy Beatty, fantasy
6. The Virtu, Katherine Addison, fantasy
7. Corambis, Katherine Addison, fantasy
8. Demolition Angels, Robert Crais, mystery
9. When We Were Sisters, Fatimah Asghar, women's fiction
10. The Last Flight, Julie Clark, mystery
11. The Elevator, Claire Cooper, mystery
12. These Still Black Waters, Christina McDonald, mystery
13. The Last Chance Lawyer, William Bernhardt, legal thriller
14. The Temporary Gentleman, Sebastian Barry, literary fiction
15. Angel, Elizabeth Taylor, literary fiction
16. All Systems Red, Martha Well, science fiction
17. The Dentist, Tim Cross, thriller
18. The Mark, Matt Brolly, mystery
19. Blood On The Shore, Simon McCleave, mystery
20. Red Dirt Road, S. R. White, mystery
21. Rabbit Cake, Annie Hartnett, literary fiction
22. Conviction, Michael Cordell, mystery
23. Of Love And Shadows, Isabel Allende, literary fiction
24. The Stargazy, Martha Grimes, mystery
25. Darwin's Blade, Dan Simmons, thriller
26. The Need, Helen Phillips, mystery
27. A Special Kind Of Evil, Blaine Pardoe, true crime
28. Prayers The Devil Answers, Sharon McCrumb, mystery
29. The Plague Stones, James Brogden, horror
30. The Map Of Time, Felix Palma, fantasy
31. The Mine, Antti Tuomainen, mystery
32. Lightning Rods, Helen DeWitt, literary fiction
33. Out Of The Mouths Of Serial Killers, Mary Brett, true crime
34. After He Died, Michael Malone, literary fiction
35. Jungle Of Steel And Stone, George Chesbro, mystery
36. Born Guilty, Reginald Hill, mystery
37. Singing The Sadness, Reginald Hill, mystery
38. The Fifth Suspect, Robert McNeil, mystery
39. The Shepherd's Crown, Terry Prachett, fantasy
40. Small World, Jonathan Evison, literary fiction
41. Let Me Be Frank With You, Richard Ford, literary fiction
42. The Poison Tree, Alan Pendergrast, true crime
43. The Angel's Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, thriller
44. A Good Marriage, Kimberly McCreight, thriller
45. After You'd Gone, Maggie O'Farrell, literary fiction
46. Don't Look Away, Rachel Abbott, thriller
47. 12 Bytes, Jeanette Winterson, literary fiction
48. A Calculated Risk, Katherine Neville, women's fiction
49. The Green Man, Kingsley Amis, literary fiction
50. Magnitized, Carlos Busqued, true crime
51. The Haunting Of Maddy Clare, Simone St James, thriller
52. Candles And Roses, Alex Walters, mystery
53. Death Parts Us, Alex Walters, mystery
54. Their Final Act, Alex Walters, mystery
55. Bullet Train, Kotaro Isaka, mystery
56. Do Not Disturb, Freida McFadden, thriller
57. Silver Sparrow, Tayari Jones, literary fiction
58. Next Victim, Helen Durrant, mystery
59. The Eighth Life, Nino Haratischvili, literary fiction
60. Little Siberia, Antti Tuomainen, mystery
61. An Orc On The Wild Side, Tom Holt, fantasy
62. The Stolen Boys, Joy Ellis, mystery
63. The Salt Roads, Nalo Hopkinson, literary fiction
64. Bryant & May And The Burning Man, Christopher Fowler, mystery
65. A Killer's Game, Isabella Maldondo, mystery
66. Plagues And People, William McNeil, nonfiction
67. The Praxis, Walter Jon Williams, fantasy
68. The Accidental War, Walter Jon Wiliams, fantasy
69. Skylight, Jose Saramago, literary fiction
70. The Chaneysville Incident, David Bradley, historical fiction
71. The Female Persuasion, Meg Woltizer, literary fiction
72. Upheaval, Jared Diamond, nonfiction
73. My Daughter's Killer, Jacquline Grima, mystery
74. The Midcoast, Adam White, literary fiction
75. The Veiled One, Ruth Rendell, mystery
76. A Killer In The Wind, Andrew Klaven, mystery
77. Blood Stained, CJ Lyons, mystery
78. Kill Zone, CJ Lyons, mystery
79. Love In The Days Of Rebellion, Ahmet Altan, historical fiction
80. Asta's Book, Ruth Rendell, mystery
81. The Perfume Killer, Linda Hagen, mystery
82. A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry, literary fiction
83. The Day Of The Scorpion, Paul Scott, historical fiction
84. These Shallow Graves, Jennifer Donnelly, mystery
85. Thunderstruck, Erik Larsen, nonfiction
86. What Remains, Wendy Walker, mystery
87. Once Upon A Lie, Rebecca Taylor, literary fiction
88. The Emissary, Yoko Tawada, literary fiction
89. Wolfskin, W.R. Gingell, fantasy
90. The Djinn In The Nightingale's Eye, A. S. Byatt, anthology
91. Accused, Amber Hunt, true crime
92. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman, literary fiction
93. The Golden Key, Marian Womack, fantasy
94. Such Kindness, Andre Dubus III, literary fiction
95. The Family Game, Catherine Steadman, mystery
96. The Days Of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante, literary fiction
97. A Particular Eye For Villany, Ann Granger, mystery
98. The Murderer's Apprentice, Ann Granger, mystery
99. A Better Quality Of Murder, Ann Granger, mystery
100. The Dead Woman Of Deptford, Ann Granger, mystery
101. Rack, Ruin And Murder, Ann Granger, mystery
102. The Atonement Murders, Jennifer Ruff, mystery
103. Gone, Mo Hayder, mystery
104. Outback, Patricia Wolf, mystery
105. They Met In A Tavern, Elijah Menchaca, fantasy
106. Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh, literary fiction
107. The Ladies Of The Secret Circus, Constance Sayers, fantasy
108. We Have Always Been Here, Lena Nguyen, literary fiction
109. Spellslinger, Sebastian de Castell, fantasy
110. The Zone Of Interest, Martin Amis, literary fiction
111. The Path Of Thorns, A. G. Slatter, fantasy
112. Of Wolves And Men, Barry Lopez, literary fiction
113. The Bonnie Dead, Andrew Raymond, mystery
114. Cadillac Jack, Larry McMurtry, literary fiction
115. The Family Jewels, Caimh McDonnell, mystery
116. A Bend In The River, V.S. Naipaul, literary fiction
117. The Man In The Wooden Hat, Jane Gardam, literary fiction
118. The Last Of The Firedrakes, Farah Oomerbhoy, fantasy
119. The Icehouse, JJ Richards, mystery
120. The Stolen Hours, Allen Eskens, mystery
121. Battlemage, Stephen Aryan, fantasy
122. The Quarantine Station, Michelle Montebello, literary fiction
123. The Case Of The Baker Street Irregulars, Anthony Boucher, mystery
124. Stolen In The Night, Patricia Macdonald, thriller
125. Death Message, Mark Billingham, mystery
126. Buried, Mark Billingham, mystery
127. Clean Hands, Patrick Hoffman, literary fiction
128. The Collected Works, Vol I, Neil Cross, mystery
129. The Collected Works, Vol II, Neil Cross, mystery
130. The Flood, G.N. Smith, mystery
131. A Big Ship At The Edge Of The Universe, Alex White, science fiction
132. Neverworld Wake, Marisha Pessl, literary fiction
133. The Spy Coast, Tess Gerritsen, mystery
134. All The Little Raindrops, Mia Sheridan, mystery
135. The Wickwire Watch, Jacqulyn Hagan, fantasy
136. Dragon Thief, Blake and Raven Penn, fantasy
137. Gilchrist, Christian Galacar, horror
138. The Girl In Cell 49B, Dorian Box, thriller
139. The Hiding Girl, Dorian Box, thriller
140. The City Stained Red, Sam Sykes, fantasy
141. Waiting For Sunrise, William Boyd, literary fiction
142. The Six, Anni Taylor, thriller
143. More Than I Love My Life, David Grossman, literary fiction
144. Sea Of Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel, fantasy
145. Under My Skin, Lisa Unger, mystery
146. A Killing Of Innocents, Deborah Crombie, mystery
147. Guardian Angel, Sara Paretsky, mystery
148. Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward, memoir
149. The Red House, Roz Hoskins, thriller
150. Ghost Song, Sarah Rayne, mystery
151. The Dragon's Dagger, R.A. Salvatore, fantasy
152. Melusine, Katherine Addison, fantasy
153. The Mirador, Katherine Addison, fantasy
154. A Sport And A Pasttime, James Salter, literary fiction
155. Three Days Missing, Kimberly Belle, mystery
156. The Book Of Skulls, Robert Silverberg, mystery
157. Thrice The Brindled Cat Hath Mewl'd, Alan Bradley, mystery
158. The Rise Of Oshbob, Kevin Sinclair, fantasy
159. Daros, Dave Dobson, science fiction
160. The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox, Maggie O'Farrell, literary fiction
161. Folklorn, Angela Hur, fantasy
162. The Quality Of Life Report, Megan Daum, literary fiction
163. Queen Of Deception, various, fantasy
164. Outpost, F.T. McKinstry, fantasy
165. Between Sisters, Kristin Hannah, literary fiction
166. The Vanishing Velasquez, Laura Cumming, nonfiction
167. They Will Be Coming For Us, Kim Catanzarite, fantasy
168. Call The Canaries Home, Laura Barrow, women's fiction
169. Gardens Of The Moon, Steven Erikson, fantasy
170. Termination Shock, Neal Stephenson, fantasy
171. The Betrayed, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
172. The Druid, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
173. The Hunted, Jeff Wheeler, fantasy
174. The Therapist. B.A. Paris, mystery
175. Silk Road, Colin Falconer, historical fiction
176. In The Shadow Of Lightning, Brian McClellan, fantasy
177. Glacier's Edge, R.A. Salvatore, fantasy
178. The 7th Canon, Robert Dugoni, thriller
179. Count The Ways, Joyce Maynard, women's fiction
180. The Perfect Ending, Rob Kaufman, thriller
181. The Knowledge, Martha Grimes, mystery
182. Snap, Belinda Bauer, mystery
183. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver, literary fiction
184. Memorial Drive, Natasha Trethewey, memoir

Here's what I'm reading:

1. Desolation Canyon, P.J. Tracey, audio
2. Nightmares And Dreamscapes, Stephen King, paperback
3. The Mistress Of Spices, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, paperback
4. True Detectives, Jonathan Kellerman, hardback
5. When You Trap A Tiger, Tae Keller, Kindle
6. Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell, Kindle
7. Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes, hardback

Happy Reading!

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