Booksie's Shelves, July 27, 2024

 

Artwork by RF Skia & Culpeo S. Fox

Although it's only been twenty-two days since the last Booksie's Shelves, two events have necessitated an update.  One was discovering Blackwell's bookstore in England which ships to the United States without huge fees.  The other was a chance discovery of ten years of The Guardian's choices of the best debut authors in England.  I've always felt like I was missing some of the best writing in England as only best sellers make it here or make enough of a publicity splash that I'm aware of them.  So I've rushed out and bought a ton of books by English authors in addition to the normal bookbuying I do most days.  Here's what's come through the door:

1. Ruth & Pen, Emilie Pine, literary fiction, purchased
2. The Leviathan, Rosie Adams, literary fiction, purchased
3. The Keeper, Jessica Moor, mystery, purchased
4. The Flatshare, Beth O'Leary, women's fiction, purchased
5. This Lovely City, Louise Hare, literary fiction, purchased
6. What's Left Of Me Is Yours, Stephanie Scott, literary fiction, purchased
7. Saving Missy, Beth Morrey, women's fiction, purchased
8. The Glutton, A.K. Blakemore, literary fiction, purchased
9. Unsettled Ground, Claire Fuller, literary fiction, purchased
10. As You Were, Elaine Feeney, women's fiction, purchased
11. The Paper Lantern, Will Burns, literary fiction, purchased
12. Those Opulent Days, Jacquie Pham, mystery, purchased
13. White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link, anthology, purchased
14. Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered In A Quaint English Village, Johnson & Cooper, purchased
15. Villager, Tom Cox, literary fiction, purchased
16. My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk, literary fiction, purchased
17. East, West, Salman Rushdie, anthology, purchased
18. The Things That We Lost, Jyoti Patel, literary fiction, purchased
19. Fire Rush, Jacqueline Crooks, literary fiction, purchased
20. One Small Voice, Santanu Bhattacharya, literary fiction, purchased
21. Learwife, JR Thorp, literary fiction, purchased
22. Moth, Melody Razak, literary fiction, purchased
23. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Of Andy Africa, Stephen Buoro, literary fiction, purchased
24. What Red Was, Rosie Price, literary fiction, purchased
25. Rainbow Milk, Paul Mendez, literary fiction, purchased
26. The Parisian, Isabella Hammad, literary fiction, purchased
27. Last Ones Left Alive, Sarah Davis-Goff, science fiction, purchased
28. Bad Man, Dathan Auerbach, horror, purchased
29. Dead Souls, Sam Riviere, literary fiction, purchased
30. Divine Might, Natalie Haynes, mythology, purchased
31. At Certain Points We Touch, Lauren John Joseph, literary fiction, purchased

Here are the ebooks I've bought lately:

1. Stone Cold Heart, Caz Frear, mystery
2. One Night Gone, Tara Laskowski, mystery
3. The Delivery Man, Joe McGinness, mystery
4. Summer Of Night, Dan Simmons, horror
5. The Paris Division, ChrisPavone, literary fiction
6. The Obsession, Jesse Sutanto, mystery
7. Wandering Souls, Celeste Pin, literary fiction
8. The Spy's Wife, Reginald Hill, mystery
9. Upland Outlaws, Dave Duncan, fantasy
10. The Cutting Edge, Dave Duncan, fantasy
11. The Living God, Dave Duncan, fantasy
12. Fishing The Sloe-Black River, Colum McCann, anthology
13. No Such Creature, Giles Blunt, horror
14. The Last Bloodcarver, Vanessa Le, fantasy
15. Sweet Little Lies, Caz Frear, mystery
16. Mutiny, John Boyle, literary fiction
17. Five Cold Bodies, KJ Kalis, mystery
18. Crackpot, John Waters, memoir
19. Speak To The Devil, Dave Duncan, fantasy
20. Tell Me A Secret, Samantha Hayes, mystery
21. Gone Forever, Diane Fanning, true crime
22. The Living Sea Of Waking Dreams, Richard Flanagan, literary fiction
23. Another World, Pat Barker, literary fiction
24. What Remains Of Her, Eric Rickstad, mystery
25. Julip, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
26. Quiet Dell, Jayne Ann Phillips, literary fiction
27. Widdershins, Charles de Lint, horror
28. The Playground, Jane Shemilt, mystery
29. Endymion, Dan Simmons, fantasy
30. Rise Of Endymion, Dan Simmons, fantasy
31. Mr. In-Between, Neil Cross, mystery
32. Eva Sleeps, Francesa Melandri, literary fiction
33. Lost Nation, Jeffery Lent, literary fiction
34. The Other Passenger, Louise Candlish, mystery
35. Take Your Breath Away, Linwood Barclay, mystery
36. Perfect Sins, Jo Bannister, mystery
37. Hard Fall, CJ Lyons, mystery
38. The Jewels Of Paradise, Donna Leon, mystery
39. Quietly In Their Sleep, Donna Leon, mystery
40. Electric Idol, Katee Robert, fantasy
41. Wicked Beauty, Katee Robert, fantasy
42. Cruel Seduction, Katee Robert, fantasy
43. Midnight Ruin, Katee Robert, fantasy
44. This Savage Song, V.E. Schwab, fantasy
45. The Past, Tessa Hadley, literary fiction
46. Death's Jest-Book, Reginald Hill, mystery
47. Good Morning, Midnight, Reginald Hill, mystery
48. The City When It Rains, Thomas H. Cook, mystery
49. Antelope Woman, Louise Erdrich, literary fiction
50. Deeper Than The Dead, Debra Webb, mystery
51. You Shouldn't Be Here, Lauran Thoman, mystery
52. Agnes Mallory, Andrew Klaven, mystery
53. U.S.A. John Dos Passos, literary fiction
54. Only The Innocent, Rachel Abbott, mystery
55. Beware The Woman, Megan Abbott, mystery
56. The Big Green Tent, Ludmila Ulitskaya, literary fiction
57. Close To The Bone, Stuart MacBride, mystery
58. Pastoralia, George Saunders, anthology
59. The Club Dumas, Arturo Perez-Reverte, fantasy
60. The Call Of Argon, Dean F. Wilson, fantasy
61. Finders Keepers, Stephen King, mystery
62. The Shepherd's Hut, Tim Winton, literary fiction
63. Hexed, Keven Hearne, fantasy
64. The New Map, Daniel Yergin, nonfiction
65. Chickenhawk, Robert Mason, mystery
66. The Creak On The Stairs, Eva, Bjorg Aegisdottir, mystery
67. The Raven's Mark, Christie Newport, mystery
68. The Devil's Highway, Luis Alberto Urrea, literary fiction
69. Tall Tales And Wee Stories, Billy Connolly, memoir
70. Poor Things, Alasdair Gray, literary fiction
71. The Destroyers, Christopher Bollen, mystery
72. The Narrow Road To The Deep North, Richard Flanagan, literary fiction
73. Secrets Of The Sea, Nicolas Shakespeare, literary fiction
74. I'll Be Your Blue Sky, Marisa de los Santos, literary fiction
75. Earth Jumped Back, Philip Reari, fantasy
76. The Last Cabin, John Deal, mystery
77. Two Can Keep A Secret, Karen McManus, mystery
78. The Sisters Brothers, Patrick DeWitt, literary fiction
79. Those Beyond The Wall, Micaiah Johnson, science fiction
80. A Council Of Dolls, Mona Susan Power, literary fiction
81. The Photo, A J McDine, mystery
82. The House At Sea's End, Elly Griffiths, mystery
83. An Unkindness Of Ghosts, Rivers Solomon, science fiction
84. Children Of The Night, Dan Simmons, horror
85. The Fear, Natasha Preston, mystery
86. The Trespasser, Tana French, mystery
87. The End Of The Earth, Jonathan Franzen, anthology
88. And After The Fire, Lauren Belfer, literary fiction
89. Hell Is Empty, Craig Johnson, mystery
90. Home Is Where The Bodies Are, Jeneva Rose, mystery
91. The Hog Murders, William DeAndrea, mystery
92. The Accidental Tourist, Ann Tyler, literary fiction
93. You're Going To Die Alone, Devrie Brynn Donalson, humor
94. Help The Poor Struggler, Martha Grimes, mystery

Here's what I'm reading:

1. When The Music Dies, Peter Robinson, mystery, paperback
2. The Women, Kristin Hannah, woman's fiction, kindle
3. The Covenant Of Water, Abraham Verghese, literary fiction, kindle
4. Prophet Song, Paul Lynch, literary fiction, kindle
5. Don't Believe It, Charlie Donlea, mystery, kindle
6. The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo, fantasy, hardback
7. Mecca, Susan Straight, literary fiction, audio
8. Dinner With Edward, Isabel Vincent, memoir, hardback 
9. Fragile Things, Neil Gaiman, anthology, paperback
10. In A Place Of Darkness, Stuart MacBride, mystery, hardback

Happy Reading!