Booksie's Shelves, January 20, 2025

 

Two-thirds of the way through January and a cold spell has hit the United States.  North Carolina even got some snow and ice last week so that's enough of that, thank you very much.  Football playoffs are in the works and college basketball is in full swing.  Add in all the great books that have hit my shelves or my Kindle and it's a great year start!  Here's what's come through the door:

1. Tall Bones, Anna Bailey, mystery, purchased
2. A Grandmother Begins The Story, Michelle Porter, indigenous lit, purchased
3. In The Distance, Hernan Diaz, literary fiction, purchased
4. Bad Nature, Ariel Courage, literary fiction, sent by publisher
5. We Pretty Pieces Of Flesh, Colwill Brown, literary fiction, sent by publisher
6. Cooking With Fernet Branca, James Hamilton-Paterson, literary fiction, purchased
7. Sixty Lights, Gail Jones, literary fiction, purchased
8. Prayer For The Dead, David Wiltse, mystery, purchased
9. The Edge Of Sleep, David Wiltse, mystery, purchased
10. The Hangman's Knot, David Wiltse, mystery, purchased
11. Cherry, Matt Thorne, literary fiction, purchased
12. Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, literary fiction, purchased
13. O Caledonia, Elspeth Barker, literary fiction, purchased
14. All Of Us Are Broken, Fiona Cummins, mystery, purchased
15. The Bog Wife, Kay Chronister, horror, purchased
16. The Vegetarian, Han Kang, literary fiction, purchased
17. The Best American Mystery And Suspense, 2021, Alafair Burke, mystery, sent by publisher
18. The Gardener Of Eden, David Downie, mystery, purchased
19. Perfect Explanation, Eleanor Anstruther, literary fiction, purchased
20. All We Shall Know, Donal Ryan, literary fiction, purchased
21. You Will Be Safe Here, Damian Barr, literary fiction, purchased
22. The Innocent Sleep, Karen Perry, literary fiction, purchased
23. The Art Of Prophecy, Wesley Chu, fantasy, purchased 

Here's what I'm reading:

1. Babel, RF Kuang, Kindle
2. The Book Of Form And Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki, hardcover
3. Rust And Stardust, T. Greenwood, paperback
4. We Bought A Zoo, Benjamin Mee, hardback
5. In The Shadow Of Lightning, Brian McCleelan, audio
6. The Children's Blizzard, Melanie Benjamin, Kindle
7. The Door To Door Bookshop, Carsten Hann, Kindle

Happy Reading!