I took this picture a few weeks ago, and already the pile has changed. One book read, one more from my shelves added, one my son wants me to read, one ARC that arrived in the mail, one on loan from a friend, two I picked up from the library, and one more Klondike research book.
Yes, one book has been languishing there for over a year now (points to those who know which one it is). I will get to it at some point!
What’s on your reading list?
Those look great! Is it the Artist’s Way? I loved that, but it also took me many years to get to it. (I actually liked her The Right to Write book better.)
I just finished The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd and it was fantastic. I’m currently reading “Stiff” by Mary Roach. She is probably the only person who can make the science of cadavers and death fascinating to read about! Have you ever read anything by her?
My next two books are about dyslexia, The Gift of Dyslexia, and The Dyslexic Advantage, as I need to start learning more about it for one of my kids….
My ‘fun read’ will be Station Eleven once it gets to the library!
Sarah M
It is The Artist’s Way. I started it years ago and never got past the third chapter. It was fun to find a note to myself inside: Get to know the character May Betterly. I suppose I can say that happened!
I’ve wanted to read The Invention of Wings since I read about it in the Albuquerque Journal when it first released. Looking forward to it sometime…
I haven’t read anything by Mary Roach, but now I’m intrigued! This book sounds a bit like another I’d like to read: Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found.
Please tell me what you think of Station Eleven. I really enjoyed it.
I highly recommend The Secret Life of Bees, which I see in your photo (unless you’ve already read it). I just purchased The Invention of Wings, also by Sue Monk Kidd, and An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. From the library: A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord and Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester. I’m also eager to read Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee and The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough. Sigh. So many wonderful books. So little time.
The Secret Life of Bees is the book that’s been sitting there forever! I really do meant to read it, but as you can see, other books slip in and crowd out my original plans. I adore Cynthia Lord’s books. Please tell me how A Handful of Stars is.
I’d also like to read Under a Painted Sky. Stacey Lee did a Classroom Connections post for me last year. And the writing in The Game of Love and Death is spectacular. Every word is a work of art.
Oh I spy a copy of The Blue Castle! It’s one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors. In many ways, it reminds me of Jane Austen’s Persuasion – another favorite of mine. I am so excited that my online book club will be discussing both books later on this year! Enjoy.
Yes! It’s time for a re-read, as I’m finally, finally, finally going to PEI this year!
You are? I am so jealous. I was hoping my husband would plan a trip for me to PEI for my 40th birthday this year but it’s not looking likely this year. Oh well, maybe next year!
I’ve been to PEI and loved it! I just looked up The Blue Castle. I was unaware L.M. Montgomery wrote adult books. My TBR list keeps growing!
How wonderful!
Believe it or not, all her books were written for an adult audience (or in the least weren’t separated out into children’s books and adult books). She has several with adult protagonists (aside from the older Annes and Emilys and Pats): Blue Castle, Kilmeny of the Orchard, and my favorite, A Tangled Web.
I’m glad her stories transcend the children/adult divide. They–at least the ones I’ve read, the Annes and the Emilys–are lovely no matter what age the reader.