I got this idea from The Chocolate Lady, and it’s turned out to be a bit different and fun, so I’ll continue with it.
The idea is to talk about what you’re reading now, what you just read, and what you plan to read. If you’d like to do that, too, please leave a comment.
What Am I Reading Now?
I just started reading The Book of Dede Korkut, an anonymous 14th- or 15th-century work that calls on Turkish tales from much earlier than that. When I make up my Classics Club list, I try to find very early works to put on it, and this one surfaced last time. I am just reading the third of twelve tales, supposedly written or drawn together by the shaman and bard Dede Korkut, and so far, like with most early tales, there’s a whole lot of smiting going on.
What Did I Just Finish Reading?
In celebration of the revival of Dean Street Press’s Furrowed Middlebrow imprint, I just read The House Opposite by Barbara Noble. From 1943, this novel does the best I’ve ever read of conveying what it was like to live in London during the blitz. It’s about a friendship between neighbors that starts out as indifference and even enmity.
What Will I Probably Read Next?
Unless something drastic happens, the next book on my list is Deep Beneath Us by Catriona McPherson. Although McPherson has several series going, my favorites are her stand-alone thrillers. They are sort of cozy thrillers, if that’s not an oxymoron, usually set in rural Scotland. Whenever one is going to be published, I always purchase it pre-publication. This one just arrived last week.
What about you? Have you read any of these? Do they seem tempting?
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I’m tempted by The House Opposite and Deep Beneath Us, the ‘cosy thriller’ sounds like the kind of thriller I can manage and rural Scotland is appealing – I didn’t know about the FM revival, does that mean all is saved?
Yes, it does! They announced a new book on Facebook last week, and they even told me that once it was published they would send me a review copy! Yay!
Oh that is good news!
Yes, it was good news about Dean Street Press. I think I have a copy of The House Opposite, so I’m glad you liked it.
I haven’t tried Barbara Noble before.
I’m tempted by the Catriona McPherson, an author I’ve yet to try though I’m always tempted by her! Maybe this time you’ll push me over the edge…
I think you might like her.
Glad you like doing this one. And yeah… great about Dean Street Press. Now if only they’d send ARCs out again to their blogger fans!
You should ask. They’re sending the new one to me as soon as it’s published.