I almost forgot I was going to continue doing this until I saw Liz’s August post on Adventures in reading, running, and working from home.
So, here we are. The books I added in August, in order from most recent to least. My thanks to the bloggers who have told me about these books (I think!).
Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson
I’ve always been fascinated by the Mitfords, wondering how they could have ended up such diametrical opposites after having such a close childhood, it seems. I have read a couple of biographies only to discover that the authors were biased in some way. (I didn’t know the Guinesses were relatives until I was well into the bio written by two of them.) So, when I saw a brief write-up of this one by Kate on Books are My Favourite and Best, I added it to my list.
In the Shadows by Chris MacDonald
FictionFan has been talking up Chris MacDonald lately, so why wouldn’t I listen? Anyway, it sounds right up my alley.
Off the Beaten Path by Eloise Corvo
I already have no idea where I heard of this book or if I just was attracted by the cover. If you know that I read your blog and you recently reviewed this book or another in this series (because I have an idea that I actually read about the second book in the series, so I went back for the first book), let me know. Anyway, I like the cover, and the setting on Lake Michigan might have attracted me, because I’m originally from Michigan.
Little Spark by Jess Kidd
My knee-jerk reaction when I hear there’s a new book by Jess Kidd is to put it on my list. I am fairly sure I read about this book in a review by Helen of She Reads Novels.
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
I have read about Model Home in several places lately, but I believe I put it on my list after reading a review in the New York Times. I thought it may have been on their list of the 50 best thrillers in the 21st century, but it turned out it wasn’t. I think I read about it elsewhere as well. Its description as “a new kind of haunted-house novel” got me right away. I love haunting stories.
Who Among Us? by Mario Benedetti
I didn’t remember where I heard about Who Among Us?, but when I googled it, FictionFan‘s blog came up immediately, so I’m guessing it was from her. And this is a classic situation for me where I already don’t remember anything about the book. But that’s okay. I rarely try to remind myself what a book is about before I start it. I like to have an open mind.
An Ocean and a Day by Hannah Richell
Brona’s review on This Reading Life showed up as soon as I googled this book, since I couldn’t remember where I heard about it. I knew that one of my Australian friends reads a lot of books about grief. That is not my thing, but the memoir sounded interesting.
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
This is really silly, but I bought a Strout book recently thinking it was her newest one, and it was one I had missed. I didn’t realize that until I started reading it. Since I always buy her books, ever since Olive Kitteridge, I immediately put this one on my To Do list to make sure I didn’t forget it. And, of course, lots of people have been reviewing it.
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
And for my final addition for this month, I see that I’m back to Kate on Books are My Favourite and Best for her review of Apple Tree Yard. I have a lot of new thrillers on the list, I see, and this is one of them.
So, what new books have you discovered lately? New to you, I mean.
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