Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passions by Leona Rostenberg & Madeleine Stern. Recommended at Book Psmith. Wouldn’t it be fun to be a rare book dealer/collector? Next best thing: reading about a pair of rare book dealers with a rare friendship.
In the Woods by Tana French. Recommended at Whimpulsive. I read a review of this mystery/suspense title somewhere else, and it sounded like a good read. SuziQOregon’s review tipped the book over the edge into the maelstrom that is my TBR list.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Recommended by Jennifer at 5 Minutes for Books. Jennifer gave this new title such a glowing review that I can’t resist. The Book Lady also recommends this one, calling it “addictively, compulsively readable.”
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister. Recommended by Jennifer at 5 Minutes for Books. I already added this book to my list. (Recommended by Megan at Leafing Through Life) I think I might actually buy a copy, read it, and then send it to Eldest Daughter, who loves to read and to cook.
The Only True Genius in the Family by Jennie Nash. Recommended by Natasha at Maw Books. Father-daughter-grandaughter relationships and the origins and incarnations of artistic talent and genius. I must admit that I could be jealous of my talented children if I let myself think about the comparison.
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth MacCracken. Recommended by Natasha at Maw Books. I’m not sure if I can detach enough to get through this book or not. It’s a memoir by an author whose first child was stillborn. My fifth child died eight months into my pregnancy. I am intrigued by the subject of Ms. MacCracken’s memoir, but also some what uneasy about reading it. And if it’s as well written as Natasha says, that might make it worse.
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean. Recommended by Mindy Withrow. Mindy’s review made this one sound like something I wouldn’t want to miss.
The Terror by Dan Simmons. Recommended by Ti at Book Chatter and Other Stuff. This one just sounds like (scary) fun, maybe not terribly deep but “cool” for this spring or summer when Houston gets unbearably hot.
Bound South by Susan Rebecca White. Recommended at S. Krishna’s Books. Southern fiction. About a mother and daughter and growing up and getting old. Gotta check it out.
Enough. I have so many books on my TBR list that I’ll have to get a life extension permit just to have time to read them all. But what a life!
I have The Help and Into the Woods in my TBR pile and still requested The School of Essential Ingredients from the library (have to pick it up tomorrow) because of the good reviews of it that I read this week. It’s a sickness…lol
Nearly every one of these books has also been added to my TBR list over the past couple of weeks. I agree, if we can either have a life extension – or perhaps 36 hours days, I might be able to read half of what I want to read in my lifetime.
What a life indeed!
I have to admit that some weeks I don’t check out the Sat Review for the very reason that I don’t want to add to my TBR list! But then sometimes I go back and look anyway and find that many are already on the list — it’s fruitless restraint. I expect to die with a stack of books at my side, so why not live that way?
I love these posts of yours! My library catalog is open in another window and I go back forth putting things on hold. It is the most delightful thing! 🙂
Great post! And thanks for mentioning my reviews. I’d be curious to know what you think if you do decide to read them. Especially the Figment one. I imagine that it would be difficult.
Thanks for the shout-outs. I can’t stop thinking about (and recommending) the Help.
I’ve also been on a L’Engle kick this month as well, and enjoyed “The Only True Genius” last month as well.