These are books I encounter on my forays both through the book blogosphere, where my fellow book bloggers describe them so well that I really, really want to read them.
May 31, 2009
- Land of Marvels – Barry Unsworth (thanks to Carrie at Books and Movies)
- The Labyrinth Gate – Alis Rasmussen (from Melanie at The Indextrious Reader)
- Mating Rituals of the North American Wasp (from Joanne at The Book Zombie)
- The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato (thanks to Lisa at Minds Alive on the Shelves)
July 5, 2009
- Songs of Blue and Gold – Deborah Lawrenson (thanks to Harvee at Book Bird Dog)
- Rosemary and Rue – Seanan McGuire (Joanne’s review at The Book Zombie made me very excited)
November 29, 2009
- The Wildest Heart – Rosemary Rogers (thanks to Nicola at Alpha Heroes)
- Blood and Groom – Jill Edmondson (thanks to Book Bird Dog blog)
December 13, 2009
- The Blythes are Quoted, ed. L.M. Montgomery
- Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf
- The Story Species: Our Life-Literature Connection by Joseph Gold
- The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: the Conflict Between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain [read online] (all of these books thanks to Melanie at the Indextrious Reader blog)
January 26, 2010
- The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, ed. Richard Dawkins. (recommended by Graham at his Graham Storrs website)
March 7, 2010
- The Secret Ministry of Frost, by Nick Lake (reviewed wonderfully by Kiirstin at the A Book a Week blog)
- You Grow Girl, by Gayla Trail (also found today at Kiirstin’s A Book a Week blog – I’m getting a windfall today!)
