Behold! New Books
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I’ve been peer pressured into sharing the contents of my latest book order, and who am I to resist? Here’s is what will hopefully be arriving to my house in the coming week:
So, what should I read first? What should I have bought instead? And if anyone wants to share their own recent book piles of shame I’d love to hear about them.
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater: Renay made me do it. Enough said, right? I’ve never read Stiefvater before, so hopefully this will be a good place to start.
- Hangsman by Shirley Jackson: I’ll read any Shirley Jackson I can get my hands on, so there was never any question of me resisting this recent Penguin Classics reissue.
- Doll Bones by Holly Black: I almost bought this on three different occasions before, so I thought it was time to cave and order it. I think The Coldest Girl in Coldtown has been getting better reviews, but although I do want to read it this strikes much more as my type of book.
- Touch Not The Cat by Mary Stewart: I’ve been collecting her books on the assumption that I will love her, so I really hope I’m not wrong.
- Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading by Nancy and Lawrence Goldstone: This was recommended to me by a lovely librarian and bloggy friend who I’ve been chatting with about the pre-teen reading group I run. She promises it’s really useful and not just for parents, and I can’t wait to start reading. Yay, knowledge.
- Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang: I’ve loved everything I’ve read by Gene Luen Yang (is anyone reading The Search? Who do I have to bribe to get friends to read The Search?), so I’ve wanted this from the moment I knew it existed. The recent National Book Awards longlist sealed the deal, though, and into my shopping cart it went.
- Midnight is a Place by Joan Aiken: “But Ana,” you say, “didn’t you recently mention that your library got a whole batch of shiny new Joan Aikens?”. Well, yes, I did indeed mention that, but this wasn’t one of them and the cover is pretty and it sounds really good. DON’T JUDGE ME.
So, what should I read first? What should I have bought instead? And if anyone wants to share their own recent book piles of shame I’d love to hear about them.
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