Hello, everyone! I’ve been fairly inconsistent on this blog the last month or so, but for good reason. With the redirected energy, I’ve been getting more reading in (finally!) and–for better or for worse–have been doing a fair bit of book shopping. I now have stacks of books laying around because I do not have the adequate shelf space for my acquisitions. But precarious book stacks serve a certain aesthetic, so I can’t complain too much!
As I keep reading and gathering my thoughts around those books, I thought I’d take a minute to look over some of the many books I’ve accumulated lately. A huge bonus is that I’ve gotten these all used (so much more affordably!) and from many different bookshops, thrift stores, and yard sales, indicative of my getting out of the house more lately. Overall, I’m seeing some upward movement lately which I’m really pleased about.
Anyway, here are some of the titles I’m trying to find ways to stuff into my shelves!
Classics
- The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood
- The Divine Comedy: Volume One: Inferno by Dante
- The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot
- Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
- Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger
- The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles
Fantasy
- Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson & the Olympians companion) by Rick Riordan
Horror
- Irish Tales of Terror: Twenty-Two Bewitching Stories of Irish Magic and Mystery edited by Peter Haining
- Ghosts: A Haunting Treasury of 40 Chilling Tales edited by Marvin Kaye
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Literary
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
Mystery
- Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson
- File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (All the Wrong Questions, #2.5) by Lemony Snicket
Nonfiction / Reference
- The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files by Brian Lowry
- The End of Atlantis by J.V. Luce
Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think? What’s the most recent book or books you‘ve purchased/acquired? Where’s your favorite place to shop for books? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!
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