March 01, 2010

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for February.

Bought:

  • The First Rule; a Joe Pike Novel, by Robert Crais

Read:

  • The First Rule; a Joe Pike Novel, by Robert Crais (iPhone/Kindle)
  • Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth 1), by Terry Goodkind (re-read)
  • The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (re-read)
  • Black and White, by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge (library)

Posted by Duff at 12:25 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Readin'

February 01, 2010

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for January.

Bought:

  • None!! (None other than school books, anyway.)

Read:

  • Night Child, by Jes Battis (library)
  • This Is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper (library)
  • Lonely Werewolf Girl, by Martin Millar (library)
  • A Study in Scarlet, by Arthur Conan Doyle (re-read)
  • The Prophecy of the Sisters, by Michelle Zink
  • Man Walks Into a Room, by Nicole Krauss
  • Shades of Grey, by Jasper Fforde (library)
  • Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Posted by Duff at 09:18 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Readin'

January 01, 2010

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for December.

Bought:

  • The Good Fairies of New York, by Martin Millar

Read:

  • Blue Diablo, by Ann Aguirre
  • Doubleblind, by Ann Aguirre (library)
  • Undiscovered Country, by Lin Enger
  • City of Thieves, by David Benioff
  • The Flying Troutmans, by Miriam Toews
  • A Plea for Eros, By Siri Hustvedt (essays)
  • Marcher, by Chris Beckett (library)
  • The Good Fairies of New York, by Martin Millar

Posted by Duff at 11:44 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque

December 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for November.

Bought:

  • Magic in the Shadows, by Devon Monk*
  • Graceling, by Kristin Cashore*
  • The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson*
  • Hold Still, by Nina LaCour*
  • Fire, by Kristin Cashore†
  • Prophecy of the Sisters, by Michelle Zink
  • The English American, by Alison Larkin
  • The Traveler, by John Twelve Hawks

Read:

  • Toast, by Nigel Slater
  • Magic in the Shadows, by Devon Monk
  • Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
  • Fire, by Kristin Cashore
  • Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
  • The English American, by Alison Larkin
  • Normal People Don't Live Like This, by Dylan Landis
  • The Traveler, by John Twelve Hawks
  • Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant?, by Preston Jones and Greg Graffin

*Bought via 20% off coupon on National Bookstore Day!!
†30% off coupon

Posted by Duff at 01:08 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque

November 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for October.

Bought:

  • The five books I bought in Iowa!
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson (book 3!!!)
  • Toast, by Nigel Slater

Read:

  • Sweep 12: Eclipse, by Cate Tiernan (cathy's)
  • Sweep 13: Reckoning, by Cate Tiernan (library)
  • Sweep 14: Full Circle, by Cate Tiernan (cathy's)
  • Midnighters 2: Touching Darkness, by Scott Westerfeld (library)
  • Sweep 15: Night's Child, by Cate Tiernan (library)
  • The White Darkness, by Geraldine McCaughrean
  • Midnighters 3: Blue Noon, by Scott Westerfeld (library)
  • Liar, by Justine Larbalestier
  • Even Money, by Dick Francis (and Felix Francis) (iphone/kindle)
  • Ravens, by George Dawes Green (library)
  • Mother of Storms, by John Barnes (anne's)
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson

Posted by Duff at 01:50 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

October 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for September.

Bought:

  • Evil at Heart, by Chelsea Cain (iphone/kindle)
  • Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (iphone/kindle)
  • Sweep 10: Seeker, by Cate Tiernan (iphone/kindle)
  • Sweep 11: Origins, by Cate Tiernan (iphone/kindle)

Read:

  • Evil at Heart, by Chelsea Cain (iphone/kindle)
  • Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (iphone/kindle)
  • A Pair of Blue Eyes, by Thomas Hardy
  • Sweep 1: Book of Shadows, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 2: The Coven, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 3: Blood Witch, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 4: Dark Magick, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 5: Awakening, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 6: Spellbound, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 7: The Calling, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 8: Changeling, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 9: Strife, by Cate Tiernan (sarah's)
  • Sweep 10: Seeker, by Cate Tiernan (library)
  • Sweep 11: Origins, by Cate Tiernan (library)
  • Midnighters 1: The Secret Hour, by Scott Westerfeld (library)

Posted by Duff at 02:55 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

August 31, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for August.

Bought:

  • Sea Lord, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/kindle)
  • My Life in France, by Julia Child
  • Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child, by Noel Riley Fitch
  • Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs
  • Hunting Ground, by Patricia Briggs

Read:

  • Sea Fever, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/kindle)
  • Sea Lord, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/kindle)
  • Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill
  • Carved in Bone, by Jefferson Bass
  • Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs
  • Happy All the Time, by Laurie Colwin
  • Hunting Ground, by Patricia Briggs
  • White Time, by Margo Lanagan (stories)

Posted by Duff at 10:00 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

August 04, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for July.

Bought:

  • Sea Fever, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/kindle)
  • Haley's Cabin, by Anne Rainey (iPhone/kindle)

Read:

  • Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
  • The Death of Sweet Mister, by Daniel Woodrell
  • Sea Witch, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/kindle)
  • Mark of the Demon, by Diana Rowland (iPhone/kindle)

Posted by Duff at 08:12 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

July 08, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for June.

Bought:

  • The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan (for iPhone/Kindle!)
  • 13 Bullets, by David Wellington (for iPhone/Kindle!)
  • Mark of the Demon, by Diana Rowland (iPhone/Kindle)
  • Sea Witch, by Virginia Kantra (iPhone/Kindle)

Read:

  • Gone Tomorrow: A Reacher Novel, by Lee Child (on iPhone/Kindle!)
  • Magic in the Blood, by Devon Monk
  • Motherless Brooklyn, by Jonathan Lethem
  • Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn
  • Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
  • 13 Bullets, by David Wellington (on iPhone/Kindle!)
  • Emerald City, by Jennifer Egan (short stories)

Posted by Duff at 05:51 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

June 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for May.

Bought:

  • Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • All Together Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • From Dead to Worse, by Charlaine Harris
  • Grimspace, by Ann Aguirre
  • What We Eat When We Are Alone, by Deborah Madison & Patrick McFarlin
  • In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
  • The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
  • Blue Diablo, by Ann Aguirre
  • Wanderlust, by Ann Aguirre
  • Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris (for kindle/iphone!)
  • Gone Tomorrow: A Reacher Novel, by Lee Child (for kindle/iphone!)

Read:

  • Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
  • The Dart League King, by Keith Lee Morris
  • Definitely Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • All Together Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • From Dead to Worse, by Charlaine Harris
  • Grimspace, by Ann Aguirre
  • Wanderlust, by Ann Aguirre
  • Dracula, by Bram Stoker (re-read)
  • All Summer, by Claire Kilroy
  • Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris

Posted by Duff at 09:00 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

May 05, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for April.

Bought:

  • City of Glass, by Cassandra Clare
  • Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart
  • The Dart League King, by Keith Lee Morris
  • Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
  • Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
  • Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris


Read:

  • Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
  • City of Glass, by Cassandra Clare
  • Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris
  • Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
  • Tell No One, by Harlan Coben
  • The Three Evanglists, by Fred Vargas
  • Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
  • Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
  • Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
  • Eureka Street, by Robert McLiam Wilson
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart

Posted by Duff at 06:17 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

March 31, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for March.

Bought:

  • Bone Crossed, by Patricia Briggs
  • Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
  • Maps & Legends, Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands, by Michael Chabon
  • A Homemade Life, by Molly Wizenberg
  • City of Refuge, by Tom Piazza
  • The Lady Elizabeth, by Alison Weir
  • The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan
  • Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
  • The Ghost Brigades, by John Scalzi


Read:

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (re-read)
  • Antarctica, by Claire Keegan (stories)
  • Bone Crossed, by Patricia Briggs
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larssen
  • A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table, by Molly Wizenberg
  • Flesh and Bone, by Jefferson Bass
  • Domestic Violence, by Eavan Boland (poetry)
  • The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Carrie Ryan
  • City of Refuge, by Tom Piazza
  • Circle of the Dead, by Ingrid Black
  • The Feminists Go Swimming, by Michael Collins
  • The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman

Posted by Duff at 06:10 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

March 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for February.

Bought:

  • Rogue Angel: Renaissance, by Alex Archer (trilogy in one volume)
  • Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories, by Lauren Groff
  • L.A. Outlaws, by T. Jefferson Parker*
  • The Devil's Bones, by Jefferson Bass*
  • Lies of Silence, by Brian Moore^
  • Every Dead Thing, by John Connolly^
  • Sweetheart, by Chelsea Cain^
  • For All We Know, by Ciaran Carson (poetry)^
  • Nocturnes, by John Connolly (stories)^
  • The Three Evanglists, by Fred Vargas^
  • That They May Face the Rising Sun, by John McGahern^
  • Domestic Violence, by Eavan Boland (poetry)^
  • Finding the Gossamer, by Patrick Hicks (poetry)^
  • Eureka Street, by Robert McLiam Wilson^
  • All Summer, by Claire Kilroy^
  • The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh (play/drama)^
  • The Feminists Go Swimming, by Michael Collins (stories)^
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson^
  • Antarctica, by Claire Keegan (stories)^
  • Dark Hollow, by John Connolly*
  • Carved in Bone, by Jefferson Bass
  • Flesh and Bone, by Jefferson Bass
  • The Killing Kind, by John Connolly

Read:

  • Satan Says, by Sharon Olds (poetry)
  • The Broom of the System, by David Foster Wallace
  • L.A. Outlaws, by T. Jefferson Parker
  • The Devil's Bones, by Jefferson Bass
  • Lies of Silence, by Brian Moore
  • Every Dead Thing, by John Connolly
  • Sweetheart, by Chelsea Cain
  • Dark Hollow, by John Connolly
  • Delicate Edible Birds, by Lauren Groff (stories)
  • For All We Know, by Ciaran Carson (poetry)

*bought in airports
^bought in Dublin, baby

Posted by Duff at 02:40 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque

February 01, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for January.

Bought:

  • City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
  • HeartSick, by Chelsea Cain
  • Tethered, by Amy MacKinnon
  • The One Marvelous Thing, by Rikki DuCornet
  • City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare
  • Working for the Devil, by Lilith Saintcrow
  • Magic to the Bone, by Devon Monk
  • The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

Read:

  • City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Shakespeare Wrote for Money, by Nick Hornby
  • HeartSick, by Chelsea Cain
  • A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens (re-read)
  • Mainspring, by Jay Lake
  • Magic to the Bone, by Devon Monk
  • City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare
  • Tethered, by Amy MacKinnon
  • The Partly Cloudy Patriot, by Sarah Vowell
  • Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang

It was a good month for readin'. When I'm stressed out? I read.

Posted by Duff at 07:55 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

January 02, 2009

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for December.

Bought:

  • Disquiet, by Julia Leigh
  • Among the Thugs, by Bill Buford
  • Shakespeare Wrote for Money, by Nick Hornby
  • Shadow's Edge, by Brent Weeks
  • Throne of Jade, by Naomi Novik

Read:

  • The Lover's Knot, by Clare O'Donohue
  • Deaf Sentence, by David Lodge
  • The Trial, by Kafka
  • Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan
  • A Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories about Human Love, by Ben Greenman (stories)
  • A Spy in the Family; An Erotic Comedy, by Alec Waugh
  • Black & White, by Dani Shapiro
  • If the River Was Whiskey, by T. Coraghessan Boyle (stories)
  • Silver Wings for Vicki, by Helen Wells
  • Disquiet, by Julia Leigh
  • The Scarecrow and His Servant, by Philip Pullman

Posted by Duff at 10:35 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

December 03, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for November.

Bought:

  • The Lover's Knot (A Someday Quilts Mystery), by Clare O'Donohue
  • Deaf Sentence, by David Lodge
  • Hurry Down Sunshine, by Michael Greenberg
  • Smells Like Dead Elephants, by Matt Taibbi
  • The Historical Novel, by Georg Lukacs
  • The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks

Read:

  • The Oxford Book of Short Stories, edited by V.S. Pritchett
  • The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks

Posted by Duff at 12:30 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

November 01, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for October.

Bought:

  • Her Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik
  • Mainspring, by Jay Lake
  • Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan

Read:

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larssen
  • Her Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik
  • The New Granta Book of the American Short Story, edited by Richard Ford
  • The Conversations at Curlow Creek, by David Malouf

Posted by Duff at 10:10 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

October 01, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for September.

Bought:

  • Iodine, by Haven Kimmel*
  • Indignation, by Philip Roth*
  • Home, by Marilynne Robinson*
  • Ballistics, by Billy Collins (poetry)*
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson*
  • Generation Kill; Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War, by Evan Wright
  • One Bullet Away; The Making of a Marine Officer, by Nathaniel Fick

Read:

  • The Man Without Qualities, Vol 1, by Robert Musil (mostly read in August but not finished until Sept...)
  • Dead Boys, by Richard Lange
  • Sway, by Zachary Lazar
  • Iodine, by Haven Kimmel

*That was one expensive trip to the bookstore!!

Posted by Duff at 11:50 AM | E-Mail | Comments (1) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

September 04, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for August.

Bought:

  • The Likeness, by Tana French
  • I Was Told There'd Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley
  • Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer
  • Darkest Fear, by Harlan Coben

Read:

  • The Likeness, by Tana French
  • Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer
  • Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There, ed. by Jason T. Eberl
  • Unmentionables, by Beth Ann Fennelly (poetry)
  • Break In, by Dick Francis (re-read, many times over)
  • Bolt, by Dick Francis (re-read, many times over)
  • The Hob's Bargain, by Patricia Briggs

Posted by Duff at 10:30 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

August 02, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for July.

Bought:

  • Peeps, by Scott Westerberg
  • Uglies, by Scott Westerberg
  • Finding Battlestar Galactica, by Lynnette Porter, David Lavery, and HIllary Robson
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy, ed. by James B. South
  • Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ed. by Elana Levine and Lisa Parks
  • Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There, ed. by Jason T. Eberl
  • Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang

Read:

  • Trespass, by Valerie Martin
  • Absurdistan, by Gary Shteyngart
  • Finding Battlestar Galactica, ed. by Lynette Porter, David Lavery, and Hillary Robson
  • Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld

I spent a significant part of the month reading two other books (The New Grant Book of the American Short Story, ed. by Richard Ford; and Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy, ed by Jason Eberl), but since I haven't finished them, they'll have to wait for August's list...

Posted by Duff at 11:03 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

June 30, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for June.

Bought:

  • Raven's Strike, by Patricia Briggs
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion, by David Bassom
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 2, by David Bassom
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 3, by David Bassom
  • Breath, by Tim Winton
  • Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child

Read:

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion, by David Bassom
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 2, by David Bassom
  • War with the Newts, by Karel Capek
  • Raven's Shadow, by Patricia Briggs
  • The Farther Shore, by Matthew Eck
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season 3, by David Bassom
  • Raven's Strike, by Patricia Briggs
  • Life Class, by Pat Barker
  • Lush Life, by Richard Price
  • Dark Roots, by Cate Kennedy (stories)
  • Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child

Hmmm, I think that's the first month since I started keeping track that I've actually read more than I bought. WOOOT!

Posted by Duff at 08:15 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

June 03, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for May.

Bought:

  • Just One Look, by Harlan Coben
  • Bad Luck and Trouble, by Lee Child
  • A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass Both, by Ben Greenman (stories)
  • Bad Luck and Trouble, by Lee Child (whoops)
  • Sleeping It Off in Rapid City, by August Kleinzahler (poetry)
  • Unmentionables, by Beth Ann Fennelly (poetry)
  • Dragon Blood, by Patricia Briggs
  • Raven's Shadow, by Patricia Briggs
  • One False Move, by Harlan Coben
  • The Final Detail, by Harlan Coben

Read:

  • Just One Look, by Harlan Coben
  • Bad Luck and Trouble, by Lee Child
  • Slam, by Nick Hornby
  • The Devil of Nanking, by Mo Hayder
  • Dragon Bones, by Patricia Briggs
  • Dragon Blood, by Patricia Briggs
  • One False Move, by Harlan Coben
  • The Final Detail, by Harlan Coben
  • The Collected Stories, by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Posted by Duff at 04:40 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

May 02, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for April.

Bought:

  • A Plea for Eros, by Siri Hustvedt
  • Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos
  • The Philosopher's Apprentice by James Morrow
  • Seven Notebooks, by Campbell McGrath (poetry)
  • Fade Away, by Harlan Coben
  • Back Spin, by Harlan Coben
  • The Last Kashmiri Rose, by Barbara Cleverly
  • The Devil of Nanking, by Mo Hayder

Read:

  • The Watchman, a Joe Pike novel, by Robert Crais
  • Drop Shot, by Harlan Coben
  • Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos
  • The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff
  • Fade Away, by Harlan Coben
  • The Death of Virgil, by Hermann Broch
  • Back Spin, by Harlan Coben

Posted by Duff at 09:47 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

April 01, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for March.

Bought:

  • The Death of Sweet Mister, by Daniel Woodrell (used)
  • The Great World, by David Malouf (used)
  • The Conversations at Curlow Creek, by David Malouf (used)
  • Confessions of a Recovering Slut, by Hollis Gillespie
  • Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois
  • The Fatal Gift, by Alec Waugh (used)
  • A Spy in the Family, by Alec Waugh (used)
  • The Ballad and the Source, by Rosamond Lehmann (used)
  • The Music at Long Verney, by Silvia Townsend Warner (stories) (used)
  • The Naming of the Dead, by Ian Rankin (in Japan, no access to my bookshelves!)
  • The Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie (in Japan, no access to my bookshelves!)

Read:

  • The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist, by Richard P. Feynman
  • The Complete Stories, by David Malouf
  • The Hunt Ball, by Rita Mae Brown
  • The Hounds and the Fury, by Rita Mae Brown
  • Ms. Pettigrew Lives for the Day, by Winifred Watson
  • The Naming of the Dead, by Ian Rankin
  • Let`s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, by Carl Wilson
  • The Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie
  • The Tourmaline, by Paul Park

Posted by Duff at 03:30 AM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

March 03, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for February.

Bought:

  • The Watchman (A Joe Pike Novel), by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole gets his own spinoff!)
  • The Odyssey and The Iliad, Homer (buying the Robert Fagles translations, my other ones are Lattimore)
  • The Faithful Spy, by Alex Berenson
  • The Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff
  • The Priory, by Dorothy Whipple
  • Saplings, by Noel Streatfeild
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, by Winifred Watson
  • The Tourmaline, by Paul Park
  • The White Tyger, by Paul Park
  • A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray
  • Dark Roots, by Cate Kennedy (stories)

Read:

  • Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs
  • A Princess of Roumania, by Paul Park
  • The Faithful Spy, by Alex Berenson
  • The Good Soldier Svejk, by Jaroslav Hasek

Note I am not including books I received as gifts (Bonus!) of which there happened to have been quite a few in February (Yay!).

Posted by Duff at 04:35 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists

February 05, 2008

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for January.

Bought:

  • Matthew Eck "The Farther Shore"
  • Bill Holm "The Windows of Brimnes"
  • Vendela Vida "Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name"
  • Elizabeth Crane "You Must Be This Happy to Enter"
  • Paul Park "A Princess of Roumania" (sci fi/fantasy)
  • Walter Mosley "Fortunate Son"
  • Elliot Perlman "Three Dollars"
  • Robert Hass "Time and Materials" (poems 1997-2005)
  • Making Out in Japanese
  • Patricia Briggs "Iron Kissed"
  • Pat Barker "Life Class"
  • Zachary Lazar "Sway"

Read:

  • Nick Hornby "Housekeeping vs. the Dirt"
  • The Oxford Book of Short Stories, edited by A.S. Byatt
  • Natasha Trethewy "Native Guard" (poetry)
  • Adrian McKinty "Dead I Well May Be" (library book of Silvia's)
  • Walter Mosley "Fortunate Son"
  • Denis Johnson "Tree of Smoke"
  • Elizabeth Crane "You Must Be This Happy to Enter"

I have yet to write up a single book I read in January. Perhaps later this week. Perhaps.

Posted by Duff at 07:00 PM | E-Mail | Comments (0) | Permalink | filed under Books, Hornby-esque, Lists