Just a quick peek at my current review pile. If we added Marybeth’s to this, I’m certain it would double or triple the amount here (she consistently reads more than I do–no small task). The rundown:
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell
The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister
Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler (can NOT wait to read this one!)
The Trial of Fallen Angels by James Kimmell, Jr. (I’m in the middle of this one and it’s amazing)
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio (this month’s book club pick–it’s wonderful, but you already knew that)
The Truth About Love and Lightning by Susan McBride
Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chaverini
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
My One Square Inch of Alaska by Sharon Short
Above All Things by Tanis Rideout (SO eager to dive into this one)
Man In the Blue Moon by Michael Morris (we have a LOT more to say about this charming novel)
What about you? What’s on your nightstand/coffee table/e-reader at the moment? Any upcoming books that you’re dying to get your hands on?
About Ariel Lawhon
Ariel Lawhon is the co-founder of She Reads, novelist, blogger, storyteller, and life-long reader. She lives in Texas with her husband and four young sons (aka The Wild Rumpus). Ariel believes that Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.
I have far too many books stacked up on my bookshelf in the to read/review pile. Oh, the horror.
To some crazy people, that may be a problem, but to me, it’s heaven.
Too many books a problem? Never! So glad to see I’m not the only one overdosing on books.
Ariel
My husband just made a comment a couple of nights ago about how many books I have on the shelf that I haven’t read. The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin; Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand; French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billion; If Mashed Potatoes Could Dancy by Paige Shelton; Stand by Me by Neta Jackson; and many, many, MANY more. The scary part is I have a huge list of books I want to read that aren’t on my shelves yet!!
If you don’t count the stacks of “used” books picked up at book sales, the current newer ones, resting bedside are:
Lady of the Rivers
Kingmakers Daughter
The Devils Queen
The Guest Book
Wolf Hall (been sleeping a LONG time, eventually I’m going to wake it up!)
And now I have added several more “to read” to my never ending list…”see all of the above!”
I’ve had Gone Girl sitting on my shelf for a month. Other books keep sneaking ahead in line but I’m really excited to read it!
Let’s see, I have floor to ceiling books in my family room, one wall of books in my small sitting room book shelves in almost every bedroom., books in my night table, books on my night table. Books on my computer and iPhone. Books on tape in my car….! Never enough time for books. Now that I have discovered She Reads I have so many more I want to read.
I forgot to mention that I have library cards for 3 libraries!
I love this post! You definitely have some intriguing titles. It is so weird, but I am almost certain that I have read The Trial of Fallen Angels, but under a different name. I need to investigate that. Anyway, here are some of the titles on my to-read list: The Round House (Erdrich); What Happened to Sophie Wilder (Beha); Glaciers (Smith); The Grief of Others (Cohen); The House at Tyneford (Solomons); and Sweet Tooth (McEwan). I read mostly on my Kindle so I don’t have the paper stacks all over the house, but sometimes there’s something nice about that too…
Here is my list of books to review (this doesn’t include the piles of books I’ve won or bought that I can’t wait to read too
The Headmaster’s Wager
Man in the Blue Moon
All the Truth
Hemingway’s Girl
Happily Ever Madder
Auraria
The Midwife of Hope River
Evenfall
Viewer Discretion Advised
The Wild Princess
New Kids on the Block the authorized biography (no judgement!ha!)
Those are some great books. I’ve got quite a few on my shelf that are waiting to be read.
In honor of Halloween, I’ve pledged to make my way through The Ghost of Black Mountain by Ann Hite, Auraria by Tim Westover and American Ghost by Janis Owens in October.
I’ve always been a fan of Halloween: it’s my mother’s birthday. But sadly, looking at my stack, I don’t really have any scary books on the list. Except for The Bone Bed, perhaps. But I’ve not started it yet so I don’t know.
But it does beg the question of how many of you can read scary books? I can’t for the most part. My imagination is WAY too overactive and I don’t think I’d ever sleep again.
We would never judge you! Also, Team Joey. Ahem.
I might be the last person on earth who hasn’t read GONE GIRL. If only there were more hours in the day…
Constance, I think we need to be friends!
I’ve got 3 newer books to finish this month:
THE MERMAID COLLECTOR by Erika Marks
MAN IN THE BLUE MOON by Michael Morris
HOW TO EAT A CUPCAKE by Meg Donohue
Then it’s on to reading from my own shelves, older books I’ve bought or won etc, and there are oh so many!!!
The book sounds incredible! I can’t wait to read it.
Oh, goodness! I didn’t realize Erica Baurermeister had a new book comine out!!!!
I absolutely LOVE her books.