Friday, 18 October 2024

The October Library Book Photo

 10 books collected yesterday. They are all books I'd reserved . There might have been 15 as there are 5 others already in transit that will be waiting for me in November.


Five crime including a new-to me-author  ........Jeanne M Dams - perhaps someone in blogland had mentioned it. 'Whale Fall' is a debut novel set in 1938 on a remote Welsh island. There are 4 non fiction including a cookery book and a garden book for some reason which might be worth looking at or might just be flicked through. I read the book about Derek Jarman's garden on the stony wastes of Dungeness and I think someone mentioned the book about his home was also interesting so I reserved it. I have a feeling that I've borrowed' The Wheel of The Year' before.


Last month I brought home the books below. I've still got A Mudlarking Year and the Donna Leon here.  


Couldn't get into 'Before The Fact' and I didn't find anything interesting in the cookery or gardening book.


And as I mentioned last Saturday - only the Agatha Christie from the Autumn titled books was read.


That means I only read 4 out of 12.  My take on those I read are on the separate Books Read 2024 page.

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Sue

21 comments:

  1. You certainly are allowed a lot of books out at one time! I must check our allowance, it used to be three!

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    1. We can have 20 out at a time! When I worked in libraries through the 70's it was 3 but it changed several years ago.

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  2. I can almost feel those shiny covers. I relish that moment just before I start reading a new book. With some books, that's the best part.

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    1. When I first started working in libraries we used to cover all new books with plastic covers - it was a fiddly job. Then dewey numbers were etched on with a heat pen thing plugged into the light bulb!!

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  3. This is a lovely selection of books. Thank you for sharing them.

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  4. A good selection, the Derek Jarmon's House book and the One Pot One Portion catch my attention particularly. I LOVE your latest header photograph, the colours are amazing, isn't it a wonderful time of year for nature.

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    1. I had to catch the vine before they all fall off - it's a pain the rest of the year as it grows so fast

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  5. Stating the obvious but the great thing about library books is it doesn't matter in the least if you decide they are not to your taste - no expense incurred 😀
    Alison in Wales x

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    1. Exactly right and I would be bankrupt without libraries

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  6. Another blog I read recommended "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng. It's not a mystery which is the genre I usually read, but I thought it was very good. Celeste Ng has a beautiful way of expressing herself and I couldn't put it down.

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    1. The library have a copy, I read the blurb, not sure about it but I might give it a try

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  7. I really enjoy your book posts, especially the pictures of the books stacked, very inviting. I never have more than a couple of books out, usually using Kindle, but there's a borrowing limit of 75!! I think it's largely because of children's books and home schooling. It used to be 3, like yours.

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    1. 75!!!! Goodness. The libraries would be empty here if everyone took that many!

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    2. The only people I've ever seen with more than a few are borrowing stacks of picture books.

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  8. Looks like great selection of books, whats the Alexander McCall Smith one I couldn't see the title?

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    1. The Great Hippopotamus Hotel - new in the No 1 ladies detective series

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  9. It looks like you should have a great reading/browsing month ahead :)

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    1. I'm sure I will enjoy most - one or two I don't know about

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  10. Looks like some interesting reading. I love mysteries and crime novels.

    God bless.

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  11. Looks like some nice mystery books there. I'm stuck on listening to audio books right now. I need to get back to actually reading some off the shelves. It's just easier to listen to one as I work around the house

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