Whoop Whoop - so many crime! A lovely collection of books picked up last week. I'm sure I won't run out before the van is round again this time. They are all books that I'd reserved online.
There's just one non fiction on the left ' The Bookseller of Hay' which is about Richard Booth the man who more or less started The Town of Books at Hay on Wye. One of the crime novels is a new to me author and Andrew Taylor is an author I've tried umpteen times and never managed to finish and two more are British Library Crime Classics. The Lake House by Kate Morton is the only fiction that isn't crime but the three I'm most looking forward to are those by Christina Koning from the Blind Detective series, they weren't all requested or reserved at the same time but have arrived together.
Last month I collected these below and ran out of reading well before the van came this time. 5 out of the 8 were read properly and one skimmed through. Info about those I read are on the Books Read 2025 page.
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A good selection now that’s it’s dark earlier and it’s lovely to cosy up with a good book. Catriona
ReplyDeleteHalf dark here all day today, got jobs done and then reading - no chance of garden clearing
DeleteI remember the Hay king Richard Booth, he never did get his kingdom of the ground though.. Think I have listened to all Anne Cleese on Audible, I do tend to get stuck in a trend.
ReplyDeleteThis is the new Ann Cleeves with Jimmy Perez back but moved away from Shetland
DeleteI've recently discovered Kate Morton and I really enjoyed the two novels by her I've read so far. Long stories but very engrossing.
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I'm new to Kate Morton too - this will be the second I've read
DeleteI have A Case of Mice and Murder on my Kindle to read this autumn too, I've heard it's very good. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI must have seen mention of it on a blog as it's not an author I know - fingers crossed for a good read
DeleteI enjoyed The Lake House, got mired down in her Riverton book.
ReplyDeleteI think it was the Riverton book that was much hyped years ago that put me off reading her books - but giving them a go now
DeleteHello Sue,
ReplyDeleteFor many years we lived in Herefordshire and Hay-on-Wye was a favourite place to visit and browse the bookshops which, over the years, increased significantly. Richard Booth was the self-styled King of Hay, eccentric, but he certainly put the place on the literary map. The Hay Festival remains today a wonderfully eclectic celebration of the written word.
My late husband and I went to Hay on Wye many many times - living on the east coast we always went west for our holidays.
DeleteIt looks like your Christmas reading is starting early this year. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit worrying that there are so many so long before Christmas, I'm needing to reserve lots more to guarantee a good selection in the December library van visit !
DeleteHappy reading!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Mice and Murder and have just bought the follow up - saving it for another day. Starting my book, chocolates, comfy chair and a warm fire plan for cold winter days, more books to go in the box later I hope. Enjoy your books Sue. Elaine in Portsmouth
ReplyDeleteSome writers there I don't know. Also a McCall Smith I haven't read. Noted, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI always love your library posts! They're my favorites. I need to find Koenig here -- she's not in our stores.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading to the library this morning to pick up some books on hold for me. This is a good time of year for reading.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to read is one of the things I miss most. Even the Radio Times escapes me now. Thank goodness for text to speech.
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