I am a moody reader. That’s why I usually have a dozen books on-the-go.
The book-I-can-hardly-stop-reading on one day might become the-most-neglected-in-the-stack on the next day.
This summer has brought a super-satisfying variety of books onto my stacks.
All week, I’ve been chatting about some of the stand-out titles I’ve been reading.
(The links are to the posts earlier this week which focussed on these titles.)
Perhaps you are in the mood for…
Satire?
Wallow in the privilege in the first two volumes of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians trilogy
Historical fiction?
Find a mystery in the mirror: Susanna Kearsley’s A Desperate Fortune
Poetry?
Get in touch with your inner-literary feline: Lorna Crozier’s The Wrong Cat
Short stories?
Take in the three-ring action in Rhonda Douglas’ Welcome to the Circus
Letters?
Write a love letter inspired by Where the Nights are Twice as Long and put an Alice Munro stamp on it
Memoir?
Remember the works and words of Maya Angelou, via Tavis Smiley’s My Journey with Maya
Romance?
Tour Halifax during the years surrounding the explosion in Genevieve Graham’s Tides of Honour
Family Saga?
Cross the veil with the Alter family in Judith Claire Mitchell’s A Reunion of Ghosts
Kidlit?
Sharpen your pencil with Sharon Jennings’ Connecting Dots
Myth?
Undertake a mythic quest with Hwang Sok-yong’s Princess Bari
Coming-of-age?
Accompany Lawrence Nolan on his journey to be a concert pianist in 193os Montreal in Susan Doherty Hannaford’s A Secret Music
Thriller?
Turn the pages of John Colapinto’s Undone
Mystery?
Solve crime with Mark Tataglia: Elena Forbes’ fourth volume, Jigsaw Man
Western?
Saddle up in outlaw territory in Clifford Jackson’s The Winter Family
On-the-high-seas Adventure?
Plunder Robert Hough’s The Man Who Saved Henry Morgan
Off-the-land Adventure?
Gather nuts and berries with Claire Fuller’s Our Endless Numbered Days
Bestseller?
Revisit your inner-Margaret (or Sally, Sheila, Winnie, Jill): Judy Blume’s new novel for adults, In the Unlkely Event
Dystopia?
Join The Program: Suzanne Young’s series is surprisingly addictive
Survival?
Cast your line in the waters of Chigozie Obioma’s The Fishermen
And…now for the 20th title….you tell me! Whether it’s best on a sunny-weather day or a stormy-weather day.
Thanks for this list. I have zeroed in on The Fishermen for my TBR list. Is it as powerful as people say?
It’s quite a story. I think you’ll know about 30 pages after the boys get to the water whether there’s a good match to be made between you and the novel.
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Great list! So many books for me to read and add to my list.
Here’s my suggestion: Uprooted by Naomi Novik! Fun, exciting, full of adventure, magic and a great friendship.
Thanks, Sharlene. I was going to rec Our Endless Numbered Days to you, but I think I’ve already spotted it on your TBR of late?
And, as you know, I am on a real Naomi-Novik kick right now, so it’s all I can do to NOT start reading Uprooted right this very minute. What she does with friendship: just thrills me!
I’m a moody reader too! That’s why I always have more than one book on my nightstand 🙂 And what a great list you have there… I finished reading Station Eleven a few weeks back and absolutely loved it.
Oh, that is a great suggestion, MyNarrative. It is gripping and satisfying on a literary level too: tough combo to handle, but ESt.J does an absolutely terrific job!