September Reads

[Ursula]

But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.”
― Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot

Rabbit!  Rabbit!! Rabbit!! ! I stayed up until midnight because I never remember to say Rabbit!  Rabbit!! Rabbit!!! if I wait until the morning.  Happy September everyone!

This past week has seen Mother Nature at her worse as Harvey hit the Houston area and hit hard.  Sending prayers to all those affected by the storm and wishes that life soon returns to normal.  A special prayer for our friend Mud Queen who lives in the area.

September has always been special to me; perhaps because my birthday is in September and it has marked  the beginning of a new year, even now when school days are far behind me.  The end of summer also means time to curl up in your favorite chair with a good book and there are lots of new books on the horizon.

I have to start with the latest Louise Penny novel, Glass Houses; number 13 in the Gamache series, which was published on Tuesday.  I can hardly wait to read it.  September is offering new books by many favorite authors; hope your favorite is on the list:

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett; Proof of Life by J A Jance; Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben; To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon; Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford...just to name a few.

But for now, I am curled up with the latest Isabel Dalhousie novel by Alexander McCall Smith, A Distant View of Everything....and after a week of triple digit weather, longing for the cool days of autumn.

What about you?  What good books are you curled up with this Labor Day weekend??

[rapa]

I'm currently deeply cheering on Dean Koontz's wonderful new character, Jane Hawk, as she relentlessly battles her quest for justice in THE SILENT CORNER. On Nov. 21 he'll release a sequel titled THE WHISPERING ROOM. I highly recommend you meet Jane Hart as she rocks!

Also have out Meg Gardiner's UNSUB. Lisa Scottoline praises this book saying, "With a killer from your nightmares and a heroine who must risk everything to stop him, UNSUB grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go. A relentless, compelling thriller."

Am next on the list for Louise Penny's GLASS HOUSES.

Yesterday a friend and I enjoyed the new CASANOVA exhibit at THE KIMBELL in Fort Worth. I did buy a soft cover book by Ian Kelly titled CASANOVA, Actor, Lover, Priest, Spy. Will be a good addition to my personal library.

As I'm a night reader am fully booked for the fall! Happy reading to all!

Yes, I did remember to RAbbit at midnight! Whew!

[CaliforniaNow]

just finished The Whistler by John Grisham (yes, I know, but I just now found it).  Good, as most of his work is good.  Now schlogging through X by Sue Grafton again while waiting for Y.  Not sure where I am on the waiting list.  The librarian automatically put me on there when I forgot to call and do it myself.

[Ursula]

Your librarian sounds like a good friend to have!!

[Ioruach]

As has been the case from time to time before, it seems that a bunch of my library holds became available at about the same time. First it was John Sandford's Golden Prey; Then The Fix by David Baldacci, closely followed by The Right Side by Spencer Quinn. All in the last three weeks, but I managed to get through them before the due dates.

Spencer Quinn is, of course, the author of the novels in the Chet and Bernie series. But The Right Side was very different from the mysteries experienced by Chet and Bernie. I think everyone here might like it.

Then four more holds quickly followed, including The Switch by Joseph Finder, which I am now reading. And with only two weeks remaining on my check out period, I still have three to go: Dennis Lehane's Since We Fell, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan and Bear Town by Fredrik Backman, the author of A Man Called Ove. I think many of you read A Man Called Ove a while back. I know I did and I loved it.

But when living in a senior living facility, as long as I have my books, life is good.

[grammyk]

I find the same thing, loruach.  Whenever I have a rather lengthy hold list - they all come in at the same time!  Housework vs. reading - well, twist my arm!  Just the basics will get done until I read them - and until the next time the same thing happens!!

[Glenda Scheideler]

I'm binge reading all of the old postings.  I wanted to be sure and comment on Beartown.  We had this as our book club selection this past month and it was one of the best months we have had.   Everyone found it tough to get into, but could not put it down after they were immersed.  There were so many angles to discuss.  There were so many characters that we even did Beartown Trivia and gave prizes.  Great meeting - and wine, of course. :)

[rapa]

So sorry I didn't take notes on BEARTOWN but remember it held my interest. Soooo good hearing from you Glenda! Lately I've been on a Jamie Ford kick and have savored all his books. Hope he gets home soon from his book tour so he can get working on his next book. I'll be 82 next week and still read into the small hours. Must remember that I get an extra hour tonight! Hope ya'll remember to turn back your clocks

[grammyk]

Thank you, Ursula!  I just ordered several of the above (that I didn't realize were out there) from my library!

Just finished "Y is for Yesterday".  Next up is "The Late Show" by Michael Connelly and J.D. Robb's new one "Secrets in Death".  Also working my way through 'The Sociopath Next Door" which is interesting, thought-provoking - and quite disturbing!

[CaliforniaNow]

grammyk, how was Y is for Yesterday?  Is it too awful to read; does the subject matter get stuck in your head and bother you?  Because if it does, I'll take my name off the waiting list.

[rapa]

Am finishing ""Y" tonight. It's longer than her previous books but has held my attention!

Tomorrow I start SULFER SPRINGS and next up will be Celeste Ng's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE.

What's everyone else reading? As I only read at night, bedtime is my favorite time! ;)

[Carci]

Hi all... I have been remiss... and I also have been missing all the wonderful book suggestions on this site.  When we are at our cottage in northern WI I don't have a good wifi connection so only get on occasionally and I lost touch with all of you. 

I did read a few of those mentioned here and also just finished Sulfur Springs, the latest Cork O'Conner novel by my favorite author William Kent Krueger. 

A few others that I really enjoyed recently are The Right Side by Spencer Quinn, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, The Secret Wife by Gill Paul, Allie & Bea & The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde, and 2 Kindle books: Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan and Walk Me Home also by Catherine Ryan Hyde. 

I am going to my library site right now to see if I can pick up a couple of the others suggested here...

So nice to be back...  :)

[Ioruach]

I suppose most of you have heard of "binge watching" where someone gets on a kick and watches hours on end of some TV series or other television program. Well, over the last month or so I have been "binge reading" various John Grisham novels. The last one was The Racketeer and now I'm into The Confession. Before that there were two or three others. I'm not sure how or why it started, but his books are easy reading and don't require a lot of attention....light summer reading. I had read three or four of his very early ones years ago but, somehow, got away from his stuff.

Now I am waiting for some of my library holds to show up, including Beneath a Scarlet Sky, which I had earlier but was unable to get to before my time ran out and had to "re-renew," Sulfur Springs, and some others.