I mentioned before that September was going to be my month for both stretching boundaries and diving deep. So, to that end, I wanted to share my reading list for September. These are all authors I either haven’t read, or haven’t read in a long time, with stories that are not my usual thing, so I am really excited. It will be a literary odyssey indeed 🙂
My list:
The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
The Language of Spells by Laura Painter
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
The Scavenger’s Daughters by Kay Bratt
Mr. Penubra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Crush by Richard Siken
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz
This is a massive list. I don’t know if I will get though it. But I do read fast and will have no television, so who knows. The good thing, though, is if I don’t get through it, so what? It just means that I have more to look forward to in October 🙂 So, what new and strange books have caught your attention today?
And, also, this list, because I relate to every scenario like it’s my religion: from (http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/signs-youre-addicted-to-books-reading#.epbwdAeePP)
1. When you were little, books were your best friends in the world.
2. When you’re reading a good book, you forget to eat or sleep.
4. You’ve been traumatized by things that “only” happened in books you read.
5. The picture window in your wallet displays your library card instead of your driver’s license.
And your idea of a fun weekend is rearranging your library for the 100th time.
You’ve even developed a crush on a bookstore employee based solely on their staff picks.
10. Anytime you undertake any idea or project, the first step is to read a lot of books about it.
You’re not sure what people who go to the beach without a book even do there, to be honest.
17. You make decisions about people based on the number of books they have.
18. But when someone reads a book you recommend to them, your faith in humanity is completely restored.
22. Sure, you work out!
And when you do fall asleep, it’s often with a book still in your hands.
That is, until you open another.
The Bard's Lament 
Love the lists!
I’m also interested in the books about books. Little Paris and the 24-Hour Bookstore. Still have on my list: A Novel Bookstore which I bought from one of my favorite bookstore in Denver: Tattered Cover. Have you read 84 , Charting Cross Road ?
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Nope, I have not! I love books about bookstores so I will add that to my list. This is going to be a good winter, bookwise, I can already feel it 🙂
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I laughed out loud at the book meme. 🙂 Your book-list is ambitious! Just like you. 🙂
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