Last post I mentioned that I took on the challenge of Seattle Public Library’s Summer Book Bingo. It took some serious binge reading, but I finished and read an eclectic array of books that I am excited to tell you about.
The books and their categories
Cookbook or Food Memoir Green Smoothie Recipes For Weight Loss and Detox Book by Jenny Allan
You’ve been meaning to read Lexicon: A Novel by Max Barry
#We need diverse books Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan- this book has a lot of interesting information about Myanmar (Burma)
Collection of short stories Wild Child: And Other Stories by T.C. BOYLE
From your childhood Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Prize-winner The Paying Guests Sarah Waters- this book was an Amazon Best Book of 2014
Set in a place you’ve always wanted to visit Night Train to Lisbon: A Novel by Pascal Mercier
Recommended by an independent bookstore The Ultra Thin Man: A Science Fiction Novel by Patrick Swenson- I met Patrick Swenson at an author talk at the Sumner library. At first, I found the chapters switching from third person to first person confusing, but once I got used to it and got into the story, I really enjoyed this space adventure.
Banned The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Collection of poetry Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (Pitt Poetry Series) by Ross Gay
Young adult book No Use For A Name by Penelope Wright – I met Penelope Wright at the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference. I enjoyed this book, but would have enjoyed it more if I wasn’t concerned for young readers reading this subject matter. I wouldn’t feel comfortable sharing it with teens I know.
Translated from another language Hurramabad by Andrei Volos
Non-fiction Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin- For anyone looking for good writing exercises, or ideas for your writing critique group, I recommend this book.
Novel The End Game (A Brit in the FBI) by Catherine Coulter
Local Author { [ THE ISLAND ] } Ely, Marian ( AUTHOR ) Jun-24-2013 Paperback by Marian Ely
Written by a SAL speaker Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Reread The Hollow by Agatha Christie
You finish reading in a day The New Neighbor: A Novel by Leah Stewart
Read out loud Big Trouble by Dave Barry- this was a fun read on a car trip to California. I am a big fan of Carl Hiaasen
Out of your comfort zone Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell- this was more romance than I usually read.
Memoir I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai. My thoughts on this book, Kim and Hurramabad can be found in my last post.
Written more than 100 years ago Kim (Macmillan Collector’s Library) by Rudyard Kipling
Recommended by a friend My Sister’s Grave (The Tracy Crosswhite Series) by Robert Dugoni- Robert Dugoni was the featured speaker at PNWA16. He was a moving speaker and I really liked this book.
For my FREE space, I am supposed to recommend a book to a friend, so to all of you I recommend The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
I hope you get a chance to enjoy some of these books. This list has a little bit of everything.
Happy Reading.
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