My Reading List for Winter

Earlier blog I posted websites for great books, fiction and nonfiction-- I have my own list of books to read--some were gifts at Christmas; others are recommended by friends.

Starting at the top:

A re-read!  Have you ever done that?  Go back to refresh your memory

how a character came to life.  We really enjoy Lee Childs books about

Jack Reacher--we have seen Lee Childs three times in person and heard

his tales of how he became an author.

"Killing Floor" was the First Jack Reacher

"The Colors of All The Cattle", authored by Alexander McCall Smith--this is

the latest one in the series of the First Ladies Detective Agency--just a joy

to read.

"Blood in the Streets" by Dion Daia--we heard him speak on a talk

show (don't remember which one) but his first book sounds interesting--

first books can be good or can be bad--we'll give it a try--I share some

of my books with my spouse

"The Library Book" by Susan Orlean--In The Library Book, "Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago."

Okay, this sounds intense--word wise--but I love libraries and thought this would be worth

trying.

"Luckenbach, Texas, Center of the Universe" by Becky Hondo Patterson--Oh, how I love 

Luckenbach!  There is everything in this town, Population 3.  We attend Cowboy Church on 

Sunday morning, in the afternoon, you can hear music.  

This book entails how Luckenbach became the Center of the Universe

I'm sorry to say "The Porcelain Thief"  by Huan Hsu is still sitting on my nightstand--

"In 1938, when the Japanese arrived in Huan Hsu’s great-great-grandfather Liu’s Yangtze River hometown of Xingang, Liu was forced to bury his valuables, including a vast collection of prized antique porcelain, and undertake a decades-long trek that would splinter the family over thousands of miles."

I think I should move it to the top of the list