Library Loot: the Unpredictable

It’s been some time since I shared with you a pile of borrowed books and the ones above have been in my possession for a few weeks now (not that I have read any of them yet…) This little bundle are quite diverse and mostly as a result of blogger recommendation. The Easter Parade by [...]

Library Loot: the Longlisted

Of this year’s twenty longlisted titles for the Orange Prize for fiction I have read four of the titles, own a further five, and will borrow a few of the others that appeal from friends and from the library. Those books that my library had immediately available to borrow are photographed above. I have too [...]

Library Loot

It’s been a few weeks since my last Library Loot post as I am attempting to catch up on the loot I have already acquired. Some books have been returned unread recently as I attempt to conquer an overwhelming immediate to-be-read pile; I did consider a blank slate but there are a few of the [...]

Library Loot: the Eclectic

I returned a number of books to the library unread this week; I am struggling with the time and inclination. I am far preferring to read on a whim and the library pile was becoming overwhelming. I intend to read some of them at another time, a time where I feel more relaxed about it. [...]

Library Loot

I really must stop requesting books from the library … but there are so many that catch my eye and it is better than buying them! In this week’s visit I collected: Bone Black by bell hooks: a memoir by the famous feminist, I’m interested in hooks’ thoughts on her growing up during racial segregation. [...]

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