I'm stockpiling. I've ordered my Book Club list for the next nine months (6), Christmas gifts (3) and my current 'like-to-haves' (10). I've bought some online and some from my local store. The only problem is now, where will I store them?
I've another five already on the to-be-read-stack. Since I currently do less than one a month, looks like I have my own supply and demand issue to take care of at home. Now that I can deal with. The market may need to take care of itself.
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream [Paperback] Paulo Coelho
Arthur and George [Paperback] Julian Barnes
The Book Thief [Paperback] Markus Zusak
Fault Lines [Paperback] Nancy Huston
First Book of the Recorder (Usborne First Music) [Paperback] Philip Hawthorn, Caroline Hooper
French by Heart: An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France [Paperback] Rebecca S. Ramsey
Granny Was a Buffer Girl [Paperback] Berlie Doherty
If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things [Paperback] Jon McGregor
The Joshua Files - Invisible City (Joshua Files) (Joshua Files) (The Joshua Files) [Paperback] M G Harris
The Lovely Bones [Paperback] Alice Sebold
Manga for Dummies (For Dummies) [Paperback] Kensuke Okabayashi
McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland (A Lir book) [Paperback] Pete McCarthy
Night Train to Lisbon [Paperback] Pascal Mercier
Peeling the Onion (Beim Häuten der Zwiebel) [Paperback] Günter Grass.
The Secret Life of Bees [Paperback] Sue Monk Kidd
The Sleepwalker (CHERUB) [Paperback] Robert Muchamore
The Tower (Der Turm). [Paperback] Uwe Tellkamp
What You Don't Know about Retirement: A Funny Retirement Quiz [Paperback] Bill Dodds
Wicked (Wicked Years 1) [Paperback] Gregory Maguire
Existing Shelf Stack:
Half of a Yellow Sun [Paperback] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Inglorious [Hardback] Joanna Kavenna
The Irresistable Inheritance of Wilberforce [Hardback]Paul Torday
Moral Disorder [Paperback] Margaret Atwood
The Road Home [Paperback] Rose Tremain
Strawberry Fields [Paperback] Marina Lewycka
Wow! You really are doing your part to support the publishing industry! You deserve a big hug!
And thank you for putting mine on your list! You're a sweetie!
Oooh, I like the jacket for Invisible City... that's another one for my list of books to buy!
It's a fab cover isn't it? Looking forward to reading it myself.
Yes! Can access your blog in Firefox, even though the browser font is a tad different. Thanks goodness. Am hoping to get Arthur and George and The Lovely Bones myself soon. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is a stunningly remarkable book and The Secret Life of Bees is a wonderful read too. I hope you'll enjoy them. However, given that you've picked out these titles, I feel I should look into some of the others on your list now too as we seem to be selecting from a similar direction.
Paul you've made me think, how did I select these?
The selection criteria were quite mixed here: a few are book club for 2009, (Arthur & George, Night Train to Lisbon, Secret Life of Bees, The Lovely Bones, McCarthy's Bar, Wicked) a couple are gifts, (the non-fiction). French by Heart I like the sound of beacuse I too am an 'ex-pat' and have lived in Chicago, so enjoy the US / European perspectives, and have spent much time in France too, (one copy is a gift - but can't tell you for whom for another 6 weeks!) I follow Rebecca Ramsey's fun & inspiring blog so I wanted to read her book! Grass and Tellkamp I decided I must read in native written German as a former lang. student, and based on their prize winning and reputation. Muchamore and MG Harris were recommendations of Nikki Heath, Granny was a Buffer girl, recommeded by Jenny Downham. I'm deciding whether I'm writing YA or general fiction, so thought I'd read some 'good' YA books and see if it helps me decide.
The only four in fact I have picked in English, because I fancied them on nothing but my own whim are The Book Thief, Fault Lines, The Alchemist and If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things.
But based on your notes, I think I'll start with the last one, Jon McGregor.
The reasons for choosing books can be interesting. Personal recommendations have a big impact on me. Having raved about Remarkable Things I do hope you enjoy it.