Having just left Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff) in her tragic, epic Alexandria, I turn toward next titles. Some of them I've read before and will be re-reading. Some are brand-new both to the world and to me. Some are written by friends or friends of friends, one by a Pulitzer Prize winner who once surprised me with a glorious response to my Chicago Tribune review of her March, some by people I doubt I'll ever meet; two were gifts. I feel decadent, to be honest, to have found this time to read. But I have it; I'm claiming it; it will be forever mine.
My au courant (can I use that term this way?) book list, then:
Sweet Dreams, DeWitt Henry
When We Danced on Water, Evan Fallenberg (a Kindle book—about dance! about Berlin! Becca recommended!)
Dreamland Social Club, Tara Altebrando
Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers
The Origin of Stories, Brian Boyd
Moments of Being, Virginia Woolf
The Liars' Club, Mary Karr
Touchy Subjects, Emma Donoghue
The Blue Flower of Forgetfulness, Cyrus Samii
The Boneshaker, Kate Milford
Stay tuned for my responses.
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And did you hear that Michael Ondaatje has a new one coming out this fall? My fingers are crossed that it will release in Australia at the same time. :) I have no way to get ARCs now!
Good for you, my friend. You've earned a reading break. I hope you look at this as time to fill the well. Two on my list: In Zanesville and This Life is In Your Hands. Maybe you'll get to them first. Enjoy!
Great list! I'm reading The Girl Who Fell from the Sky and enjoying it a lot.