Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Marg and myself that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!
Marg has the Mr Linky this week!
Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer – Despite being a huge fan of Heyer’s Regency novels, I’ve never read any of her mysteries. In fact, I generally don’t read mysteries at all but for Heyer I will, obviously, make an exception.
Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden by Judith B. Tankard – I’ve had this on hold for months – since it first showed up in the library catalogue ahead of publication – and I’m so excited to finally have it and to be able to flip through it at will.
The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeymi – I’ve heard great things about Oyeymi and though I’m honestly more interested in reading her most recent book, this was the one that was available.
And then we have the cook books, since I do love to spend a cool autumn night curled up in front of the fire reading recipes:
Essentials of Baking (Williams-Sonoma)
Real Food by Nigel Slater
The Vicar’s Wife’s Cook Book by Elisa Beynon
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
Why Shoot a Butler?…I’ve always asked myself that
Nigel Slater should stick to writing. His presenting skills leave something to be desired.
I don’t mind Slater as a presenter but, given that he’s the best food writer I’ve ever come across, it would be difficult to improve on his books and columns.
Have you seen Toast? It’s a docu-drama about Slater’s childhood starring Helena Bonham-Carter and Jim Broadbent. It’s fabulous!
I haven’t seen it yet! I’ve read the book so I am really excited to watch the adaptation, eventually. After all, how could I resist something with both Helena Bonham-Carter and Jim Broadbent?
All new to me titles. Enjoy!
Thanks, Linda!
I actually read Why Shoot a Butler? this past week. I enjoyed it, even if the ending was a tiny bit predictable. I’ll look forward to reading what you think about it.
How coincidental! Predictability doesn’t generally bother me in Heyer’s Regency novels because they’re so entertainingly written; I’ll be interested to see if I feel the same way about her mysteries.