Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader 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!
Anna and Her Daughters by D.E. Stevenson – another semi-delightful, semi-frustrating effort from Stevenson, this time about a widow who returns to Scotland after her husband’s death with her three teenage daughters in tow.
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay – Kay’s newest book, set in the same world as Under Heaven. I have cleared my schedule today so I can devote myself to reading this. So far, it is magnificent.
A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting by Guy Delisle – a short and funny book about parenting from my favourite cartoonist.
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson – discovered among her papers after her death, this children’s story about the flight of a family of Yetis across Asia and Europe is vintage Ibbotson.
One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh – a retelling of 19 stories from One Thousand and One Nights by Lebanese author Al-Shaykh.
High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver – A collection of essays.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
I’ve only read Ysabel by GGK but your enthusiasm makes me want to read more of his work. Enjoy your loot!
I have heard mixed things about Ysabel and haven’t read it yet. However, everything that I have read by Kay I have adored so far!
I haven’t heard of this Ibbotson title. I finally picked up Laurie R. King’s Garment of Shadows today…immediately sucked in! Just love the Russell series. 🙂
To be honest, it wasn’t my favourite of her books. I like her light romances and YA books (The Star of Kazan etc) the best, while this is firmly in the children’s book category. That said, it is still Ibbotson and very charming.
I have fallen woefully behind with the Russell series. It is a bit daunting now to even think of trying to catch up!
The Kingsolver is a new one for me.
I hadn’t heard of it until I started checking my library’s ebook catalogue. I can never resist a book of essays though, especially from such a talented writer.
Enjoy the reading!
Thanks, Melinda!