Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief 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.
It is Linda’s first day hosting Library Loot! Don’t forget to go over and say hello!
Bit of a crazy week here so, after stocking up on library books over the holidays, all I can do this week is stare longingly at the ones I haven’t yet read (thankfully, that’s only a few).
Still Glides the Stream by D.E. Stevenson
A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam – amazing! My first encounter with Gardam and I can’t wait to read more. As soon as I have some spare time I will be writing a glowing, wildly enthusiastic review.
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield – I may have bored everyone around me with random astronaut/Chris Hadfield facts while reading this. Loved it.
Blue Remembered Hills by Rosemary Sutcliff
Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
Mastering the Art of French Eating by Ann Mah
To the Letter by Simon Garfield
The Seasons of Rome by Paul Hofmann
Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
What did you pick up this week (or over the holidays)?
The Captive Reader 
Oooh, I’ve been curious about Gardham for a while, so I’m both glad to hear that you enjoyed your first tryst with her AND that you’ll be writing a more thorough review soon.
I’m also curious about The Art of French Eating… I hope it involves a lot of cheese!
“Soon” is coming. Eventually. But I definitely love Gardam and am so excited to read more of her books.
I’d excitedly spotted Blue Remembered Hills in your sidebar… I refuse to believe that you won’t love it (disentangle the negatives there…)
So far, I adore it.
Blue Remembered Hills is on my seek-out list. Cruesoe’s Daughter is the only Gardam I’ve read, and I didn’t care much for it – I’ll be anxious to read your review to see if I should give her another chance.
You should! She’s funny and sly and oh, just so good.
I, too, have been intrigued by “The Art of French Cooking”.
My loot was four books by Bess Streeter Aldrich. I’m in a bit of a homespun, pioneer mood with all this cold and snow, and her writing, mostly short stories, are calling to me this winter.
Pioneer stories are great for winter, aren’t they? They always make me feel so thankful that I have the conveniences of modern life. No matter how bleak the winter is, at least I don’t have to worry about supplies being cut off or animals freezing to death or anything awful like that.
Both Winter Solstice and Mastering the Art of French Eating look fantastic. Enjoy your loot!
Thanks, Linda!
I love Jane Gardam–I read A Long Way from Verona when I first discovered her and was gobbling up everything by her. I must read it again more slowly and reflectively. My current read is The Two Mrs. Abbotts by D.E. Stevenson, for which the publisher has offered me a giveaway: see emeraldcitybookreview.blogspot.com. As a new blogger I’m pretty excited about this!
Gobble is exactly what I intend to do with Gardam’s books! I’m half-way through Old Filth now and it’s fabulous.
I recently picked up Under the Dome by Stephen King. It’s such a fat book. Slightly intimidated just looking at it. Only slightly, because, well, his books are pretty easy to read.
Enjoy!
What did I pick up? The holds list at the library suddenly broke through, and I now have 15 books to read in the next 3 weeks. (Granted, 2 of them are travel books for Cuba :^))
Eek! Isn’t that always the way though? Enjoy getting ready for Cuba!
I love Rosamunde Pilcher and don’t remember how much very often. Winter Solstice is a good one.
I picked up a book I found referenced in another book I’m reading – The Music Lesson by Katharine Weber. So far, so good.
I’d only read Coming Home before and hadn’t much felt the need to try any Pilcher after that. However, so many of my blog friends are fans that I though I should give her another try.
I love when one book leads to another!
That particular Pilcher is my favourite! It’s an ideal Christmas read. I’ve not picked up anything recently … returning to my shelves to pick things I’ve not yet read.
It’s certainly very Christmas-y! I’ve finished it now and I don’t think Pilcher is for me but I can see why other readers find her books so comforting and enjoyable.
Re-reading Austen. I do like a bit of Mike and Psmith, though!
Re-reading Austen is always a good choice! Ditto Wodehouse, I think.