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.
So many excellent books this week! In fact, it’s such a good batch that I’ve already finished one, am halfway through another, and have tested three recipes from one of the cookbooks.
The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks – a memoir from Twitter’s favourite shepherd. I’m half-way through and really enjoying it.
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho – a very fun Regency-era fantasy novel with impressively diverse characters.
Landfall by Nevil Shute – always happy when I have something by Shute to read.
A Change of Appetite by Diana Henry – Wow. This cookbook is subtitled “where healthy meets delicious” and is a collection of lighter, healthier recipes. The book itself is absolutely beautiful and of the three recipes I’ve tried, two are definitely going into my regular repertoire – the Persian saffron and mint chicken with spring couscous is especially spectacular and I can’t wait to make it for everyone I know. Seriously. I plan to bring this to every potluck I’m invited to for the foreseeable future. Looking forward to trying as many more recipes as I can in the coming weeks before the book has to go back to the library. And then, very possibly, buying my own copy.
My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl – a memoir/cookbook from Reichl, exploring how working in the kitchen helped her through the difficult period following the sudden and unexpected closure of Gourmet magazine, where she was editor-in-chief.
What did you pick up this week?
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I did not know that Twitter had a favorite shepherd! I am putting the Rend Cho book on my reading list.
I didn’t know about Rebanks either, until this book came out last year. I’ve not read many modern books about farming so it’s an interesting perspective.
The Zen Cho is super fun. I’m sure you’d enjoy it.
Just finished The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley. Hilarious, riveting, touching, didn’t want it to end!
The best kind of book!
You’re invited to a pot luck at my house. Just say when! 🙂
I wish! If only there weren’t a continent between us I’d be over like a flash, ready for a good meal and lots of bookish discussion.
Ruth Reichl – I have enjoyed all her memoirs, especially the first two, so I’ll be happy to read the next chapter, with recipes.
Her memoirs are fantastic, aren’t they? From just glancing through, this is more cookbook than memoir but I love that she always combines the two.
I’ve got Sorcerer to the Crown from the library at the moment too. It’s really good so far. 🙂
Isn’t it fun? I had such a good time reading it.
You’ve been busy, Claire! Just checked our catalogue for the cookbook…no joy, but I do have my very own border collie and should really be out on the trails with him…off we go!
Hopefully your library will get it soon, Darlene. Or perhaps time to place a purchase request?
I’m deeply jealous of your collie. I miss having a dog so much but have to be content with borrowing them off others for now.
Sorcerer to the Crown! I enjoyed that one so much!
Yay! It is so much fun.