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.
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay – Kay’s newest book, Children of Earth and Sky, is being released next week and, caught up in the excitement of that, I’ve been rereading his books since last week. In the last six days I’ve read River of Stars and The Lions of Al-Rassan and now I’m already half-way through this. Arbonne was the first of Kay’s books I ever read and I think it serves as the perfect introduction to him – and the perfect reminder of all the things I love about his novels.
A Tour of Mont Blanc by David Le Vay – a travel memoir about walking Mont Blanc.
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier – it’s been quite a long time since I read anything by Chevalier but this was sitting on the shelf at my library today and I thought I’d give it a try.
Not pictured: Inspired by my reread of The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay, I also picked up Moorish Poetry. This is a 1953 translation by A.J. Arberry of an anthology of Andalusian poetry originally compiled in 1243.
What did you pick up this week?
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I just picked up the “At the Edge of the Apple Orchard” on audio, Claire, and am finding I can’t stop listening/reading it.
Great to hear!
I’m a big fan of Library Loot, but this is the first time I’ve linked. In awe of your ambitious reading projects!
Welcome! Glad you’ve linked up.
Nuts! I wish our library had the book about Mont Blanc! I look forward so much to my Mont Blanc sightings when I visit my sister…
I’m really intrigued by Mont Blanc and would love to go one day. For now, I’ll enjoy reading about it!
Those covers! Love. Enjoy your loot!
Thanks, Kay!
I wish I could read the Mont Blanc book myself. Not a sci fiction genre fan so Kay’s book would not work for me though its still available on Netgalley.
Kay is more mild fantasy than science fiction. In fact, his more recent books are far more similar to historical fiction than fantasy, taking their inspiration from very specific historical events and figures. I adore them so would encourage anyone and everyone to keep an open mind!
I haven’t read anything by Chevalier in ages. Enjoy!