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.
Linda has the Mr Linky this week
Happy unproductive-week-between-Christmas-and-New-Years everyone! We have a snowfall warning here today so I’m feeling particularly happy that I’ve stocked up on library books. I want to cry when I look outside (snow has that effect on me, which is why I live in the least wintery place possible in Canada) so it’s much better that I keep my nose in a book today.
Where Poppies Blow by John Lewis-Stempel – this generated enthusiasm from some very trustworthy sources (Lynne at dovegreyreader and Rachel at Book Snob) and looks like a wonderful and deeply fascinating book to end the year with.
Dead Now of Course by Phyllida Law – a brief little book full of anecdotes from Law’s long acting career (she is also the mother of Emma Thompson).
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden – I mentioned this last week on my list of 2017 new releases I wanted to get to in 2018. Happily, my library hold came through faster than expected! This Russian-set fantasy should be the perfect book for a snow day.
What did you pick up this week? Or did you find so many books under the Christmas tree that you don’t need to supplement with library books?
The Captive Reader 
I was quite intrigued by The Girl in the Tower as well; there’s something so compelling about the cover alone! And who doesn’t like snow and Russia in Winter?!
Exactly! It’s perfect winter reading. Though the first book (The Bear and the Nightingale) acted as perfect summer reading for me, too – nothing nicer than reading about snow and ice when overcome by heat and humidity.
Looks such a good selection.
Thanks! It’s certainly keeping me entertained this week.