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.
The Extra Woman by Joanna Scutts – I am so excited this is finally here! Scutts’ analysis of the life and influence Marjorie Hillis, author of the 1930s bestseller Live Alone and Like It, is easily one of my most anticipated books of the year. I love Hillis’ practical, humorous books (also including Bubbly On Your Budget – originally published as Orchids on Your Budget) and adore her blunt delivery. I can’t wait to learn more about her.
Bears in the Streets by Lisa Dickey – Lisa Dickey travelled across Russia three times over twenty years and this book chronicles her experiences and the changes she saw in the country over that time. I was fascinated when I heard her speak about the book last year and the glowing review at What’s Nonfiction? cinched it for me.
The Year of Less by Cait Flanders – as I mentioned on the weekend, I picked this up on Saturday from the library and immediately sped through it. Flanders is a Canadian writer who focuses on personal finance and has for years chronicled her own financial experiences on her blog. A few years ago she decided to try and curb her spending habits by going on a year-long shopping ban and the book is an account of what that year was like, and how she got to that place in her life.
What did you pick up this week?
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Bears in the Streets is a great read, looking forward to your thoughts!
Thanks. I’m really looking forward to it!
I am part of a long librare queue for The Year of Less. I was pleasantly surprised they have it, and I’m really looking forward to finally getting it. I’m also very interested to read the Joanna Scutts book, I expect it’s packed with all kinds of fascinating information!
That’s great that your library has The Year of Less! It’s been getting a lot of positive press all over the place (it featured in both the NY Times and Vogue) so it’s great to see Flanders’ have so much success with it.
I started reading the Scutts book last night and it is lots of fun.
Bears in the Streets looks great!!
Doesn’t it? I’m excited to start reading.