Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader 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.
After many happy years, Linda has decided to cut back on the amount of time she spends blogging and so will no longer be co-hosting Library Loot. She’s been a wonderful co-host and I will miss her!
What her departure does offer is an opportunity for another blogger to get involved with Library Loot. I am looking for a new co-host so if you’re interested let me know! Leave a comment or send me an email (check out my contact information). All you need is a love of your library and a blog!
Until there is a new co-host, I’ll be continuing to share my loot every two weeks. If you want to share weekly, you can use the most recent post to share your link (or, you know, volunteer to co-host. Just an idea).
Yorkshire by Richard Morris – I love the very un-English bragging in this subtitle: a lyrical history of England’s Greatest County. It also happens to be where much of my father’s family is from, so I’m biased enough to agree.
The Perfect Alibi by A.A. Milne – more Milne!
The Roy Strong Diaries: 1967-1987 – I think this marks the point where I give up any idea of finishing ACOB in one year. I am simply drawn to too many very, very long books. I’ve been looking forward to reading Strong’s diaries ever since I first encountered him back in 2012 (when I read The Laskett and A Country Year, adoring them both) and plan to savour every page.
Home and Garden by Gertrude Jekyll – I was inspired to pick this up (though it’s long been on my to-read list) after Penelope Lively mentioned it in her marvellous A Life in the Garden
Love Among the Chickens by P.G. Wodehouse – I’m not expecting much from this very early Wodehouse but, completist that I am, I’m intrigued.
Martini Henry by Sara Crowe – Crowe’s first novel, Campari for Breakfast, was absolutely delightful and completely earned its comparisons with Love, Nina and I Capture the Castle. I can’t wait to catch up with Sue and Aunt Coral in this sequel.
The Greek Escape by Karen Swan – This doesn’t sound like something I’d usually try but it’s dark and starting to get cold here so anything that can aid in sunny travel dreams has some appeal.
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson – A secret doorway into a magical world at King’s Cross station? Eva Ibbotson beat J.K. Rowling to that idea with this children’s book from 1994. I read Ibbotson’s adult novels (now rebranded as YA) throughout my teens but am only discovering her children’s books now and am loving them.
What did you pick up this week?
And, more importantly, would you be interested in co-hosting Library Loot?
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Hi Claire! Love your blog and I always read the Library Loot posts with great interest (and sometimes with consequences, as your posts have caused explosions on my holds queue). I’d love to take on the mantle of Library Loot co-host – I’m a habitual library user and have been blogging since 2009 (and about books since 2011).
Hi Jaclyn, thanks for the offer! I’m going to take a little bit of time to make the decision but thanks for being the first to volunteer. I’m glad to hear how much you enjoy the Library Loot posts!
I’ve been reading a lot of Wodehouse’s earlier works, and while most of them lack his classic sparkle, Love Among the Chickens is still quite funny. I remember reading somewhere that the whole chicken fiasco was based on a real-life story, which adds to the fun.
Intriguing. My life is (strangely? thankfully?) bereft of chicken fiascoes.
haha well, not everyone can be blessed with chicken fiascoes in their lives, but maybe someday you’ll enjoy that intriguing experience. Until then… Wodehouse will make you feel like you’re there. 😀
I don’t use the library nearly enough to volunteer, but I hope you get someone great! I had half a second of getting excited about an AAM I didn’t know, but then remembered that it’s The Fourth Wall. I’m impressed the library had it!
I must admit that my regular city library didn’t have it but, thanks to the ever useful inter-library loan system, they brought it in from a well-stocked university library. My list of unread Milnes grows ever shorter…
Hi, Claire! I love this meme, and I am a big supporter of libraries, so I’d love to help you with co-hosting Library Loot. I am happy that you are determined to keep it alive 🙂
Thanks for volunteering, Juliana! I’m taking a little time to make the decision and will reach out to you then.