Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading 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.
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans – I loved Crooked Heart (loved, loved, loved it) and am delighted that Evans has written this prequel. I can’t wait to learn more about Mattie. (Book Depository)
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism by Kristen R. Ghodsee – A highly biased but certainly conversation-starting look at how socialism benefited (and benefits) women compared, very explicitly, to the current reality in capitalist America. (Book Depository)
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn – You know me, if there’s a book out there about walking I will eventually find my way to it. This has won numerous prizes but I’m a little skeptical – it sounds like it borders too closely on the misery memoir genre (Raynor and her partner start their walk after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer and they lose their home) for my comfort but the praise has been so universal that I have to give it a try. (Book Depository)
The True Queen by Zen Cho – It’s here! I loved Cho’s first novel, the extraordinarily accomplished A Sorcerer to the Crown, so I am thrilled to have the second in the anticipated trilogy here. (Book Depository)
Thoughtful Gardening by Robin Lane Fox – The Saturday edition of the Financial Times is one of the highlights of my weekend and I particularly look forward to Robin Lane Fox’s gardening column. This volume is based on those columns – he’s expanded some of them from their original version and added new pieces – so it’s even more of what I already love. Ideal! (Book Depository)
A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole – Cole writes great romance novels and brings some necessary diversity (and intelligence) to the genre. (Book Depository)
What did you pick up this week?
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The Captive Reader 
A Stranger’s House by Brett Lott who wrote Jewel. Introspective characterization seems to be his forte.
Sounds intriguing. I’ve not heard of Lott before or either of these titles but will keep an eye out for them in future. Happy reading!
I think I actually own A Prince on Paper and just need to get around to reading it! I’m always happy when I find someone else who reads Alyssa Cole!
This reminds me that I need to get around to reading A Sorcerer to the Crown as well! I had checked it out once upon a time but never got around to reading it. The cover for The True Queen looks stunning though!
Cole is excellent! Sharlene, who co-hosts Library Loot, is also a fan so you’re in good company here.
I was trying to remember why Robin Lane Fox sounded so familiar…then I realized she must be related to Mabel Lane Fox from Downton Abbey. 🙂 Maybe her granddaughter…
Very likely 🙂 Although Lane Fox is actually male (and a respected classicist and historian when he’s not in the garden) so make that grandson instead of -daughter.
I must say that the cover of The Salt Path is quite stunning.
It really is lovely. Of this batch though, I think my favourite cover is the one for Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialsim.
Old baggage sounds good.
It’s fantastic! I started it during my lunch break today and couldn’t wait to get off work in the evening to start reading again.