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.
When I have two behemoths waiting for me (Stalingrad at 961 pages and The Eighth Life at 934 pages), is it responsible (or realistic) to keep checking things out? Let’s not answer that. Wish me speedy reading instead as I am excited about all of these new arrivals.
Blitz Writing by Inez Holden – early this year I asked my library to purchase a number of titles from Handheld Press and, to my delight, they did! This volume consists of both a novella and a memoir and I’m still kicking myself for not attending the launch party when I was in London last year. In this year of no social commitments I regret all the things I passed on in the Before Times.
Out of Istanbul by Bernard Ollivier – I picked up Walking to Samarkand a couple of weeks ago only to realise it was the continuation of a journey which started with this book. Luckily, it was easy to grab this so I’ll be able to read them in order.
Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession – I’ve so been looking forward to this. The Guardian described it as “a charming, warm-hearted celebration of all that is treasurable about everyday life.” Who wouldn’t want to read that, especially these days?
Off the Deep End by W. Hodding Carter – Is it truly never too late to follow your dreams? Hodding Carter, a competitive swimmer during his university years, sets out in his early 40s to see if he can make it to the Olympics.
The Habsburgs by Martyn Rady – I am always here for a book about the Habsburgs and have been looking forward to this for ages.
To the Lake by Kapka Kassabova – This sounds wonderful.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
What a glorious haul! Mine was much more modest this week at only three books 😊
Any haul is great, no matter the size!
I’m just coming to the end of a 900+novel; not something I want to embark on again for a long time…..
It’s rare that a book should be that long, isn’t it? I’m hoping I find these two engaging but if not I have no qualms in abandoning books. Stalingrad is starting off very promisingly, which is encouraging!
It’s rare indeed. I’m more inclined to abandon books than I ever was in the past….
I *do* wish you speedy reading!
“I regret all the things I passed on in the Before Times” <– THIS!! Oh the things that I didn't go to that I'd give just about anything to be able to now.
Is that Habsburgs book a first to last kind of book? That must be massive!
I haven’t started reading The Habsburgs yet but it looks like a comprehensive overview – but definitely an overview as it’s half of the size of the big books I’m currently reading 🙂
That Olympic hopeful book sounds intriguing! I’d like to know how he did in the end