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.
Some Body to Love by Alexandra Heminsley – I loved Leap In, Heminsley’s memoir about embracing swimming and IVF treatment, and have been looking forward to this further memoir about how her family changed when her husband announced he was transgendered and going to transition.
The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken – Nancy Pearl is a great fan of McCracken and I chose to start with this collection of short stories. I read it over the weekend and thought it was excellent.
The Beloved Girls by Harriet Evans – I used to love Evans’ light books but she is getting more and more gothic with every new one. I picked this up reflexively when I saw it on the shelf and we’ll see how I get on with it.
The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler – The best thing about Tyler is that she has such a huge backlist to work through!
Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink – always game for a bookish memoir.
Grounding by Lulah Ellender – a well-reviewed and unique-sounding gardening memoir.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
Dear Reader is an absolute joy and delight despite some difficult moments, i.e. out and out tragedy for Rentzenbrink and her family. I followed it up with Lucy Mangan’s Bookworm which was also brilliant in a different way.
I was a little disappointed by Grounding so look forward to hearing how you get on with it.