- Fastnet, Force 10 by John Rousmaniere
- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
- Jep's Place: Hope, Faith and Other Disasters by Joseph A. Parzych
- Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder
- The South Pole: An Historical Reader by Anthony Brandt
- Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
- Vanishing America: In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes by James Conaway
- Voyages of Delusion: The Quest for the Northwest Passage by Glyn Williams
Friday, May 25, 2012
Nonfiction Books to Read
Mysteries/Thrillers to Read
- 4th of July by James Patterson (Women's Murder Club #4)
- The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum
- Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason (Inspector Erlunder #5)
- Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag (Sam Kovac #1)
- The Black Book / Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin (John Rebus #5 and #6)
- The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine
- Crazy Cool by Tara Janzen
- Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen
- Criminal Elements edited by Bill Pronzoni
- Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman (Leaphorn/Chee #5)
- Death in the Devil's Acre by Anne Perry (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt #7)
- Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
- The Endless Game by Bryan Forbes
- Fogbound by Joe Klempner
- A Game of Spies by John Altman
- Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott
- A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King (Kate Martinelli #1)
- Hemlock Bay by Catharine Coulter (FBI #6)
- Hocus Corpus by James Tucker (Jake Merlin #2)
- Ice-Man by Ron Cutler
- Icon by Frederick Forsyth
- The Intelligencer by Leslie Silbert
- The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr
- The Judas Goat by Robert Parker (Spenser #5)
- Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb (Eve Dallas #11)
- Just the Fax, Ma'am by Leslie O'Kane (Molly Masters #2)
- The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
- Machine Man by Max Berry
- Map of Bones by James Rollins
- Milk Treading by Nick Smith
- Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston
- Murder at Government House by Elspeth Huxley
- Murder in the House by Margaret Truman
- Murder in the National Gallery by Margaret Truman
- Murder in the White House by Margaret Truman
- Mystery Cats by Ruth Rendell
- Native Tongue by Carl Hiassen
- The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum
- A Pinch of Snuff by Reginald Hill (Dalziel/Pascoe #5)
- Promised Land by Robert Parker (Spenser #4)
- Real Murders by Charlaine Harris (Aurora Teagarden #1)
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (Hannibal Lecter #1)
- The Screaming Room by Thomas O'Callaghan
- The Search by Iris Johansen
- The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra
- Shadowfires by Dean Koontz
- Silence in Hanover Close by Anne Perry (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt #9)
- Someone to Watch Over by Trish MacDonald Skillman
- Something Wicked by Carolyn G. Hart (Death on Demand #3)
- Sphere by Michael Crichton
- Thunderhead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
- The Trouble with Magic by Madelyn Alt (Bewitching Mystery #1)
- Twice Dead by Paul Bishop (Fey Croaker #2)
- Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime by John Dunning
- Virtuosity by Terry Bisson
- The Watchmen by John Altman
- Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie (Gemma James/Duncan Kincaid #11)
- The Web by Jonathan Kellerman (Alex Delaware #10)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
SF/Fantasy Books to Read
- Accelerando by Charles Stross
- All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson (Bridge #3)
- Alternate Realities by C.J. Cherryh
- At the Edge of Space by C.J. Cherryh (Alliance -Union Universe)
- Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris
- Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #2)
- Blood of Mystery by Mark Anthony (The Last Rune #4)
- Brothers of Earth by C.J. Cherryh (Hanan Rebellion #1)
- Caesar's Bicycle by John Barnes (Timeline Wars #3) <-- need books #1 and 2!
- City of Bones by Martha Wells
- City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer
- Civil War Fantastic edited by Martin Greenberg
- Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille by Steven Brust
- Daemonomania by Jonathan Crowley
- Deathstalker War by Simon R. Green (Deathstalker #3)
- Demons of the Past by Erin Durante
- The Dimension Riders by Daniel Blythe
- Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear by Jody Lynn Nye et al
- The Door to Ambermere by J. Calvin Pierce (Ambermere #1)
- Dragon Wing by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Death Gate #1)
- The Dreamwalker's Child by Steven Voake
- Earth is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
- The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
- Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)
- The Faded Sun Trilogy by C.J. Cherryh
- A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
- Fortress in the Eye of Time by C.J. Cherryh (Tristan #1)
- The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan (King's Blades #1)
- The Hidden Land by Pamela Dean (The Secret Country #2)
- Holidays are Hell by Kim Harrison, et al.
- In the Kingdom of Mists by Jane Jakeman
- Invader by C.J. Cherryh (Foreigner #2)
- Inversions by Iain Banks
- Jingo by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #21)
- The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
- Legacy of Morevi by Tee Morris
- The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
- The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
- Master of Wolves by Angela Knight (Mageverse #5) -- need books #1-4!
- The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams (Otherland #3)
- The Next Adventures of Guy by Norm Cowie
- Nightlife by Rob Thurman
- No Rest for the Witches by Maryjanice Davidson, et al.
- The Novice by Trudi Canavan (Black Magician Trilogy #2)
- The Oathbound Wizard by Christopher Stasheff (Wizard in Rhyme #2)
- Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
- A Plague of Angels by Sheri S. Tepper
- Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
- River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams (Otherland #2)
- Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
- The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson (Sign of the Zodiac #1)
- Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams (Otherland #3)
- Serpent's Reach by C.J. Cherryh
- Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
- Song of Sorcery by Elizabeth Scarborough
- Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen (Greatwinter #1)
- Spin State by Chris Moriarty
- The Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams (Memory, Sorry and Thorn #2)
- Tatja Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge
- Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories by James E. Blaylock
- Three Days to Never by Tim Powers
- Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
- Trader to the Stars by Poul Anderson (Future History of the Polesotechnic League #2) -- need book #1!
- Unexpected Magic by Diana Wynne Jones
- Virtual Light by William Gibson (Bridge #1)
- The Web of Fire by Steve Voake
- The Whim of the Dragon by Pamela Dean (Secret Country #3)
- White Apples by Jonathan Carroll
- Witch Doctor by Christopher Stasheff (Wizard in Rhyme #3)
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Fiction Books to Read
- Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks
- Continent by Jim Crace
- Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian (Aubrey-Maturin #5)
- Digging to America by Anne Tyler
- Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard
- The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
- Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
- Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
- Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
- The Testament by John Grisham
- Triangle by Katharine Weber
- The Voyage by Philip Caputo
- Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Horror Books to Read
- Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
- Cell by Stephen King
- Crawlers by John Shirley
- Deadspawn by Brian Lumley (Necroscope #5)
- Deathbringer by Bryan Smith
- Duma Key by Stephen King
- Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
- Minion by L.A. Banks
- Museum of Horrors edited by Dennis Etchison
- The Vision by Dean R. Koontz
- World War Z by Max Brooks
- Xander Years, Vol. 1 by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Saturday, January 9, 2010
New year - some changes
Towards the end of 2009, I noticed I wasn't keeping up with this blog regarding new books and the number of books to be read (TBR) each month. I decided I will occasionally report on new books and the current TBR number.
New books:
Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge
Paul Collins. Banvard's Folly
TBR: 224
New books:
Elizabeth Strout. Olive Kitteridge
Paul Collins. Banvard's Folly
TBR: 224
Sunday, September 20, 2009
New books - September 2009!
Here are the books which arrived in September 2009:
Max Brooks. World War Z
John Crowley. Little, Big
Joanne Harris. Five Quarters of the Orange
Max Brooks. World War Z
John Crowley. Little, Big
Joanne Harris. Five Quarters of the Orange
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