For the past while money has been tight. Time has been tight too. As a result I’ve accumulated a list of books that I want to take the time to read. Some of them I want to purchase as well because they were written or edited by friends of mine. My shelf of “books written by friends” is threatening to spill over onto other shelves. This makes me happy because it means that my friends are succeeding in their writerly aspirations. Anyway, the following books have caught my eye. Perhaps you might like them too.
At the top of the list is Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. This book looks like lots of fun and I know it would appeal to my kids. I want to get it and let them all read it. As an added bonus I can get it signed by Brandon, which is always fun. Brandon has another book out that I also want to acquire Mistborn 2: The Well of Ascension. I loved the first Mistborn book and want to see how the story continues.
My friend Stacy Whitman edited another book that intrigues me, In the Serpent’s Coils by Tiffany Trent. This book is put out by Mirrorstone which is an imprint owned by Wizard’s of the Coast. I’m curious to read it.
There are a whole pile of books by Julie Czerneda that I want to read. I’m not going to list them all. But at the top of the list are A Thousand Words for Stranger and Migration: The Species Imperative 2.
A picture book by Anthony Browne caught my eye. It is called Voices in the Park and it sounds like book I’d really enjoy sharing with my kids.
Terry Pratchett has a new book out called Making Money. I love the Discworld novels. It always makes me happy to read a new one.
Robin McKinley has been a favorite author of mine since I was in junior high. She’s put out a book called Spindle’s End. I love her fairytale redactions, so I want to read this.
That is far from the entire list. I have other friends with books that are still forthcoming. I also have other books which catch or lose my interest. This list fluctuates from month to month. Sometimes I even get to remove books from the list because I actually got my hands on them.
The book Stacy edited–Hallowmere: In the Serpent Coils is really great. She gave me an ARC while she was visiting and I could hardly put it down to visit with her, lol. I finished it the day after she left and look forward to the next. I promised her a review for the TWG website and..er..really need to get on that! But because I haven’t done that yet I’ll just let you know here that you should go get it! Call your local bookstore and if they don’t have it have them order it! It’s paperback so it’s cheaper so buy that one first. 😉
Of course Brandon’s books are good. I’m curious to see how both of those turned out since I saw them both in earlier incarnations. Spindle’s End is pretty good too but I would definitely get Hallowmere first–I liked it much better. 🙂
Robin McKinley just had a new book published this week, Dragonhaven. She just started up an LJ too,. She seems super nice.
I’ve got copies of the two remaining Species Imperative books. I’m finishing up volume 2 and will get to three soon thereafter. You are welcome to borrow them. Let me know when you have time.