Sep 25, 2017

It's Monday: What Books Are on Your Desk?

Here's what's new on my desk this week.
Logical Family: A Memoir by Armistead Maupin, October 3, 2017, courtesy of Harper
"A book for any of us, gay or straight, who have had to find our family. Maupin is one of America’s finest storytellers."—Neil Gaiman

A Bold and Dangerous Family: The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism by Caroline Moorehead
Publication: October 3, 2017, book courtesy of Harper
Genre: non-fiction, historical

Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak, published October 17, 2017
Courtesy of Berkley, fiction
A debut novel about what happens when a family is forced to spend a week together in quarantine over the Christmas holidays...

I finished reading Glass Houses by Louise Penny, another five star read in the remarkable Inspector Gamache mystery series.
I also finished the ebook edition of
Le temps est assassin by French thriller writer, Michel Bussi, and am now reading the Spanish ebook edition of his
Mama no dice la verdad. It's nice to brush up on my languages, with the help of online dictionaries.

What's on your desk this week?
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24 comments:

  1. I'd love to read A Bold and Dangerous Family! Italian history, especially during WWII interests me. Enjoy your new books.

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  2. I'm really looking forward to reading Seven Days of Us. Hope we enjoy it!

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  3. Interesting assortment of books. All are new to me. My high school French and Spanish wouldn't let me read much more than a menu. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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    1. I am struggling because of my high school Spanish, but I had quite a few French classes in college, so that's a bit easier!

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  4. Seven Days of Us looks really good to me.

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    1. Being stuck with relatives indoors for a week could be fun, or not...

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  5. These all look good to me. I've had my eye on Seven Days of Us...and because I've enjoyed Armistead Maupin, Logical Family looks tempting, too.

    Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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    1. Maupin's book is the first I'm reading of his works. I might try his Tales of the City later on.

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  6. A BOLD AND DANGEROUS FAMILY looks good.

    Ooooo...GLASS HOUSES was very good. Love the Inspector and Three Pines. :)

    I am so looking forward to reading SEVEN DAYS OF US.

    Have a great week, Harvee Lau.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

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  7. All of your new books look outstanding to me!

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  8. Seven Days of Us looks like a great December read. Enjoy all your books!

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  9. A group of family readings. :-) Hope you enjoy. Happy Reading!

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  10. Seven Days of Us sounds like it could be a fun read. My French is really rusty, but I thought about trying to read a book in French that I've already read in English.

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