Library Loot: August 10th
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader 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!
Vlog
Titles Mentioned
- The Puttermesser papers by Cynthia Ozick
- The Indian lawyer by James Welch
- The Anvil of the world by Kage Baker
- Edge of empire by Maya Jasanoff
- In the footsteps of the prophet by Tariq Ramadan
- Migrations and cultures by Thomas Sowell
- Lilith’s brood by Octavia E. Butler
- Why read the classics? by Italo Calvino
- The blue fox by Sjon
- A quiet revolution by Leila Ahmed
Apologies for the minimal post today and poor formatting of the titles. Hopefully I’ll be able to fix them and get these added to LibraryThing and have some covers for you eventually, but right now my left arm is so messed up from a vaccine I got yesterday that I’m essentially functioning w only one arm. Which makes active computer work go v slowly! At least I can still scroll in my Google Reader so I can read all of your wonderful blogs!
I’m glad to see Thistle again! Enjoy your books!
It was very nice to see another vlog! Looks like a good selection of books. I’m curious about the Why Read the Classics? nonfiction book as I’m currently trying to read 50 classics I’ve missed and would love some context.
I hope you feel better soon. I liked the video blog..it was a nice change. Maybe you could do more of these if you have the time.
Hi Vipula! I’ve actually been doing video blogs for quite awhile now in my Library Loot posts. Not always, but as often as I could! So if you scroll back through them, you’ll find more vlogs. :)
I really enjoyed The Anvil of the World, so I’m going to take credit as the blogger who you vaguely remember recommending it ;-) I want to hear your thoughts on how Baker approached race in the book – it was really interesting. Also, just a fun, funny story.
A book that looks similar to Migrations and Cultures is The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. I haven’t read it yet but it immediately came to mind and has a 4.31 on Goodreads and sounds excellent.
I’m not familiar with any of those but I hope you enjoy them!
Happy reading – that is quite a list. Love seeing thistle.
Looks like a great haul, Eva! I’ve been limited to Octavia Butler’s short stories thus far, but I’ve really loved them. Looking forward to reading some of her novels. Also, I’ve had Ozick on my shelves FOREVER but I really need to get off my duff and read some of those, too.
Can’t wait to read your review of Tariq Ramadan’s In the Footsteps of the Prophet. A number of people have weighed in with their opinions of Ramadan. Would love to read what you have to say about his book. Always nice to see you!!
I checked Why Read the Classics out of the library in April, and after only reading a couple essays liked it so much I bought my own copy…and haven’t touched it since. But enjoyable though. I have yet to try any of Calvino’s novels, but I’m very curious about them.
great choices I look forward to your views on the Calvino ,all the best stu
I love your videos. Love all the books you got, you always have such interesting finds.
I am very interested to read Edge of Empire and In the Footsteps of the Prophet. I will look forward to your reviews of all of your books and especially these.