Last month, I shared the books I had bought in Northumberland. You lot seemed to like it. This is good. I have begun using my local library (yay for having one so close!!!) so I was hoping not to buy any more books (because I already have faaaar too many and all my bookshelves are full! Many have not been read. There is no room at the inn)
but still, somehow I was weak!!
I'll break them down and tell you a bit about them.
These three come from the brilliant Forum Book shop and Forum Kids Bookshop in Corbridge, Northumberland. I love the shops and I always like chatting to the nice young man with the beard in there. The top one is actually not for me -shhhh- it is for CBC's birthday! But he doesn't read my blog really any more so I'm safe! I would love this myself but I thought I'd get it for him. Then, if he doesn't use it, then I will of course, be rescuing it from neglect. Selfless I call that!
Resorting to murders really appealed to me. I've got three of three British Library classics now and I just can't get enough of them. I LOVE Whodunnits but something about these being really old books appeals to me and I love the matching covers! These are Holiday Mysteries. I thought I'd save these for my cruise in August!
Moriarty is a book I saw Janet review in her monthly reads and when I saw it in Forum, I couldn't resist. When you find a good independent bookshop, you just want to buy books to support them. So I did. You can follow Forum on Instagram. They have lots of events and authors in. I wish I could be there this weekend for some things going on!! The author of the 52 storey treehouse is there! They've made an amazing tree in their shop (which I'll blog about soon!)
I always get excited when I find a Georgette Heyer! That was from my local Helen Rollason Cancer charity shop.
The two Pamplemousse books came from Save the Children in Haltwhistle. Can you believe I bought two seperate books with Madame Pamplemousse and Monsieur Pamplemousse simultaneously??! I've read the Kingfisher one- it was good fun.
Dead chuffed to to find the Michael Bond one as I bought two of these from Barter Books in Northumberland last Summer!
Like Heyer, I adore finding an Edward Marston book too-I'm currently reading this and it is MOST compelling!!
Finally, I couldn't resist buying this weighty tome of ALL the Poirot Short stories. I adore Poirot and all the ones we owned in our family which I read as a teen were all ruthlessly culled (I cried and begged but was refused) years ago.
The Mitford was a late birthday present from my mother-in-law and I expect it came from Cogito too! I look forward to trying this one!
The last one was a present from my little sister- a late Christmas present, as it is the first time I've seen her since November, which was really sweet and thoughtful of her (she chose me amazing presents!!). Unfortunately, I already have it, as I have a copy from my Grandad, but I actually haven't read it yet, so I will locate that one and find a home for it!
I also bought one other book in Forum Kids but I have mislaid it- it's on the Forum kids book club reads for this month and was only £5 by Danny Wallace- it has patterned pages like bibles with gold edging!!!
Have you bought or borrowed any books this month at all?
Do share if so.
xxx
P.S. Have you gone and read my 11th Blogiversary post yet. There's bribery in the form of a giveaway if you go and read it!!! You have until next Wednesday to enter!
That's a nice stack of books you have there.
ReplyDeleteThis month I have two books from the library, I had to order them both so I have paid 60p each for the loan. The first is "The City And The City" by China Mieville. I borrowed this as it was discussed in another book I had from the library "Invisible". It starts as a crime drama but is turning into something about two cities, side by side but which have to be invisible to each other.
The other is non-fiction, so I know you won't be all that interested. I heard about this when we went to a talk at the art gallery in Middlesbrough last year or the year before, it's about why unlikely things keep happening. I couldn't remember what it was called but new it was about coincidence and I thought it had a tree or a hand on the cover. So I googled it and it's by David Hand! It's a really fun and interesting book.
Two winners for me this month.
I read 84 Charing Cross Road years back.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed it.
Julie xxxxx
You bought a lot of books! I'm on a shopping ban when it comes to buying books,so I'm relying on libraries:). When I move to a new house, I plan to get back on track with buying books.
ReplyDeleteI loved 84 Charing Cross Road [the film is pretty good too, if you ever get the chance to see it] I'm currently reading Hidden Lives, by the late, great Margaret Forster. I will review that on the blog once I finish it. [Charity Shop, Norfolk 50p]
ReplyDeleteOh you naughty girl. I've actually had to stop myself from buying any new books until I've at least made a dent in my current collection. I do love a book though, sadly I just don't get the time to read them as often as I'd like x x
ReplyDeleteI do prefer the Hercule Poirot books to any of the TV adaptations and 84 Charring Cross Road is a great film and book.
ReplyDeleteI'm off hunting for books today, there's only 2 left on my to read pile so I'm a bit panic-y, hate to think I'd run out of books! x
I've read 84 Charing Cross Road as well as Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love. I always buy piles of books (mostly in charity shops, unless there's something I really want) when I'm in the UK. Like Vix, I have a fear of running out. xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm still powering through War and Peace. At this rate I may have finished it by the summer.
ReplyDeleteOh this is great- sometimes in my Alphabet of Authors I don't have the next letter lined up, and now it's H. I have never read Horowitz, but am in the school library next...
ReplyDeleteThat's a big pile of books.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually re-reading a book I bought a long time ago by M.N. Bunker.
I studied hand writing analysis and since my life has been so very busy all these years I have have put that aside except maybe occasionally. I had forgotten a lot and so I'm studying it again. I have several other handwriting books I plan to read and study.
I rarely read for entertainment anymore sadly. I used to read books by Canadian authors years ago. My favorite is Alice Monroe.
Have a great day.
Hugs,
JB
I loved 84 Charing Cross Road. I want to read it again! Yay for a big pile of books, Kezzie!
ReplyDeleteA nice haul. I haven't read any of those, though "Moriarty" is on my to-read pile.
ReplyDelete84 Charing Cross Road is one of my favourite books and I've read pretty much all of Helene Hanff's other books. The Pursuit of Love I started but didn't finish - need to try it again. Going on a charity shop expedition with my friend soon and hoping to pick up some goodies for my Year in Books. X
ReplyDeleteI always feel so guilty when I see posts like this because I just don't have time to read! I read so many books when I lived in France though as there wasn't anything else to do!
ReplyDeleteCorinne x
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Something so lovely and especially beautiful about a pile of old books like that. Of course, you would expect someone with a Lit degree to say so, but it has always been that way to me. Old musty paperback shops have forever been places I felt at home. These days I spend far too little time in them. Used to shop them closely for Star Trek novels and then devour as I found. Your choices seem quite interesting as well!
ReplyDeleteAll I need to know is how you find the time to read all of these? So many intriguing sounding books.
ReplyDeleteI'd be afraid to share all the books I buy in a month. I'm very naughty ;-) All of mine come from Amazon, but they're all second hand so it's not toooo bad... right? At least that's what I tell myself.
ReplyDeleteI want to know what you think of Moriarty! I've heard good things...
Even if you weren't going to read those books there is something artistic about the spine covers :-). I am trying not to buy but borrowed a book on empowering young girls which is quite enlightening. When our older girls were growing up they did not have the same pressures that young girls have today. Forewarned is forearmed I say :-)
ReplyDeleteSan x
That is a great stack/pile of books.
ReplyDeleteIt's so lovely to have a local library nearby, although I also love to browse and buy at local charity shops, I can then re-cycle some of the books too.
All the best Jan
Great haul! Cogito is owned and run by a friend-of-a-friend, I've never been but it's good to hear good things about it. I love that edition of The Pursuit Of Love, I was sorely tempted by her other novels in the same editions while in Edinburgh.
ReplyDeleteRead Charing Cross Rd years ago and loved it, hope you do too. We have always donated the books the children have grown out of either to a charity shop or the schools they were at, I reckon they can never have too many.
ReplyDeleteLisa x
I have just swept through two huge Stephen King books and have three more ready to dive in to xxx
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