As I mentioned yesterday we visited Borders again to see what bargains we could find and I walked out with an armful of books. What a great feeling that is isn’t it?
Sorry for the fuzzy picture but as you can see I got a bit of a variety of books.
- Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
- Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
- Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson
- The School Of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
- Luncheon Of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
- So Cold the River by Michael Koryta
- The Book Of Fires by Jane Borodale
Have you read any of these? I know The School Of Essential Ingredients has been a favorite in the book blogosphere. I am a big fan of Susan Vreeland so I was excited to get this one to add to my Vreeland collection. And, really, they all sound good.
So I still don’t know when Borders is closing but I’ll probably have to have a pit stop at the end of the week to see what’s the status.
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Wow, you’ve a great haul there, Iliana! I’m so glad you bought “The School of Essential Ingredients”! I enjoyed that book so much!
I also have “So Cold the River” in my pile; I’m just waiting for the mood to strike for the reading, lol.
Happy reading!! 🙂
Great stack! I still haven’t visited any of the closing Borders in my area yet. I need to do that soon. I haven’t read The School of Essential Ingredients but I’ve read positive reviews about it. Happy reading!
I read Brideshead Revisited many years ago and loved it. The miniseries starring Jeremy Irons is excellent, too. I haven’t read any of the others, but I have a battered copy of The School of Essential Ingredients that I’m trying to straighten out at the bottom of a pile of books and I snatched a copy of Cooking with Fernet Branca from our perpetual library sale, not long ago. It sounds so good. Hope you love them all!
Melody – I remember you said you really liked that one so when I saw it on the shelf I had to have it 🙂 I read one of Michael Kortya’s books and it was good but it was one of his series books. Curious to read this one.
Vasilly – Our Borders is offering 40% off on Fiction and some other genres. I wonder if they’ll offer bigger discounts later this week. I still am so sad about the store closing though.
Bookfool, aka Nancy – I think my mom watched the miniseries but I haven’t seen it. Aside from wanting to read this book like in forever, I just love the cover 🙂
I loved the Bauermeister and Brideshead Revisited is a classic for good reason. I have had the Vreeland on my to-read stack forever – hope to get to it soon! 🙂
I haven’t read any of them, but I do have a copy of Brideshead Revisited. Now I just need to make time for it.
Wow, great to find so many good ones! I have The School of Essential Ingredients but haven’t read it yet – but I don’t think I’ve read anything negative at all about that one!
Nice selection! I recently got Cooking with Fernet Bianca (looks like a good one), and I love Vreeland.
Such a nice pile of new books. I haven’t read any of them though I’d like to read the Waugh sometime.
So, I haven’t read any of the others, but I own and love that copy of Brideshead Revisited. Isn’t the cover great?
I’ve not read any of these but have heard consistently good thing about the Kortya book. I hope you enjoy them all. I look forward to your thoughts on them.
What a great stack of books. I’ve not read any of them, but I also own Haunting Jordan. There are several more I’d like to own as well…may have to put them on my own wishlist!
I have The Book of Fires. Must read that one soon. I love your new books.
I loved School of Essential Ingredients! I’ll be interested to see what you think of it!
Good haul! Enjoy your books. 🙂
Carrie K. – Have you read any other Vreeland books? I think I’ve read three of her books and just really enjoy how she brings art to life! Looking forward to this one.
Nymeth – I know right? It’s always about finding time. If only we could make time stand still so we could get through those books a bit faster!
Joanna – I don’t think I have either! Which can be a bad thing in a way as i have my expectations set kind of high but hopefully I’ll still love it.
(Diane) BibliophilebytheSea – I do too! I went to a book signing of hers a while back and she was a very interesting person. I really like the fact that she focuses on women who so often aren’t as well known as men in the art world.
Stefanie – I’ve been meaning to read Waugh in forever! I don’t know why I always put classics aside – probably thinking they’ll be more complicated or something but almost always I end up having a good experience.
jenn – The cover IS great! There are several other of his books which also have those colorful covers and I don’t even know what they are about but would love to have them. They just look pretty 🙂
Kathleen – I have too. Didn’t it win a prize? I thought it did. I’m hoping it’ll be a good suspense book.
Danielle – It seems a bit more on the cozy side but I think it could be something a bit different. I wonder if it’s going to be a series.
vivienne – I hadn’t heard of it but love the premise! Oh I want to read all of these now! 🙂
Melissa – I have high hopes for that one. So many have loved it I hope I do too!
Kailana – I’m planning to go back to Borders later this week to see what else I can find 🙂
I read Vreelands collection of short stories, Life Studies, and loved it. 🙂
It’s so hard to resist a book sale! I’ve read Brideshead Revisited, and I really loved it. Good book.
I went to mine and got just a Columbia Review magazines.
I looked and looked for my favs, but they are gone.
I wanted some nonfiction about a cold region, but there are none left!!!
Enjoy your new books 🙂 I can’t resist book sales either.