I really wasn’t planning to stop at the library again so soon after last week’s visit but I had to stop in to pick up a book for my next mystery book group meeting, and well I couldn’t very well leave without checking out the new books shelf right?
The book on hold was The Automatic Detective by A.Lee Martinez. I honestly had no idea what this was about and was curious why the detective on the cover had a red face and there were flying cars in the distance. According to Publisher’s Weekly: this is a delightful, fast-paced mishmash of SF and hard-boiled detective story. The detective is a robot! Okay. A bit different from my usual books but I’ll keep an open mind.
Anyway, here are my other finds:
- The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table. How’s that for a title? Here’s a collection of crime fiction featuring stories by Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Geroge S. Kaufman and other members of the group.
- A Week in October by Elizabeth Subercaseaux. From Publisher’s Weekly: Chilean author Subercaseaux’s intense and engrossing novel (the first one to be translated into English) delves deeply into the troubled psyche and marriage of a woman dying of cancer. In the last months of her life, 46-year-old Clara Griffin, the reserved, childless, well-to-do wife of architect Clemente Balmaceda, begins a fictionalized journal that her husband will secretly read and agonize over.
- This Is A Bust by Ed Lin. Author Ed Lin, turns the conventions of hard-boiled pulp stories on their head by exploring the unexotic and very real complexities of New York City’s Chinatown, circa 1976, through the eyes of a Chinese-American cop.
- Between Here and April by Deborah Copaken Kogan. I read this author’s memoir, Shutterbabe, and had to pick up the book when I saw it on the shelf. This novel is about a woman who becomes obsessed with the long-ago disappearance of her childhood friend April Cassidy. Driven to investigate, Elizabeth discovers a thirty-five-year-old newspaper article revealing the details that had been hidden from her as a child—shocking revelations about April’s mother, Adele.
I really don’t know how I’ll manage to finish any of these, and I envision “renewing” some of these before they are due back but I just had to bring them home with me. Have you read some of these? What did you think?
I have A Week in October on my wish list. I’m the same way when it comes to library books, I keep renewing them until I’ve read them or have gave up on finding the time to read them! Happy readings!
Ew, I work at a library that lets me keep out books forever! Jealous? 😉
Ugh, I have three books waiting for me at the library. I have no idea when I am going to read them, but I will have them!
Week in October – mmm
I would probably do something like that, when el INDIO in me comes out.
I wait for your review on this novel.
Although A Week in October hits a sore spot in me about my mother, and that I have read four depressing books this month, I would want to read this. It intrigues me.
Vasilly – What’s worse is when I keep re-newing and still end up returning them unread! Oh well, I do add the title to my wish list so that counts right 🙂
Maggie – I’m very jealous of you!! 🙂
Jessica – Have fun picking those up and remember to get more. Why not right! 🙂
Isabel – I know, it sounds grim doesn’t it. You are too funny girl.
Matt – To be honest, I don’t know if I’ll read it because of that. I have a difficult time reading about cancer as well as my dad died from that. I think the reason I really grabbed the book was because the author is Chilean. I wouldn’t mind reading something by another Chilean who is not Isabel Allende! 🙂 (I love Allende but surely there are more Chilean authors out there!)
I’ve not heard of any of them to be honest, but A Week in October does sound interesting.
These all sound interesting. I haven’t read any of these authors actually. I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts for Between Here and April. Happy reading!
Michelle – It does sound good doesn’t it? I haven’t cracked open any of these finds yet but maybe on the weekend 🙂
Samantha – I’m so curious how she’ll handle a fiction book. Her memoir was really interesting so I’m looking forward to this one!
I second Michelle, lol. 🙂
I haven’t heard of these, so I’m hoping you get a chance to read and review them. I’m not really into SF, but I find I’ve been reading a lot of different things (and enjoying them!) since I started blogging.