I hope you all had a great weekend. I didn’t do too much because frankly the thought of going out in the heat was just not appealing. We did go to Barnes & Noble for a little while on Saturday and that was a nice break. I only bought a magazine for my mom even though I was tempted by some new books.

And, can I just say I’m kind of surprised the coloring book craze is still going strong. Upon entering B&N there were all kinds of new coloring books out on display. I haven’t made a lot more progress in mine so even though some look fun I feel like I need to at least get half way through mine.

Anyway, I finished reading People Who Knew Me and that was really good even if it left me a bit sad. I still have my other books in progress but tonight I need to pick up The Shanghai Factor as that’s for my mystery book group in a week and I’m trying not to fall behind.

I haven’t forgotten that I have a little giveaway to announce. Thanks to Random.org Jenclair gets my extra copy of My Name is Leon by Kit De Waal. Yay!

Now something to look forward to is the Texas Book Festival happening in November. I saw that a sneak peek of the authors who’ll be speaking has been posted. I do love Fall here in Austin. Not only do we have the book festival but we also have a big art studio tour in November.

Hope you all have a great week ahead. Now off to read!

I’m in the middle of three good reads right now so I thought it was time to share a bit about those books.

In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume. This has taken me quite a while to get through and while I’m not too sure that this will end up being a favorite I still like how I feel transported to America in the 1950s. The descriptions of advertisements, television shows, etc. really make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time.

People Who Knew Me by Kim Hooper. Ever wanted to run away from life and all of it’s obligations and responsibilities. For Emily life became too much to handle and she left her husband, her home, her name even. Years have passed and now she is the one who may need to ask for help. Can she go back to those who knew her? This is such an engrossing story. I think I may finish this before all the others on my nightstand. I just have to know what happens.

After You by Jojo Moyes. I’ve been resisting this one because I loved Me Before You and didn’t really think a sequel was needed. Also, while I read a lot of mystery series books when it comes to fiction I tend not to like sequels. I know that is totally weird and probably doesn’t make sense. Anyway, this is my lunch time book so I’m making very slow progress but it’s good so far.

You are probably thinking, no mystery? Right, no mystery for now that is. I will be adding one to my nightstand this weekend!

Speaking of the weekend, what are your plans? We might go on an artsy adventure. Don’t forget to add your name to the giveaway for My Name is Leon. Have a wonderful weekend and more book talk soon!