I was at Barnes & Noble today at lunch and discovered all kinds of goodies.

Monica Ali has a new book. I really want to read it after having enjoyed Brick Lane and it’s set in Portgual. I really want to go to Portugal. I also saw this book. I know it’s chick lit but it sounds promising doesn’t it?

Then I found Fine Books & Collections magazine. I had never seen it before but I think I’m in love. There is an article about Margaret Atwood’s autograph machine, some interviews with book collectors and even the ads are interesting. I can’t wait to read it cover to cover.

As if all that wasn’t enough when I got home I had a package from my friend Isabel. She sent me two Muriel Spark books as I couldn’t seem to find any in Dallas! I now have A Far Cry from Kensington and The Bachelors. Both look delicious.

My Summer Reading Challenge is going well. I’ve read 6 books and have been strong in my conviction to only read books from my stacks, which is a very hard thing to do given that I drive by the public library every day.

What have I read?
Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
Death at Bishop’s Keep by Robin Paige
Death at Gallow’s Green by Robin Paige
Death at Daisy’s Folly by Robin Paige
N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto

I didn’t realize they were practically all mysteries with the exception of N.P. Perhaps that’s why I’ve read more books than I had expected. I find mysteries to be really fast reads.

Now it’s time to for some general fiction. I still haven’t finished reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and as I put it aside for so long I may have to restart reading it.