What are you reading right now?

[Drakecula]

So I'm still reading my dragon historian series (I've not had much time to read lately, but I'm up to book 5 of 6 so I'm getting there!). But I bought another new book, the latest from Jack Heath called Kill Your Husbands. Jack's a local Canberra author who has written lots of books for kids, but has written a few for adults that are crime thrillers. Looking forward to that one too.

 

[Cossie]

Moving on, I read this a few years ago, but decided to reread it due to the current situation...

In Search of Fatima

Born in Jerusalem, Ghada Karmi and her family were forced out of their home in 1948. They shared the fate of the thousands of Palestinians who, in the Nakba, were dispossessed and driven from land lived on for generations. In this moving memoir, Karmi charts their journey from Jerusalem to...

www.versobooks.com

An intimate memoir of the 1948 Nakba, exile and the dispossession of Palestinian lands
In Search of Fatima reflects the author’s personal experiences of displacement and loss against a backdrop of the major political events which have shaped conflict in the Middle East. Kharmi was born in Jerusalem but her family were forced out in 1948, following the Nakba, when Palestinians were dispossessed of their lands at the hands of the Israeli state. In this moving account of exile, she charts her family's displacement to Jordan, and finally to Golders Green, London, where she initially refused to lay down roots in alien soil. Through this journey, Kharmi charts the personal account of a young woman's search for identity: as a Palestinian far away from home. Speaking for the millions of displaced people worldwide who have lived suspended between their old and new countries, fitting into neither, this is a nuanced exploration of psychological displacement and loss of identity.

 

[Drakecula]

I finally finished my dragon historian series! I really liked it, and I've realised I've not read as much recently as I have in the past so I'm going to have to step it up a notch.

Next on the list is Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath, a thriller crime novel.

 

[Brissy1]

I've decided to re-read My Brother Jack series. I want a real book, and as these 1st editions don't cost much, am getting them.
Found 1st part "My Brother Jack" online at The Bookgrocer, 2nd part "Clean Straw For Nothing" still looking, but 3rd part "A Cartload Of Clay" I found in a bookstore in Glebe (for $20, bargain). That's what I'm really posting about, this lovely bookshop in Sydney.

Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar. Glebe point road. Well organized books, has the obligatory bookshop cat.

 

[VPS]

I've decided to re-read My Brother Jack series. I want a real book, and as these 1st editions don't cost much, am getting them.
Found 1st part "My Brother Jack" online at The Bookgrocer, 2nd part "Clean Straw For Nothing" still looking, but 3rd part "A Cartload Of Clay" I found in a bookstore in Glebe (for $20, bargain). That's what I'm really posting about, this lovely bookshop in Sydney.

Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar. Glebe point road. Well organized books, has the obligatory bookshop cat.

puts bookshop on places to visit in Sydney next time I'm there - cafe, books, cat - what is not to love

 

[DejaBrew]

Recently read…

The Storyteller

The #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best Memoirs of 2021 * One of NME's Best Music Books of 2021 So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offe

www.harpercollins.com

Always thought Dave Grohl was an interesting fellow and this book has only served to enhance that opinion. This was an easy - and highly entertaining - read that offered some great insights into the man, his formative years, the deep love he has for his family and friends and the strong connections he has with fans. Highly recommended!

Followed that up with…

Surviving to Drive

A hugely entertaining access-all-areas account of a year inside Formula 1, from Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Drive to Survive, one of the most successful Netflix series of all time.

www.penguin.com.au

A super simple read, but offered a fascinating account into one of F1’s underdog teams in one of their most traumatic seasons. I’m keen to buy the audiobook version as well just so I can hear it narrated by the man himself.

New titles on their way for reading -:

Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama - Books

<b>SIX FOUR. </b><b>THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE. </b><b>THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE. </b><p></p><b>THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT.</b>

www.hachette.com.au

Seventeen by Hideo Yokoyama - Books

A tense and fascinating box-set novel from the bestselling author of <i>Six Four</i>

www.hachette.com.au

 

[Drakecula]

I finished Kill Your Husbands and now I'm reading Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly. Not one of his usual action blockbusters, but it's still quite the page turner. And if audiobooks count, I'm listening to This Present Past by Traci Harding - a sequel to the Chosen Ones series (fantasy/sci-fi), about the origins of Taliesin, a character from her stories.

 

[pagingjoan]

I've decided to re-read My Brother Jack series. I want a real book, and as these 1st editions don't cost much, am getting them.
Found 1st part "My Brother Jack" online at The Bookgrocer, 2nd part "Clean Straw For Nothing" still looking, but 3rd part "A Cartload Of Clay" I found in a bookstore in Glebe (for $20, bargain). That's what I'm really posting about, this lovely bookshop in Sydney.

Sappho Books, Cafe & Bar. Glebe point road. Well organized books, has the obligatory bookshop cat.

Have just delved into Anna Funder's "Wifedom", and in the very early pages, she writes - beautifully - of Sappho Books.

 

[VPS]

So I picked this up from the library today. I'll be adding a few places to my bookshops to visit.

 

[Drakecula]

I am currently reading a few things. I have Almost French by Sarah Turnbull on the go for lunch time reading at work. It's about an Aussie journalist who found love in Paris and tries to make a go of it over there. Makes me want to visit Paris again.

I am also reading Moths to a Flame by Sarah Ash, a fantasy novel about twins who get captured by slavers and are forced into roles that go against their sacred vows. It's interesting so far, took me a few chapters to get into it.

And if audio books count, Geena Davis is reading me her biography, Dying of Politeness, as I drift off to sleep each night. A celebrity reading you a bed time story is quite the novelty!

 

[VPS]

I am currently reading a few things. I have Almost French by Sarah Turnbull on the go for lunch time reading at work. It's about an Aussie journalist who found love in Paris and tries to make a go of it over there. Makes me want to visit Paris again.

I am also reading Moths to a Flame by Sarah Ash, a fantasy novel about twins who get captured by slavers and are forced into roles that go against their sacred vows. It's interesting so far, took me a few chapters to get into it.

And if audio books count, Geena Davis is reading me her biography, Dying of Politeness, as I drift off to sleep each night. A celebrity reading you a bed time story is quite the novelty!

I enjoyed Almost French but there were occasions when I wanted to slap her but that happens in a lot of books I read

 

[ellen10]

@Drakecula thank you for the recommendations.
I have reserved Almost French from my local Library. I always want to visit Paris again and again!

 

[pagingjoan]

I am late to this thread, so this may have been covered - but "Prophet Song", Paul Lynch, 2023 Booker Prize winner.
Stunning.

 

[VPS]

I am late to this thread, so this may have been covered - but "Prophet Song", Paul Lynch, 2023 Booker Prize winner.
Stunning.

someone else recommended this yesterday

I'm currently reading Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart - great read but he is not complimentary about a number of his MP colleagues especially BJ but I don't want to stray into political comment

 

[Drakecula]

@Drakecula thank you for the recommendations.
I have reserved Almost French from my local Library. I always want to visit Paris again and again!

Less recommendations and more just sharing what I'm reading. But I am enjoying this one. One day I'll get to Paris again!

 

[Drakecula]

Finished Moths to a Flame and was a bit meh about it. It was an interesting idea for sure, but perhaps the execution was lacking. To be fair, it says it was their debut novel, so perhaps that's why it felt a bit rough. I found myself reading it simply to find out how it ended, I wasn't really invested. It won't be staying on my shelves.

Next on my list is the Arbalester trilogy by Duncan Lay - the first book is called the Last Quarrel. I've met Duncan a few times, he's a good guy. I picked up his stuff because I like supporting Aussie fantasy authors, but also because he was from the same area I spent most of my teen years. This is the third trilogy he's done, so keen on reading it.

 

[Katie]

I'm not sure if I'll manage to read more than last year's appalling 4 books (only), but I'm reading Scatterbrain at the moment - Scatterbrain

I also need to pick up the latest Candice Fox novel.

For Brisbane people, we discovered a new-to-us bookstore the other weekend, Shelf Lovers. They're right next to Wooloowin train station, also almost next door to the German Biergarten. It's a family-run bookstore with a focus on LGBTQ+ and Romance books, and also literary-themed gifts. My Teen loved this store.

 

[Drakecula]

Finished Almost French and Geena Davis' book - so I need a new book to take to work for lunch time reading. I did attend a book launch last year which was a colleague of a colleague's book about her career, how she got where she did, so I might take that one in. Maybe I'll pick up tips/tricks to help my career. I believe it's called Break Free.

As for a new audiobook, I picked Garth Nix's The Left-handed Booksellers of London. I've read the physical version, but I use audiobooks to help me drift off to sleep so having something I've read before helps.

 

[VPS]

Finished Almost French and Geena Davis' book - so I need a new book to take to work for lunch time reading. I did attend a book launch last year which was a colleague of a colleague's book about her career, how she got where she did, so I might take that one in. Maybe I'll pick up tips/tricks to help my career. I believe it's called Break Free.

As for a new audiobook, I picked Garth Nix's The Left-handed Booksellers of London. I've read the physical version, but I use audiobooks to help me drift off to sleep so having something I've read before helps.

Don't you find it annoying though when you go to sleep in the middle of a chapter and then have to find where you were up to the next day?

 

[pagingjoan]

"The Dictionary of Lost Words", Pip Williams.
It has been languishing in my To Read pile for way too long.
It should have risen to the top earlier.