books for fall
September 28, 2009
As the weather gets colder, I find myself reading more at night. Here is a quick list of books that have been suggested to me from reading groups, and other sites I respect. If you have any suggestions, please chime in! I haven’t read any of these yet, but plan on working my way down.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Almond Picker by Simonetta Agnello Hornby
The Josephine Bonaparte Trilogy by Sandra Gullard
A Venetian Affair by Andrea di Robilant
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Cutting for Stone by Verghese
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Day After Night by Anita Diamant
April and Oliver by Tess Callahan
The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz
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the concierge mom 
I feel the same way about fall and reading. Nothing like snuggling up to a good book when it’s cold and wet outside! One of my recent favorites — A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg.
Oooh, I love this post from you!
This is my library hold list for the fall, and I’m really excited about it–we’ll see how many I actually get through:
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
April and Oliver by Tess Callahan
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan;
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by C. Alan Bradley
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
What I Thought I Knew by Alice Eve Cohen
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood