Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we’re looking at books by favorite authors we haven’t gotten to yet. For me, I’ve chosen the next book on my list for each, because I have several for most of them!
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (Michael Chabon): I’ve heard this story, about a fictional Jewish community in Alaska in the 50s, is a great read, which doesn’t surprise me because Chabon is super talented.
Cat’s Eye (Margaret Atwood): Social violence between teen girls written by Margaret Atwood? Obviously something I’m going to read.
Uncle Tungsten (Oliver Sacks): This is Sacks’ memoir of his boyhood, and how he came to fall in love with science, and with every Sacks book I read I get a little sad that there’s now one less I’ll experience for the first time and one day I’ll run through my entire stash and that’ll be it.
How To Be Good (Nick Hornby): I’ll read anything Hornby puts out, I love the way he writes…even though this story about a man who suddenly decides to embrace charity after a lifetime of being angry and bitter and the impact it has on his family doesn’t sound quite up my alley, it’s Hornby so I’ll probably like it.
The Cuckoo’s Calling (J.K. Rowling): I’m not huge into the mystery genre, but I love Rowling’s writing, so I’m looking forward to diving into this one soon!
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro): I like fantasy, and I love Ishiguro, and I am excited for both those things together.
The White Princess (Philippa Gregory): Are Gregory’s books high quality literature? No. I enjoy them anyways, so on to Elizabeth of York!
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen): This is the only one of her adult works I haven’t read yet! I’ve heard it’s a little Gothic-y and I’m interested to see what that looks like.
Gulp (Mary Roach): Her curiosity and sense of humor about everything have made her books mist-reads for me!
The Life of Elizabeth I (Alison Weir): I’ve found her fiction to be slightly disappointing, but that’s only because her non-fiction is so very good!