August '23 Book List

Only five books read in August. For some, summertime is when they read more. For me, it seems to be less. 

Once Upon A Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire is a memoir of how the author became an apprentice bookseller in one of London's oldest rare book stores. I read it becaue I thought it was one of those books about books, but it was more about the author's misadventures. I didn't find it particularly enjoyable.

Murder Book by Thomas Perry is hist latest and much more my cup of tea. 

Charles Frazier is one of my favorite authors. I always eagerly await his next novel. The Trackers is his first book in five years so I had to wait awhile for this one. It is so different from his previous novels which are mostly set in the south. This one is set in Montana and points west during the depression. It was good, excellent writing, as always, but just not the storyline I look forward to in a Frazier book. 

The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons is my kind of book about books. This one is set in London during the German air raids of WWII. I totally understand the power of reading a good book to help you cope during times of stress.

The English Girl by Daniel Silva is the next in the Gabriel Allon series that I have been reading my way through. There are nine more on my list that I have yet to read and I believe he has another new one coming out this fall. 

I wonder how September will shape up as a book reading month?