As you can see, one or five books may have slipped between the goal posts in the past week, despite my (definitely absolutely) iron-clad no-buying-books mandate for the last three months.

One was a pressie, three were dead-cheap in a charity shop, and the final one was because I had a weak moment in the bookstore. I had to do it…

(Well, to refuse to do so would just be rude, wouldn’t it?…)

Top to bottom of list:

• Two Caravans – Marina Lewyska (F)
• Matilda – Roald Dahl (kid lit)
• Meet Me in Atlantis – Mark Adams (NF)
• The Big House – George Howe Colt (NF)
• All The Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr (F – short stories)

I might have “The Big House” in my TBR shelves, but I couldn’t remember, so bought it anyway. (ETA: I do have a copy. Sigh.) I might even read it with this second copy. <grin>

Other book reviews of authors’ other works are right here:

• Mark Adams also wrote “Turn Right at Machu Pichu” (NF) which I enjoyed so much that it triggered this purchase…
• Anthony Doerr also has a stellar collection of short stories published back in 2002: The Shell Collector…
• Matilda will be a reread but it’s such a fab story that that’s ok with me. Sometimes you need some more Matilda…