October is here, so that means it's time to post my September wrap-up. Our main event for September was our oldest daughter's wedding in central NY. We spent just over a week "back home" where we saw friends and family, made final preparations, and enjoyed every second of Wedding Weekend. Even with all of that, I managed to finish four books. They were all quite enjoyable, too.
SEPTEMBER BOOKS
September by Rosamunde Pilcher - a buddy read with Tina and Les, ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden - Booker Prize shortlist, ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
A Great Marriage by Frances Mayes - family drama, romance ⭐⭐⭐💫
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - new novel from my favorite author, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
OCTOBER READING POSSIBILITIES
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan - my current slow read
A Guest at the Feast: Essays by Colm TóibÃn - in progress
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann - in progress
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring
Also in October
We are in the midst of a bathroom remodel at our CT condo. It was past time to update the nearly 30-year-old cabinets, tile, and fixtures. That will probably continue for another week or two.
We plan to spend a few days in NYC mid-month. One of our daughters, her husband, and the grandpup are moving into a new apartment on the Upper West Side, so we will help with that . Our other NYC daughter (the newlywed) and I have tickets to attend two evening programs at Symphony Space - Power and Storytelling with Margaret Atwood and Min Jin Lee, and Elizabeth Strout in conversation with Meg Wolitzer. We're still working out the daytime activities.
And of course, topping my list of immediate concerns is yet another hurricane taking aim at Florida's gulf coast. Milton is predicted to be a Cat 3 at landfall and the latest "spaghetti models" have it trending south of Tampa. Our island still has standing water leftover from Helene; I just don't know how we're going to absorb any more! The storm surge is the scariest thing at this point. Here we go again... And there's still another month and a half left in hurricane season.
How was your September? What was your favorite book of the month?
Your reading and your reading possibilities all sound very intriguing.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thanks, Mae. The ones I've started are all good so far.
DeleteI am glad that you are all up north while Milton is blowing in! And congrats to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteErin - I'm glad we're still up here, too! Some of our friends are already evacuating.
DeleteI was thinking of you with both Helene and now Milton. Hopefully Sanibel will be spared the worst of it.
ReplyDeleteD'Aulaire's book on Greek mythology was my introduction to it as a young reader, and I was immediately fascinated and couldn't wait to read more.
Lisa - This has been a tough hurricane season! Sure hope this will be the last of the big ones. Recently I've been wanting to read and become more familiar with Greek mythology, somehow missed it in high school and college. Then on last week's NYTimes Book Review podcast Jean Hanff Korelitz mentioned how D'Aulaire's book had shaped and influenced her as both a reader and writer/storyteller. I figured that was a pretty good recommendation!
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