Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books I Keep Meaning to Read (But Haven’t)

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I’m hoping to find plenty of interesting things to read in all of your lists this week! Mine was a lot of fun to put together.

Title and AuthorEchoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlow
What It’s About: The title says it all.
Why I Haven’t Read It Yet: Halloween is my favourite holiday, so I want to wait until we’re closer to that time of year before reading about spirits and hauntings.

Title and Author: In West Mills by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
What It’s About: The lives of various members of an extended and sometimes overly-close family between the years of 1941 and 1987.
Why I Haven’t Read It Yet: The library list for it has been ridiculously long. I’m nearly at the top of it now, though!

Migraine: A History by Katherine Foxhall

Title and Author: Migraine: A History by Katherine Foxhall
What It’s About: The title says it all.
Why I Haven’t Read It Yet: The release date for the library copies of this book keeps getting pushed back!  I’m on the waitlist for it, so I will have it eventually.

Title and Author: Becoming by Michelle Obama
What It’s About: The former First Lady’s life from birth to present day.
Why I Haven’t Read It yet: I actually have read some of it! I’ve been reading this memoir so slowly over the last few months because I want to savour every last word of it. Mrs. Obama is a wonderful storyteller.

Title and Author: Daughters of the West Mesa by Irene I. Blea
What It’s About: The murders and burial of eleven women and one fetus. This novel is based on a real case from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was recommend to me by a fellow WWBC participant.
Why I Haven’t Read It Yet: My local library doesn’t have a copy of it. I’ve sent a request in that they buy it and am waiting for a response before I decide if or when to get my own copy of it.

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18 Responses to Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books I Keep Meaning to Read (But Haven’t)

  1. Your reasons for not reading the books on your list are much better than mine. Mine are just one really: I haven’t gotten around to them yet. I’m going to have to work harder on my justifications!

  2. Echo Ishii

    Great list.
    I want to read Michelle Obama’s book. Also, Daughters of the West Mesa looks intriguing.

  3. I too love Halloween. That being said, I’m adding the ghost story book to my list for October. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Okay, I’m going to have to pick up Echoes now, just for Seannan McGuire. LOL

    My post

  5. That’s a really interesting selection. I don’t usually read (auto)biographies, but Becoming is tempting me to make an exception. And, of course, I’m always up for horror anthologies — especially around Halloween.

    My list is here:
    http://nagamakironin.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-books-i-keep-meaning-to-read.html

  6. I’ve been looking at Michelle Obama’s book for a while. Guess it’s time to put it on the TBR list 🙂 Thanks!

  7. I’m glad you’re interested in Irene’s book, it is very soul searching. I read Michelle’s book, mother and wife insisted. I was very enlightening.

  8. Thanks for stopping by earlier…. and I’m so putting the ghost story anthology on my TBR list. Love me a good ghost story!

  9. I’ll have to try Becoming, it sounds amazing.

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