It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

11/10/2014

This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Whew! What a crazy week last week was. Parent-teacher conference were Wednesday and Thursday. I hosted book club Friday night (which meant cooking dinner for way more people than I have ever cooked for before). And Saturday was spent painting our soon-to-be-finished master bedroom and bathroom. I'm looking forward to a calmer week!

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What I Read Last Week

Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet by Carol Off (If you want something to keep you from eating chocolate, this would be the book.)
Persuasion by Jane Austen (A pleasure, as always)

What I'm Reading Now

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro (I love learning about authors, and even more so when it's put in their historical context.)

What's Coming Up Next

Good question! All I can tell you is that it will be a book I own, as I'm desperately trying to decrease my stacks of TBR books. So that limits it to. . .oh, about a thousand choices. I guess I'll wait and see what I'm in the mood for!

8 Comments

Lois link

11/10/2014 02:02:22 am

I love Persuasion! One of my favorites of Jane Austen. :)
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

11/10/2014 01:13:58 pm

I reread Austen on a fairly regular basis, but it had been quite awhile since I read Persuasion. I definitely enjoyed it, as I knew I would! :)

Lindsey link

11/10/2014 02:02:11 pm

That does sound like a crazy week! I hope things are quieter for you this week and that you find lots of time to read about Shakespeare. :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

11/16/2014 09:08:40 am

Things calmed down somewhat - at least enough for me to escape into Elizabethan England! :)

Brona link

11/10/2014 06:38:59 pm

I'm reading a lot of non-fiction right now too - the Shakespeare sounds very interesting.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

11/16/2014 09:09:47 am

The Shakespeare book is really interesting. I love finding out what's happening in history as he is writing each play. Very much recommended if you like Shakespeare!

Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link

11/11/2014 02:31:44 am

Your week does sound busy! I hope you enjoy a slower week this week, reading whatever book you decide upon. :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

11/16/2014 09:10:27 am

Thanks, Erin. It took me until Saturday night to finish the Shakespeare book, so I had plenty of time to think about what book I was going to pick next. :)