Read Between the Spines

October Reading Wrap-Up

I am that person who loves data, charts, and lists. So every month, I recap what I read and what books I acquire along with anything else I think is of value or interest. Let me know if you have any ideas!

During the last few months, I have not been reading as many books as I prefer. Since my spouse was released from hospital, we have been spending a lot of time doing things together. Near-death experiences tend to highlight what is most important in your life, and we adjusted accordingly. I am hoping that I will get to more books in November and December to meet my annual reading goal.

Breakdown

• Books read: 6

• Pages read: 1,916

• Percent female authors: 100%

• Percent BIPOC authors: 50%

These charts are primarily from the Storygraph app, which is an alternative to the Amazon-owned Goodreads.

Books read

Books in progress

I started two books in October that I plan to finish in November

  • Opinions by Roxane Gay
  • Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

Books acquired

I acquired the following books this month:

Book of the Month

  • Wellness by Nathan Hill
  • The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
  • What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
  • The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis
  • When I’m Dead by Hannah Morrissey
  • Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
  • The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Aardvark Book Club

  • Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
  • Starter Villain by John Scalzi
  • The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella

Gifted Physical Copies

  • How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair
  • Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
  • A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
  • Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business by Roxane Gay
  • Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista
  • Hungry as Hell: Meals to Live by, Flavor to Die For – A Vegan Cookbook by Bad Manners 
  • Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
  • The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now by Hilke Schellmann (Pub: 1/2/24)
  • The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan (Pub: 1/2/24)
  • The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad (Pub: 2/13/24)

NetGalley Approvals

  • Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie (Pub: 10/31/23)
  • On the Plus Side by Jenny L. Howe (Pub: 12/26/23)
  • Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan (Pub: 1/16/24)

Bookstore Buys

  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
  • Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang
  • Unleashed Holiday by Victoria Schade
  • A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
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