March TBR
Oh holy cow. It's time for my March TBR. Once again, I am unprepared. I may have stood in front of my shelves for a few minutes one evening last week, but not long enough to decide anything. Therefore, I will be winging it. Again.
Watching the English by Kate Fox - I am currently almost halfway through this, but it won't be done before March, so I'm putting it on the TBR. It is on my 10 Oldest Books list, and it will be the third book from that list I'll have read, so I'm on track.
Every Tom, Dick & Harry by Elinor Lipman - There is a possibility that this might show up at the library in March. I'll put it on the list just in case.
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld - This is also on the 10 Oldest Books list. Also, it is calling to me. Therefore, I think I will be reading from my Jane Austen shelf for March. My Jane Austen shelf is a collection of books that have to do with Ms. Jane. Books about her. Books about her books. Books that are retellings of her books. That sort of thing. Eligible is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. My niece loves it. That's a good recommendation.
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley - This is a beautiful book, but it is huge. It's a hardcover, and it's a bit oversized. Yes it's long, but a lot of that is end notes and bibliography. This is definitely not a "work book".
Jane Austen: Women, Politics, and the Novel by Claudia L. Johnson - This is a bit of a mashed potato book. (As a reminder: mashed potato books are books you save because you expect them to be good. Just like saving the mashed potatoes at Christmas dinner because they're your favorite.) I got it in Denver at a used bookstore for far less than it is worth. I love Johnson's writing about Austen, so I have been hanging onto this. It is now time to dig in.
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub - My husband gave me this for Christmas in 2023. He was so pleased because I hadn't heard of it. I'm hoping Taub can make Lydia more palatable. I really don't like her.
Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lady Susan Vernon is Entirely Vindicated by Whit Stillman - This is a very small book, written by the guy who wrote and directed the recent-ish film version of Jane Austen's unpublished story Love and Freindship (sic). Should be entertaining.
Pride and Prejudice In Space by Alexis Lampley - The husbandface got me this one for this last Christmas. It's gorgeous. There are full color illustrations throughout. I am stoked to see how the author does moving the story to space.
Okay, that's 8 books. That's more than I've been able to read in one month for a hot minute. Of course, I may throw a shoe and choose something entirely different. Who knows?