November TBR
It's my favorite thing! Making the menu of books I can choose from to read in November! I will, most likely, order off the menu, but it's fun to create a possible list. Also, it's my birthday month!
The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susannah Clarke - I pre-ordered this and it is ready to pick up, I just have to remember to get over there and get it. It is set during the conquest of Northern England. Fairies are taking over and Durham is surrounded by malevolent trees. The bishop heads of to New Castle to meet the fairy king and save the Northern English people. It also has illustrations. Squee!
Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo by Janet Evanovich - This comes out November 10 and I fully expect it to be waiting for me by the 11th. I'm first on the list of requesters! Don't care what it's about.
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett - This is the very last book on my 10 Oldest Books list. I saved it for the end because I didn't love the other Charlie Lovett book on this list. We'll see if this is any better. It might benefit from the fact that it is not about Jane Austen. I don't know nearly as much about Shakespeare. I will reserve judgment until I actually try it. But if I do finish it, I can put it on the HRCYED challenge of Hidden Gems where you read books you don't think you'll like.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - This has been sitting on my shelves for literal years. I really feel like it's time to read it. I read something about it recently that enhanced that feeling, but I can't remember what that thing was. Also, I can use it for the HRCYED prompt of Animals on the Cover. Also it is set in a state that is not New York or California, as it is set at Yale University.
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires - I saw a review of this on YouTube yesterday and immediately put it on hold at the library. It is set in an All-Black Town outside Tulsa in the 1920s. You know, in the aftermath of the race massacre. Also, it's quite short. 176 pages. And I can use it for the HRCYED challenge to read books with numbers in the titles. I would have to decide if it is for four or five. Oh! And there is both a cat and a mouse on the cover.
Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-Class Metropolis by Sam Anderson - Another book that has been on the shelf for way too long. This actually meets two HRCYED challenges: Book with the exact same title as another book, and Weather on the Cover. 1. I didn't realize there were other books with the same title until my last bookstore trip where I saw one. 2. Nothing says weather like a tornado.
Book Banning in 21st-Century America by Emily J. M. Knox - This is pretty short, and by reading it, I will complete one of the HRCYED Bingo squares. Yay! Also, I pre-ordered it because I know the author.
100 Animals That Can F#cking End You by Mamadou Ndiaye - Firstly, this will be used for the prompt to read a book with something on the cover that represents my zodiac sign. There is a scorpion right there on the front. I am a Scorpio, so that works. I can also use it for the Animal on the cover for any of the other animals that can fucking end you.
Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice - For the r/Fantasy Bingo, one of the squares is to read a book published in the 1970s. The one I thought I was going to read for this turns out to have been published in the 60s. Back to the drawing board. Yes, I've read this before, but it's been a hot minute. For the HRCYED challenges it has to have been at least 5 years since your last read. No problem. That said, I have no idea what challenges I will use it for.
I'm sure there was one more I had picked out, but right now I can't remember what it is. But it's fine because this is already way more than I can read in a month.
I'm super excited about this stack!!!