What I Talk About When I Talk About Exciting Things
Jul
'08
Since I started working in used books I haven’t been keeping up with what’s new. Sure, I’ll pay attention to the bookshelves in a new books bookstore if there’s a title by a favorite author that I haven’t seen before, but I won’t usually be in the bookstore the moment it comes out. Actually, since last April, I hadn’t been excited about a new release except for JR Ward’s latest. I only knew anything about that because a friend reminded me several times.
So I’ve decided today to immerse myself in new releases, and lucky for you, I’m going to share this new-found excitement.
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami
Release: July 29, 2008
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0307269191
Because it’s coming out in hardcover I probably won’t read it right away… The trade paperback is so far off there isn’t even a date for it yet (usually the case). I can’t just go and buy this one in hardcover while all my others by him are paperbacks; it just wouldn’t work out so well. They’d fight. The others would be jealous of this one’s sturdy posture, whereas this one would feel left out for being so large and clunky next to his brothers. In any case, I’m still looking forward to it, as it is the memoir of my favorite author. I don’t generally go out looking for information on my favorite authors, but I have a feeling this is going to be a winner.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 edited by Dave Eggers
Release: October 8, 2008
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 061890283X
Yes, yes, I’m very excited to add to my collection of Best American books. I have some of the comics ones and I have the Nonrequired Reading ones from 2002 to 2007. No, it’s true, I haven’t read from any of them yet, but they do look exceptionally pretty on my shelves.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Release: October 7, 2008
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0439866286
I am already getting ahead of myself here; I don’t even know if I like Inkspell yet. I haven’t even bought the book, and I’m looking forward to the next one. Still, I have an inkling (get it?) that I’ll really enjoy this series even if it takes me forever to get around to reading every book in it. Hey, at least I’m not putting Brisingr on this list. I haven’t read Eragon or Eldest but I own both… Can’t say it wouldn’t be exciting to have all three books next to each other all shiny and dragony though.
Called Out of Darkness by Anne Rice
Release: October 7, 2008
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0307268276
I’ve only read about half of her released books but I’ve enjoyed every one of them. They’re long, sometimes gruelling, and I wanted to stop halfway in many of her books, but I didn’t and never ended up regretting it. I also had little understanding of her decision to stop writing the vampire novels; I didn’t look too deeply into it but on my outskirts of interest I couldn’t really figure out why a new-found faith in Christ would make someone give up writing about supernatural - fictional - beings. So I’m excited about this memoir because apparently it goes into a bit of depth on why she started writing and what has affected her writing over the years.
Conspirata by Robert Harris
Release: November 4, 2008
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0743266102
This is something I’m just now discovering in my search for new releases. I bought Pompeii as soon as I saw it and loved it; when Imperium was coming out I was the only person to buy it on its release date (oh, how dedicated I am). After I moved bookstores, however, I fell out of the loop (as I mentioned previously) and didn’t quite follow him the way I’d have liked to. Now Conspirata is apparently the second book in the Cicero series (Imperium being the first). My goal now is to complete Imperium before Conspirata comes out, buy that one in hardcover (gasp! shock! but my others are also in hardcover) and actually start following a series of books for once in my life.
The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
Release: October 7, 2008
Format: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0451225007
Right around this time I am going to be totally desperate for any taste of BDB ongoings, as the next actual book in the series comes out sometime in 2009. I’ll start lurking the message board again, adding my stupid little comments (when I add comments as a lurker I feel like that person with the “hurr-hurr” laugh who doesn’t realize she sounds really frightening), and generally poking at my friend who reads these books about how I miss them. What perfect timing for a compendium to come out, complete with explanations, questions answered, and mini stories about the brothers!
So, what I have learned from making this list is that I am far behind in my reading… Sure, recently I have been progressively getting through my TBR pile, but I tend to pick up new books before getting through older, more desired ones. (For example, that whole Gena Showalter thing? Those books were brand new! How strange that they didn’t sit on my mass market paperback pile for a year before I got around to reading them.)
Also, clearly, the beginning of October is going to be very busy for me, because that is when the majority of my books are coming out.
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I have Inkspell but still haven’t read it. I think I’m going to read Dragon Rider first ^_^
Jul
'08
I know I hate it when all books come out in one month. It drives me crazy. I love it when you list books like this. My mother hates it, but I love it, cause I usually wind up reading a few of them, lol.
Jul
'08
I’m a fan of Ward’s BDB, so I’ll certainly be picking that up!
Jul
'08