Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Spring 2024 TBR

I don’t always do very well at actually reading the books I list in these posts! We’ll see if I improve any with this one.

And, thankfully, I started working on this one a few week’s ago! My Mom has been back in the hospital and is now in nursing rehab at a local nursing home. I’ve been pretty distracted. Happily, too, I requested a whole slew of books on audio so that helped me finish this list quickly. I enjoy participating in TTT so having it done in a very fast way was a relief. This has been a set-back to my newly recovered ability to enjoy print/kindle books. Hopefully that will return when things settle down again.

Most Anticipated

1

The Demon of Unrest “brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two.”

Scarily timely (grammar police–is that ok?)

I love Larson’s books–nonfiction that reads like a great novel.

The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson publishes April 30, 2024 (nonfiction)

2

The House on Biscayne Bay: A Novel by Chanel Cleeton publishes April 2, 2024.

3

Two swoony words: Rupert Brooke

I was a little in love with the World War I poets–even though I could not understand poetry, back in my teen years. Edwardian everything still appeals to me (except the station in life I’d have had to occupy in some middle class backwater)

Muse of Fire by Michael Korda publishes April 16. 2024 (nonfiction)

4

I won a paperback copy of this book in a Dean Street Press caption contest on Twitter/X. Don’t get too excited–there were three entries! LOL

The Lark by E. Nesbit

5

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club: A Novel by Helen Simonson

6

How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly From the Accidental Icon by Lyn Slater (nonfiction)

7

Love and Hot Chicken: A Delicious Southern Novel by Mary Liza Hartong

This pairs perfectly with a nonfiction book I have on Hot Chicken–Nonfiction November will be here soon!  FYI–my family LOVES this version of Hot Nashville Chicken, especially with Famous Dave’s hot pickles.

8

Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood (nonfiction)

9

Becoming Madam Secretary: A Novel by Stephanie Dray

This one will be an instant like or dislike since it has Roosevelt content and lots that I could pick apart!

10

Ultra-Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken (nonfiction)

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