What I'm reading

A brief list

I now try to spend at last two hours a day reading — I have that luxury working for myself these days.

That practice means I read A LOT of books. My list of what I’ve been reading — and enjoying — is below. Would love to know what you’re reading and liking too.

• “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” by Haruki Marukami. Mesmerizing. Dreamlike. One of the strangest and most affecting books I have read in a long time.

• “Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel. It’s been on my to-read list for years but just now got to it. It’s not an easy read. But it is a rewarding one. Looking forward to the next two books.

• “Well of Ascension” by Brandon Sanderson. This is book 2 of the “Mistborn” series by Sanderson. LOVE the world building and the characters.

• “Child 44” by Tom Rob Smith. I LOVED “Cold People” by Smith. This is a very different book — the first in a trilogy about the Russian spy services. Still love it.

• “The Winners” by Fredrik Backman. This is the final book of the “Beartown” trilogy about how hockey shapes a small rural community in (I think) Sweden. Hard to put down.

• “A Court of Thorn and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas. I’m about halfway through this one. It’s the first of a five-book fantasy series, which is right up my aisle.

• “Pineapple Street” by Jenny Jackson. The reviews of this one were too good for me to pass it up. I have just started it though — will report back once I finish.