I’ve seen the spell-your-blog-name-in-books meme on various blogs – I can’t remember exactly where I saw it first, but let’s say Travellin’ Penguin. The idea is that you spell out the name of your blog entirely from books waiting on your tbr shelves. And I certainly wasn’t going to run out of options, with the hundreds on my shelves…
I decided to start at the beginning of my shelves, and keep going until I found the first title beginning with S… then keeping going until I found a T, etc. That way, I made my path through most of my bookcases – and arrived on the following. Do let me know if you’ve read any, and what you think.
Susan and Joanna by Elizabeth Cambridge
I was so excited when I stumbled across this book at Lower Slaughter fete. And I even started it once. But have somehow not read it yet…
The Last and the First by Ivy Compton-Burnett
Yes, somehow I still have some books by Dame Ivy that I’ve not yet read.
Ulterior Motives by David Garnett
Don’t tell my thesis approval panel that I didn’t read all of Garnett’s novels before I submitted…
Catherine Carter by Pamela Hansford Johnson
This was one of my Virago Secret Santa gifts, and I had to turn it out to show the lovely cover.
Kindness in a Corner by T.F. Powys
I’ve had mixed success with Powys’ novels, but we do have something in common – we are both the sons of the vicar of Montacute.
In Time of Trouble by Claud Cockburn
All I know about Cockburn is that he wrote a book about interwar bestsellers – I daresay I’d find out more if I read this book.
Nella Last in the 1950s
Jumping over the two Nella Last collections (of a housewife’s diaries under Mass Observation) I’ve read and loved, we get to the third that I somehow haven’t read yet.
A House Divided by Penelope Lively
I’ve had mixed success with Lively’s memoirs (as opposed to her fiction), but hope springs eternal. And one focused on houses is right up my street.
Between You and Me by Wilfred Pickles
I think maybe I bought this in Malvern, intrigued by tales of broadcast history.
Onoto Watanna by Diana Birchall
My friend Diana wrote all about her grandmother – I did read bits of this a while ago, but must finish one day.
On Leave by Daniel Anselme
I think I bought this in the £2 bookshop, adding to my collection of unread wartime literature.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
And there we have it! I love Orwell’s writing and have been meaning to read more by him for a long time. And this one has been on my shelf for about 15 years. One day?
This is lovely, I wish I’d photographed my titles instead of just using the cover images.
So you shelve your fiction alphabetically, but TBR together with the ones you’ve read?
Pretty much – I separate new books and old books (an instinctive division!) After doing this post, I think I’ll explain my shelves more thoroughly soon… But yes, tbr and read in together, because about half my books are tbr.
I will probably do this too sometime this week.
Meant to say I am coveting madly several of those books. Particularly the Elizabeth Cambridge and the Pamela Hansford Johnson.
Some lovely ones did come up in this random-ish selection!
You started a “what books i bought each month”–have i missed April?
Don’t expect them super promptly!
thanks–i have read the update now.Lovely.
my shelves are not as well organised as yours so I had to resort to my excel spreadsheet for my attempt at this….
I need them organised or I’d never find anything, I think!
I’m so tempted…. but why did I choose such a long blog name??????? :(
Yes, that will definitely take a while!
Same! My blog’s name is 18 letters long.
A lively collection. However you must get to Orwell sooner than later🌷🌷🌷
I really must!
I’ve not read one. I did notice your books are alphabetized…I know you and Rachel discussed how you order your shelves on the podcast but I don’t recall details, so this small peek at your library was fun (and impressive).
They are! Though it gets a bit more complex than that too… I’ve been meaning to do photos of my shelves ever since I moved in, so will have to post that soon.
I love the photos — I’m working on my post right now and I just downloaded images from the internet. Now I want to drop everything and read all the books on the post.
It definitely has that effect!
Catherine Carter and In Times of Trouble look most interesting- must check them out. Great list.
Hopefully they will be! :)
Oh what a lot of lovely-looking books await you! Not that I’ve read any, but they do look great.
However, you have a copy of Out of the Red, Into the Blue on your shelves, so I am afraid I shall have to come and burgle you.*
* Not really, should any member of the police be reading this!
Hahaha! Yes, I feel so lucky to have a copy of this, even though I’ve yet to actually read it. *bars windows*