What Fiction are you reading this week, October 6, 2019?
I got it!! The Testaments! I guess the library decided to get a bunch more copies since so many people were requesting it. It’s big. I’ll be spending every spare moment reading it since new books are not renewable.
Listening to Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger. Full of nail-biting suspense, Trickster's Point is a thrilling exploration of the motives, both good and ill, that lead men and women into the difficult, sometimes deadly, political arena. Interesting.
What interesting fiction have you found to read this week?
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sorry, this was at the top of the "Latest" page and I couldn't resist. I don't read much fiction anymore.
I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in covert resistance, nature, dendrology, climate change, and family stories.
Mary Doria Russell, one of my favorite writers, has a new one, The Women of Copper Country which is based on the life of Annie Clements of Calumet, MI.
Anna "Big Annie" Klobuchar Clemenc[a] (March 2, 1888 – July 27, 1956; pronounced "Clements"[4]) was an American labor activist. Born in Calumet, Michigan, she founded and served as president of the local Women's Auxiliary No. 15 of the Western Federation of Miners and was an active participant in the Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914. She is an inducted member of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
Still wrangling 3 orphan kittens, though they have grown from bottle babies to little wild tigers.
Thanks for hosting the weekly thread, hermetic. I'm thrilled that you got a copy of The Testaments. That might be my next book.
Now we need to read Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, a story of trees, science, and love.
Your latest selection sounds good. You know Amy Klobuchar is a MN Senator and presidential hopeful. I wonder if there is some connection there, because of the name. 
Yesterday I attended an ACLU Activist Training session. It was fun and I learned some things. And it was free. If you ever have a chance to do one, I highly recommend it.
Nothing cuter than little wild tigers. Then they grow up so fast. 
Hope that all works out for you.
and sorry to learn he passed away earlier this year. He sure wrote a lot of books, Fantasy and Sci Fi, for which he was highly regarded. Neil Gaiman credits him for inspiration and Patrick O'Leary once said, “Gene Wolfe is the best writer alive. Period.”
Fun fact: he helped create the Pringle machine.
My library gives that short story collection a 5-star review so now I definitely want to read it. Thanks. 
Oh well. Thanks for struggling through it so we don't have to.
Looks like you're in for something much better, though. "Nominated for the Man Booker Prize, an exquisite tale of romance and rivalry, gambling and greed, from one of England's finest writers." Derby Day, a story that "gallops to a finish that no one expects."
“In prose that sings and imagination that soars, Coates further cements himself as one of this generation’s most important writers, tackling one of America’s oldest and darkest periods with grace and inventiveness. This is bold, dazzling, and not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
