What are we reading in November?

Wow, I can't believe it's November already! What are you reading this month? I've begun A Lady of Conscience, the fifth (and final?) book in the Somerset series by Mimi Matthews. Please share what you're reading or planning to read below!

I am finishing The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne.

I’m reading The Wall by Marlen Haushofer, Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari, and The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers on audio. The Internet Archive Open Library seems to be mostly back up, so I can continue reading Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr., but I may wait until I get the hard copy I ordered while the Archive was down.

I’m planning to read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green for the PrizeCAT this month and either The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek or Children of God by Mary Doria Russell for the SFFKit.

I am reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and just starting Joe Victim by New Zealand author, Paul Cleave.

I always have three books on the go - I'm trying to finish The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin for my book club next week which is my physical book right now. My ebook is The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley and my audio book is Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice.

I've begun First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain.

Also, if you haven't yet visited the 2025 Category Challenge group, come on over! CAT and KIT discussion is in progress, and we're going to start voting on Wednesday, November 6. So if you'd like to suggest a CAT or KIT for next year, check out the discussion and make your proposals here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/365087.

I'm posting this several places in the 2024 group, so my apologies if you see it a bunch of times!

I started Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, and plan to finish The Book of Merlyn this week.

I am reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates.

I can't believe I haven't finished anything yet this month. Maybe I've got too many on the go. Hopefully I can get most of them finished over this weekend. I am currently working on:
Autumn Nights: 12 Chilling Tales for Midnight edited by Cass Kim
What do Nightmares Dream Of by Antonija Meznaric
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk

I'm reading The Jane Austen Rules: A Classic Guide to Modern Love by Sinéad Murphy, which has been languishing on my shelves since 2016.

Now moving on to The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. It was one of my favorite books as a tween, so I'm nervous to revisit it -- I hope it holds up!

I'm starting Cornell Woolrich's The Bride Wore Black, my first encounter with this author.

Also, today (Sunday, November 10) is the last day for voting on the 2025 CATs, so if you haven't voted yet, you can do so here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/365087. See message #73 and following. Again, cross-posting in many places, so sorry if you see this message multiple times.

>13 christina_reads: What's the time where you are? It's 10.21am Monday, 11th November in Melbourne.

Checked. It's now 6.23 pm on the east cost of the US, so you're 16 hours behind.

>14 pamelad: Sorry, I know dates/times are not that helpful for people in different time zones! I basically just got through tallying the CATs, so if you got your votes in by about 9 a.m. New York time, they were counted!

Finished Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis for my first November finish.

I just finished The Christmas Inn by Pamela Kelley and I am having a difficult time settling on my next read.

Finished reading Cahokia Jazz on paper. That's quite extraordinary. Not sure who got me with that bullet, but it was a good hit.

Now reading Skelton's Guide to Blazing Corpses on paper and listening to The Flatshare.

I've begun The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. I loved her Winternight trilogy so have high hopes for this one!

>19 christina_reads: I am looking forward to seeing what you think of The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Christina, as I have it on my Kindle.

I just finished A Pilgrimage of Swords by Anthony Ryan which I enjoyed quite a bit. I am working on The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.

Just finished Verdict of Thirteen, a collection of short stories selected by Julian Symons.

Finished Skelton's Guide to Blazing Corpses on paper. Started A Civil Contract.

Still listening to The Flatshare.

I’m reading A Countess Below Stairs, shortlisted for the Whitbread Award, for the November PrizeCAT.

I am reading A Family Under the Christmas Tree and Lancaster Amish Christmas.

I am currently half way through There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.

The copy of Her Smoke Rose Up Forever that I ordered finally arrived, so I’m in the middle of that. I’ve also started All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood, since my hold at the library showed up. And I’m listening to Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

I'm starting Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson, the new novella in his Ernie Cunningham series.

I finished listening to The Flatshare on audio. Surprisingly good, rather more depth than the synopsis might have you believe.
Next up for the ears is Enter Ghost.
Still reading A Civil Contract on paper.

I am just about to start Bloodhounds by Peter Lovesey, the fourth book in his Peter Diamond series. I also have Two Old Women standing by, a Alaskan legend by Velma Wallis.

I'm reading a 1946 WWII spy story by Manning Coles, The Fifth Man.

Next up for me is The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman.

Mist and Moonbeams, Stories From the Great Lakes by Paul Michael Peters

Finished A Civil Contract by far my least favourite Heyer. Very short review: He's not worth it!
Not sure what's next, need something different.

ETA: Decided on The Dark Tourist as being completely different!

Still listening to Enter Ghost

>34 Helenliz: The Dark Tourist sounds fascinating! I’ll be interested to see what you think of it.

I've been reading The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes which is our book club read for Dec. One I finish, I'll e starting Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear or How It All Began by Penelope Lively.

I finished both Half-Life of a Stolen Sister by Rachel Cantor and Death Comes Ashore by Corinne O'Flynn. Because "Half-Life" was so haunting, I immediately began a re-read of A Chainless Soul about Emily Brontë. And I also started Cligès by Chrétien de Troyes this afternoon.

>35 Charon07: I will report back when completed.

I just started Madrigals and Mayhem which is part of the Cambridge book shop mysteries.

I've started A Little Folly by Jude Morgan, a reread for me. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy this author!

I'm now starting The Rule Book by Sarah Adams, because a friend lent it to me a couple months ago and I need to finally get it back to her!

Maybe useful for some inspiration for end of year reading, or planning next year’s challenges: NPRs 2024 reads. A very diverse list with a good introduction by the reviewer.
I admit, a few were DNFs for me, but there are some good ones as well; The brides of high hill, Bad therapy, The ministry of time, and several are on my TBR as well.

Finished The Dark Tourist by Dom Joly. Review on the book page & my thread.
Next up in print is Blood on the Tracks a collection of railway mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

Finished Madrigals and Mayhem and just started An Amish Christmas Match.