Monday, November 23, 2009

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? November 23, 2009



It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week. Feel free to join in this weekly event if you'd like as well as use the photo/pic/button above. Thanks J. Kaye for hosting!

Books I completed last week are:

- none!!! (I was sick)

Books I'm reading this week:

- Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (a complete manuscript discovered after his death in 2008)

- The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (With original stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams, and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan, and Bruce Coville)

What are you reading?

18 comments:

  1. Bummer to be sick. Especially if you're too sick to read!

    Hope you're better.

    My post is here:

    http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_23.html

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  2. Last week i was reading Voice of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready

    This week i am reading the Reawakened by Jeri Smith-Ready and its the last book of a Trilogy... its really good :D

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  3. I hope you are feeling much better! My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2009/11/what-are-you-reading-mondays_23.html

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  4. I hope you're on the mend! I rarely read short stories, but The Dragon Book sounds good.

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  5. I am so sorry to hear you were sick. Hate being sick! And thanks for the info about Michael Crichton. I didn't know that!

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  6. Those nasty bugs are all around us! Hope you feel better!

    Have a great reading week and Happy Thanksgiving!

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  7. Thanks for all your get well wishes! That flu really knocked me out.

    Sagi ~ I have Jeri Smith-Ready on my watch list, I really should check her out!

    Laughing Stars ~ I know, rare for me too but with that contributor list I couldn't help it!

    J.Kaye ~ You're welcome, he was such a great writer!

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  8. That flu is nasty. Hope you're feeling much better. I also hope the Crichton book is good. I have it on order for my husband - he's a big fan.

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  9. Oh, I want to read the new Crichton book! I hope you're enjoying it.

    Here's what I'm reading.

    Feel better soon!

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  10. I hope you are feeling better shortly!

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  11. Mary ~ it sure was! I'm about 50 pages in, its a bit slow, but I see it picking up soon :)

    Bluestocking ~ hopefully we don't have too many of those weeks!

    Juju ~ I hope it picks up!

    alitareads ~ I'm waiting for it to get better but only 50 pages in. Thanks for the well wishes :)

    Nise ~ thanks, I'm almost back to normal :)

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  12. Hope you are feeling better!

    That are some good books... hope you have a good week up ahead :)

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  13. I hadnt heard about Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. That is interesting. Feel better and have a good week. :)

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  14. The Dragon book sounds really good, I will look for your review

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  15. Thew Dragon Book lookis like one I'm going to have to get my hands on.

    Hope you're feeling better.

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  16. Veens ~ thanks!

    Sheila ~ thanks! I too was surprised to find this a few months back :)

    Deb & Jo ~ I'm super excited to read the Dragon Book!

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