Monica Is Reading: September 2016

Let me just go ahead and confess that I lie to myself on a regular basis. Almost every month I tell myself that this month I won't buy many books since I have piles of books that I haven't read yet and they really don't have a permanent home at the moment. Yet, for the last few months I have had such good luck with finding book bargains that continue to call to me that I haven't been able to help myself. I did buy some new books, but I mainly bought books that were either at a thrift store or I found via an online vendor for an excellent price. So that's the justification that I give to myself while I happily add to my growing piles of books. Fall is upon us and winter is coming so there will be plenty of time for me to settle on the couch and dive into all of the book goodness that I have surrounded myself with. This is my favorite time of year and I love everything from the first day of fall straight through the last thaw of winter. I am definitely in my happy place.

Now that I have justified all of my purchases, I'm ready to share with you my eclectic jumble of goodness! I absolutely love looking through people's bookshelves, it tells you a lot about a who they are and what they like to escape into. So try not to psychoanalyze me too much while looking through my list. Because I bought more than I thought when I started gathering my books for this haul, I am splitting this one into two posts. There are just too many to do individually in one long post. The second half will go up this Saturday!