Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Spring TBR

This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is: “Books on my Spring TBR”.

There are more than 10 books I would like to read this spring, but here are some that are definitely on my list.

1. A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer – I’ve just started reading this one in preparation for 1961 Club in April. There are at least two other 1961 books I would like to read as well, but not sure how many I’ll have time for.

2. The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch – I was intending to read this in March for Cathy’s Reading Ireland Month and Iris Murdoch readalong, but got distracted by other books. It will be an April read instead, I think.

3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie – I’m planning to read this in May for the Read Christie challenge as the theme that month is Christie’s short story collections.

4. Love Lane by Patrick Gale – A sequel to Gale’s A Place Called Winter, which I read a few years ago and enjoyed.

5. This Dark Night by Deborah Lutz – I’m trying to read more non-fiction this year, so I’m looking forward to this new biography of Emily Brontë.

6. Troubled Waters by Ichiyo Higuchi – Most of the Japanese fiction I read tends to be crime, so I’m curious about this short story collection, which will be something slightly different for me.

7. A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz – I’ve enjoyed all of the other books in Horowitz’s Daniel Hawthorne series, so I’m expecting to enjoy this one as well.

8. Benbecula by Graeme Burnet Macrae – I’ve been meaning to read this since it was published last year and was reminded about it when it was recently longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

9. The Artist by Lucy Steeds – This is also on the Walter Scott Prize longlist and has excellent reviews, so I’m looking forward to reading it.

10. Strange Buildings by Uketsu – I thought Uketsu’s previous two books, Strange Pictures and Strange Houses, were fascinating, so I can’t wait to read this one.

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Have you read any of these or would you like to? What are you hoping to read this spring?

17 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Spring TBR”

  1. whatcathyreadnext says:
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    I have The Artist on my list too. I bought a copy when it first came out but I’m hoping the fact it’s on the Walter Scott Prize longlist will make me actually read it. Hope you enjoy Benbecula, I did.

  2. Janette says:
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    I’m looking forward to rereading A Civil Contract for the 1961 club. It’s actually one of my favourite Heyer romances as it’s a bit different to most of them. I hope that you enjoy it.

  3. Joanne says:
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    I just finished Love Lane last week. It’s wonderful! Going to an event with Patrick Gale this week and can’t wait to hear him talk about it.

  7. FictionFan says:
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    Benbecula is brilliant – one of my books of the year, last year. I’m planning to read The Black Prince soon too, but probably not till May. It’ll be interesting to compare opinions!

    • Helen (She Reads Novels) says:
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      Yes, I remember that you enjoyed Benbecula! I would definitely like to get to it soon and hopefully it will be one of my books of the year as well. I’ll be interested to hear what you think about The Black Prince!

  8. Laura says:
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    I had very mixed feelings about The Artist that are hard to explain without (nominal) spoilers. (I say nominal because the twist is so guessable.)

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