What I'm (Not Yet) Reading These Days

Abby Zidle

The holidays are almost upon us, and although my initial reaction is guilty panic ("Eek! How is it almost December?" "Gah! I've done no Christmas shopping." "Frink! I still have four books to edit before the end of the year."), I do look forward to a few days' vacation unsullied by editorial guilt.  Sometimes I even get to read books that already have the covers attached.

I have a big "To Be Read" stack at home, as does everyone I know.  Here are a few of the books I'm still hoping to get to...one of these days.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
I'm probably the only person who hasn't read this yet, even though a friend gave it to me...yikes, a year ago?  It seems to engender extreme reactions in everyone who has read it--either they love it or they hate it--so I look forward to discovering into which camp I fall.

The Fire by Katherine Neville
Katherine Neville wrote one of my favorite books ever, The Eight.  It's probably 20 years old by now, a wonderful thriller with puzzles about music and mathematics with chase scenes and a chess set that belonged to Charlemagne.  So when I saw that she'd written a new book, I immediately commenced the groveling process with a friend of mine, and procured a galley.  Have I had time to read it yet? No.  I suck.

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
I read Allen's debut novel, Garden Spells, on a long car trip--it was compelling enough to distract me from my husband's terrifying driving, which is saying something.  So I jumped on her next book...but I managed to read three pages and then had to set it down.  It's still on the list to be picked back up.

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
OK, I at least got through part of this one--but considering it's a collection of comic essays, that's not saying much.  And they're good!  I laughed!  I identified!  But...I didn't finish yet.

This is just a little of what I'm not keeping up with.  I could also have done posts on What Clothes I'm Not Laundering, What Rooms I'm Not Vacuuming, or What Calories I'm Not Burning at the Gym.  (Heck, I think I might have found my next blog...)