Fall Into Reading

Two of my favorite things to do is read and knit. If I'm not reading I'm knitting, and when I'm not knitting... well you can guess what I'll be doing ;-) I didn't do much of either over the summer months but the past few weeks I've picked both up again, with a vengeance! I was so glad when I checked in at Katrina's blog a few weeks ago to see if she would be doing a book challenge this year. It just so happens that 'Fall Into Reading' starts today.

I made a start on my list a few weeks ago when I managed to get quite a few books that I wanted to read from the library. To tell the truth, I've already finished the first book on my list :-) I read The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society and really enjoyed it. It's what I would call an easy read (for me) and I did enjoy the characters, who not only knit but belong to a book club too (as do I).

So, here is the rest of my list so far (I may add to it over the next week or so) in no particular order.



The SweetGum Knit Lit Society by Beth Pattillo - There is a second book out in this series and also a Christmas book coming out soon I think. Not sure if I will add them to my list because they aren't available at my library yet!






Julie and Julia by Julie Powell - I SO wanted to see the movie with Meryl Streep, but when I realized there was of course a book out, I thought I might read that first. I will watch the movie when it comes out on DVD :-)

Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon - I've read nearly all of the Mitford series (I think I might have the last one still to read, hmm, perhaps I should add that to my list too!) and wanted to read the latest on Father Tim.

Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella - I've read all the other Shopaholic books and The Domestic Goddess and Can you keep a secret! Enjoyed them all so I've added this one too. Oh, and my library has her latest one Twenties Girl, so I'll be adding that one too ;-)

Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs - I read her first novel 'The Friday Night Knitting Club'. It was just ok, but I thought I'd give 'her' another try! There's also a follow up to her first novel called Knit Two, and a Christmas one called Knit the Season. These two will probably be added to my list at a later date.

For the Holidays:



A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid - thought I'd browse my library website for some holiday reads. This was the first one I saw. I've never heard of it or the author, but it sounds like it might be a nice read.








Skipping Christmas by John Grisham - I've read this before, (long before the movie came out) and I loved it. I didn't like the movie at all the first time I watched it, but the second time was a little better, not one I'd add to my fav Holiday Movies though. I never understood why they changed the title to Christmas with the Kranks! I think I'll read this again just for the fun of it.



With Kristen :
Kristen and I spend half an hour or so each night reading a story together. She really likes the Bunnicula series. We've read about 4 of them so far and just finished Nighty Nightmare which is in the same series.
We have these books out of the library right now that we hope to get through soon:

Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe
Bunnicula meets Edgar Allen Crow by James Howe
The Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog by James Howe
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (currently reading)

So there you have it :-) I love browsing Amazon and my library website to see what books I might like. I may add more to my list but not sure if I'll get them all read by December, but that's ok, it's all just for fun.