Ten Books I’m Spinning- revised

A Suitcase and a Spatula — Tori Haschka
A lively mixture of travel writing and recipes that explores the places, people and memorable meals the author encountered around the world.

Walking the Gobi — Helen Thayer
An inspiring account of Helen Thayer and her husband Bill’s demanding 1,600-mile trek across the Gobi Desert, facing extreme heat, thirst, sandstorms and physical exhaustion.

Heresies — Richard Flanagan
In this collection of essays and reflections, the Tasmanian author writes passionately about literature, history, politics, nature and the importance of questioning accepted beliefs.

Nonna knows Best &Garden Like A Nonno- Jaclyn Crupi
These two affectionate illustrated books celebrate Italian grandparents, family traditions and the small everyday moments that create lasting childhood memories.

A Misalliance — Anita Brookner
After her husband leaves her, the lonely Blanche Vernon becomes entangled in the troubled life of another family in this subtle and intelligent study of emotional need.

The Red Notebook — Antoine Laurain
A Parisian bookseller finds an abandoned handbag and uses the owner’s red notebook and possessions to search for the mysterious woman who has captured his imagination.

Diary of a Young Naturalist — Dara McAnulty
A beautifully observed account of a year in the natural world, written by a young autistic naturalist whose intense connection with wildlife brings him comfort, wonder and belonging.

Any book about Photography– Books with many types of photography in order to study composition and techniques from my library.

Any children’s story from recommendations within the book Children’s Book of Wonder. EditorDaniel Hahn. Books from the First Golden Age- 1837 to 1929; New Horizons- 1930 to 1959; Modern Narratives- 1960 to 1984 and Contemporary Classics- 1985 to 2024. Must be stories I missed as a child.

A Book of Short Stories- read an hour’s worth of a short story from books I own. TBR

Bonus Book Choice- any book in the house. I have a few books on a variety of subjects. Journaling, music, science, nature, exercise, etc. They don’t fit into any of the above categories.

As each book is finished over time it will be replaced with another.

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Project Rules- Idea taken from #Jack Throws Books on Tik Tok. Reader has a random wheel. Each slice of the pie (wheel) has the name of the book or category. Once the wheel is spun and the book is randomly picked, the reader reads that choice for 1 hour exactly. The wheel is spun again for the next selection. Thank you Jinjer of the Intrepid Angeleno for putting me on to him.

So far I have read four selections to date. As a result of starting the project there were changes I felt needed to be made. Hopefully this is the final form. It has been lots of fun and I really enjoyed my hour’s read. It has been easy to find time in the day. If time is short the book can be read 30 minutes then another 30 later in the day. Any combination of minutes can be read to equal the hour. So far I’m not having any problem remembering the previous books.

I might add the Penguin Anniversary set of books challenge is also going well. My reading spirit is alive again and I’m getting a lot done after a long spell of mediocrity.

Note: the book pictured here is new to me. It is beautiful and has much information about children’s literature over the years. I will use it to choose what books I read in this genre.