This summer I have been trying to read classic books from authors who I have never read before. One of the things that I have noticed about reading classic authors is that on Libby (the library app that I use for free from my library), many classic books are easy to get because there might be less immediate interest in them from other readers (competition).
On feature that I have discovered about reading books published a long time ago is that you can purchase them very cheaply for the Kindle (like 65 cents for A Study in Scarlett). Additionally, it also came with free audiobook reading so I could listen some of the time and read it other times (which I love to do).
I obtained In Cold Blood from my libraryās Libby collection, and it also came with the audiobook (without me having to request it separately) and the narrator is excellent!
I have been drawn to some of these authors because of their country of origin. I would like to travel to the UK someday and it has made me interested in reading authors who lived their lives there like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie
I am currently reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote because it is my book clubās selection for July. I am about 75% of the way through it. I did not think that I liked the true crime genre. I still find that it makes me uncomfortable in some places, but I am happier now that I am in a place where the perpetrators have been taken into police custody.
I am still going back and looking at the Heated Rivalry books that I am already finished because those seem to be my obsession of the moment.
Here is what I Have Read This Summer
Sherlock Holms: Study in Scarlett by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Cold Blood By Truman Capote
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Heated Rivelry Books (Heated Rivelry and The Long Game) by Rachel Reid
Reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with Nugget at bedtime
Note: I have mostly stayed on pace to reach my 40 book goal for 2026. But I way choose some children’s or young adult novels for my community college class to read soon so that I stay on track (and so I do a better job at my job).
Mr. Katie and I started Watching Braveheart the movie because I never watched it before.
What Have You Been Reading or Watching this Summer?
One thing I can tell you is that when I read a book, as soon as I finish, i seem to forget the title and I almost never remember the author, as I am an introvert. I am reading “Theo of Golden”. It is happy and sad. It is a very good book so I can lend it to you. we need a summer get together. did you take your Trip? Give me some news.
Hi Aunt Jeanne,
I plan on reading Theo of Golden! I think that we should get together soon. I will text. We didn’t go yet on our trip.
Currently I am reading The Jazzmen, which goes into detail about the lives of three famous big band musicians. I have a couple of new books lined up for August, and a romance novel for Fall.
I am currently enjoying The Pitt on HBO Max and will be done with season 2 in a few weeks.
Hi James,
I have always wanted to watch the Pitt. I might do that in after summer vacation ends. I think Jazz is cool but I don’t know that much about it.
The Pitt is really good. I definitely recommend it. I have other books Iām looking at, including one from my Toastmasters District Director and Founding Member of two clubs in our District.
Hi James,
I totally want to get into The Pitt this fall when the boys go back to school. I am usually too tired after the boys go to bed to really dig into a show so it will have to wait until they are at school and I can watch during the day.