This week my reading list got fat because when I stopped by the library to pick up a hold, I found several other books to sample.  Random browsing is something that libraries and bookstores do best.

The photo features our now eight-month-old tabby-mese, Cascabel, showing off her tabby elements.  We really need to get a photo that shows off her Siamese.

Now for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

Epicurus The Sage graphic novel.  Written by William Messner-Loebs.  Art by Sam Keith.  I mentioned how, for me, the best part of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was brushing up on my philosophers, and my friend Yvonne and Mike loaned me this.  Great fun.

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan.  Audiobook.  First of the “Trials of Apollo.”

The Dark Prophesy by Rick Riordan.  Audiobook.  Second of the “Trials of Apollo.”

Cold by Mariko Tamaki.  Short YA novel.  Slice of life with ghosts, murder, and lots of people who whine.  Well-written.

Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea.  Graphic novel.  I’ve read before, but encountered when library browsing, so decided to re-read.

Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams.  I read this years ago, and decided to re-read.  Very satisfactory.

In Progress:

And Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright.  Close sequel to The Four-Story Mistake.  I’ve been reading this in little bits, and am not quite done.

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.  Audiobook.  Just starting.  Recommended by Rowan Derrick.

Also:

Another cookbook, this time The Book of Vintage Sweets by Angel Adoree.  Lovely art within, and a fine enthusiasm for the subject.  Bonus is finding out exactly what various British sweets are like “rock” (stick candy) and various “jellies.”