Books Read in November

 

Every month brings new books to read for research. Whether it’s research for a book I’m writing or an article, these books can be either fiction or nonfiction, meant for adults or meant for children, or they can be books published years ago or fairly recently.

 

My plan was to write a certain article this month and I wanted to get the books I would need to read for it. I’d gotten the idea for this article to see if there were books similar to a book I had written. There were indeed; nine books, actually! Fortunately, they were not the same as the book I had written, but they were similar.

 

Because of this, I wanted to read those books to get a feel for a common writing style used in them, as well as the type of writing and vocabulary level used in them. The problem was that I could not afford to purchase all of those books, so I decided to hit the library to see what I could find there.

 

Meanwhile, my search made me notice something: A common theme among these books. This piqued my interest. Around that time, I had to write another article for First Chapter Plus Magazine. I had originally planned to write one type of article, but since I couldn’t get all the books I needed for it, I checked to see if the library had these books with the common theme. Fortunately, the library had almost all of those books. I checked them out, along with the other books I needed for the book research, and read them. Then I wrote up my article – but because I needed just one more book, which the library didn’t have, I ordered it and pretty much have to wait for it to arrive until I can finish writing the article and send it off. This meant missing my deadline, but hopefully my editor will understand. (The things we do for writing!)

 

So these books I read for research really contributed to the number of books I have read this month. I have also read books for the book reviewing gig and managed to read some books just for the pleasure of reading them.

 

There is a nice mix of books in this list: Fiction, an anthology, nonfiction, short story collections, poetry and, of course, the children’s books. I was trying to finish reading another book today but, unfortunately, that is not happening. So, it looks like I’ll finish reading books on the first day of the next month!

 

Here are all of the books I either read or finished reading this month. I read 20 books this month and finished reading four of them. The number in the list picks up from where I left off last month, so the number of books I have read so far this year which is reflected in this list is accurate.

 

136. FINISHED READING Cardinal or Crow by Molly Myriah

137. FINISHED READING: Into the Dread Unknown: Women in Horror Anthology Stories selected by Azzurra Nox

138. FINISHED READING: I, Monster by Clifton Wilcox

139. Cancer Courts My Mother by LindaAnn LoSchiavo

140. The White Ball by Angie Gibson

141. Eight Intentions for Self-Healing: A Practical Guide for Reclaiming Your Personal Power by Carolyn Pitts

142. My Side of the World and Other Tales of Death: A Collection by Beka Wueste

143. Buzzy Bear: Space Rocket by Benji Davies

144. There's No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe

145. i am the daughter of experience by raphina finn curran

146. Dinos in Space by Ashley Matthews

147. Kitty Explores the Solar System by Willow Bright

148. Mommy's Boy: How My Doggie Soulmate's Love Rescued Me by Jennifer Huston Schaeffer

149. FINISHED READING: Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares by Robert P. Ottone

150. The Legacy of the Lost Witch by N Cooper

151.Whole, Not Perfect: Empowering Stories as Tools for Anyone Ready to Reinvent and Reclaim Themselves by Laura G. Patac

152. OMFG, BEES! by Matt Kracht

153. Please, Do Not Tap on the Glass by M. Kelly Peach

154. Fabulous Health: A Simple Plan To Get Well And Stay Well by Terri Chrisman

155. Space Cat by Doug Cushman

156. Pete the Cat and the Space Chase by Kimberley and James Dean

157. Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space by Dr. Dominic Wellman

158. Whispers in the Dancing Wind by Angela van Breemen

159. There's Something Wrong with Aunty Beth by Mark Towse