what's on the bookshelf

I've been doing a lot of reading this year but it wasn't until I started pulling this list together that I realized just how many books I've finished in the last six months. The photo shows a few. Others have already been loaned out and many are audio versions — which explains how my iPod made it into the picture.

Now, if you're a cat, books are ever-so-good for sitting upon (best if your human is trying to read the book when you sit) and also for chin scratching (another guaranteed attention-grabber). So, of course, Sir Sam had to get in the way get in on the fun. Once assured that he would indeed be featured in the photo, he quickly laid claim to the iPod. Mmmm. String.

No, that red you see on his paw isn't blood. Click photo for a larger image. He's wearing his Soft Paws® Nail Caps. They're vet-approved, Sir Sam doesn't complain at all about wearing them, and they've brought a new and awesome peace to our home — no more shredded upholstery!

But I digress. Here's my booklist. What's on your yours?

Books I've Read, January to July '06

Donna Andrews:
We'll Always Have Parrots
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon

Nevada Barr:
Blind Descent

Cynthia Baxter:
Lead a Horse to Murder: A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery
Hare Today Dead Tomorrow: A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery

Barbara Colley: (an Eclectics.com client :-)
Wiped Out, A Charlotte LaRue Mystery

Lilian Jackson Braun:
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare
The Cat Who Played Brahms
The Cat Who Played Post Office
The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts
The Cat Who Turned On and Off
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat
The Cat Who Went Underground
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast

Dan Brown:
Digital Fortress

Kate Collins:
Mum's the Word

Carolyn Hart:
Death of the Party
April Fool Dead

Laura Joh Rowland: (an Eclectics.com client :-)
Shinju
Bundori
The Way of the Traitor
The Concubine's Tattoo