Welcome to New on the Stack, where you can share the latest books you’ve added to your reading pile. I’d love for you to join us and add a link to your own post or Instagram picture sharing your books! It’s a fun way to see what others will soon be reading, and get even more ideas of books to add to my “I want to read that!” list.
Nonfiction
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: I love Mary Roach.
Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster, and Loving Your Home Every Day by Melissa Maker
How did I get it: Borrowed it from the library.
Why did I get it: It kept appearing across my path, and I took it as a sign that I should read it. 
At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe by Tsh Oxenreider
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: I’m excited to read this new release – I followed her travels while they were happening, and am fascinated by this idea.
Loving My Actual Life: An Experiment in Relishing What’s Right in Front of Me by Alexandra Kuykendall
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: Fell for the cover, but the premise sounds intriguing.
Saveur: The New Comfort Food – Home Cooking from Around the World by James Oseland
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: Fell for the cover, but I do know and trust Saveur’s recipes.
Other People’s Dirt by Louise Rafkin
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: Looking for a short audio book, and it was one of the first ones available.
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: I don’t remember how I discovered this title, but it may be a fun historical read. I’m hoping for a Mary Roach-style look at the topic, but if the tone isn’t right, I may be sending it right back.
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste by Bianca Bosker
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: I love memoirs.
Fiction
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: It’s June’s book club title
Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
How did I get it: Borrowed it from the library.
Why did I get it: A graphic novel continuing the Cinder series? I must read it!
Rivers of London: Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, illustrated by Lee Sullivan
How did I get it: Borrowed it from the library.
Why did I get it: I’m reading everything I can find in the Peter Grant series. Even graphic novels.
Rivers of London: Night Witch by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, illustrated by Lee Sullivan
How did I get it: Borrowed it from the library.
Why did I get it: Another graphic novel in the Peter Grant series.
Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
How did I get it: Borrowed the audio from the library.
Why did I get it: Catherine mentioned it in a recent conversation I had with her and I was curious about it.
Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: I don’t remember how it ended up on my TBR list.
A Sudden Fearful Death by Anne Perry
How did I get it: Borrowed it electronically from the library.
Why did I get it: Next in the William Monk series.
The Sky is Falling by Kit Pearson
How did I get it: Bought it.
Why did I get it: For a project I’m working on. If I ever get it finished you’ll hear all about it.
The Blue Jay by Michelle Schlicher
How did I get it: Freebie from Amazon.
Why did I get it: It sounded interesting enough to download as a freebie.
Amethyst by Lauren Royal
How did I get it: Freebie from Amazon.
Why did I get it: If on the off chance I’m ever in the mood for this sort of title, now I have one ready to read. A.k.a., it was free, so all I’m spending is a little digital storage space.
May B by Caroline Starr Rose
How did I get it: Bought it.
Why did I get it: I love this book.
Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
How did I get it: Bought it.
Why did I get it: Adding to my poetry collection for homeschool.
Gone Camping by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
How did I get it: Bought it.
Why did I get it: Adding to my poetry collection for homeschool.
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
How did I get it: Bought it.
Why did I get it: It was on a major sale, and I couldn’t resist.
Bo at Idatirod Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill
How did I get it: Borrowed it from the library.
Why did I get it: Loved Bo at Ballard Creek, and wanted to read more of Bo’s story.
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You\'re reading New on the Stack in April 2017 by Sheila Craig, originally posted on The Deliberate Reader on May 3, 2017. If you\'ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Sheila on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
