Sunday Salon #4 - 25 January 2009

Hard to believe that already 3 weeks of the year have gone.
I still have far too many unread books lying around, and every day there is news of what is coming out later this year.

This week's postings:

• Weekly Geek #3 - Some Classics in Crime Fiction
  The Weekly Geeks challenge is to talk about classics, so I chose 3 crime fiction books available as free e-books on Gutenberg press, and one available as an mp3 from librivox.
• Review: DOORS OPEN, Ian Rankin
  This is Rankin's first novel since EXIT MUSIC, in which he retired his "alter ego", D.I. Rebus.
• Guest Blogger: Me on writing book reviews
  My favourite topic: book review guidelines.
• Left Coast Crime Award Nominees
  I haven't read one of these yet.
• Forgotten Books: RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY, John Mortimer
  Really a tribute to what became a fabulous TV series with Australian actor Leo McKern as the unforgettable Rumpole.
• Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Carnival #1
  The Carnival associated with the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge got underway this week. If you write about Agatha Christie novels, consider submitting your blog posting to the next Carnival.
• Review: SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS, Matthew Reilly
  Action thrillers are not usually my choice of reading diet, but this has made me a Matthew Reilly convert.
• Fair Dinkum Crime at LCC
  6 of us will be on panel 67 at Left Coast Crime.
• Euro Crime: Euro Crime reviewers' favourite reads for 2008
  Karen asked us to name 5 best crime fiction novels that we read in 2008. Can you guess what came out on top?
  

Breaking News

• The Unstoppable rise of Scandinavian crime fiction
• Join the Book Blogger appreciation Week (BBAW) directory
• Dilys Award Nominees for 2009
• Poe Bicentennial Project - celebrate 200 years
• The Girl Who Played with Fire has own website
• 9th edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival
• 1000 Crime Novels everyone must read

NaJuReMoNoMo
My aim for the US National Just Read More Novels Month was to get to 10 and I will get there easily. Here's what I've read so far

• DOORS OPEN, Ian Rankin
• SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS, Matthew Reilly
• ARCTIC CHILL, Arnaldur Indridason
• AGATHA RAISIN and the WELLSPRING of DEATH, M.C. Beaton
• BRIGHT AIR, Barry Maitland
• POIROT INVESTIGATES, Agatha Christie
• THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS, Agatha Christie
• THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE, Paulus Hochgatterer

Currently reading

• now - THE WHITE TIGER, Aravind Adiga
• next - THE BIG FOUR, Agatha Christie
• sometime soon - THE 19TH WIFE, David Ebershoff
• also listening to - CORDUROY MANSIONS, Alexander McCall Smith, ready for ch. 81
• in the car - AREA7, Matthew Reilly