A Look at: *AUGUST*

Hello!

I have a couple of fun things coming up in August! 

There's two books I won through  Goodreads Giveaways, some books I found at the library, one book I've been looking forward to all year, and maybe I'll throw in a couple of classics for my Gilmore Girls Challenge.

August Reading List

I'm currently reading:

10 Habits of Highly Successful Women by Glynnis McNicol and Rachel Sklar, co-founders of  The Li.st. 

This book was originally a Kindle Serial, but I won the paperback through a Goodreads Giveaway. You can expect the review closer to the paperback release date. 

Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014 by Lake Union Publishing

 Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator (D-NY), former First Lady

I'm a big fan of Hillary Clinton and I've been excited for this book since I found out about it. I FINALLY have my own copy. It's quite a biggie (635 pages!) and there is a lot of important information about global policy so I plan to take my time. You can expect a review in about a week or so. 

Publication date: June 10th, 2014 by Simon & Schuster

Coming up on my TBR: 

Longbourn by Jo Baker

I found this at my local library. It is a re-telling of Pride and Prejudice through the perspective of the servants. We'll see how this goes. 

Publication date: October 8th, 2013 by Knopf

Freud's Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman

Another library find! A fictional portrayal of Sigmund Freud's affair with his sister-in-law. 

Publication date: July 9th, 2013 by Putnam Adult

When White Fades to Black by Joe Conlan

Another book I won through a Goodreads Giveaway. This one is a political thriller by indie author Joe Conlan. 

Publication date: April 2014

 I'll also be reading a couple of classics from the Gilmore Girls challenge list. Any suggestions?

Events I'm Participating In:

I'm excited for my first Bout of Books event. I posted a little more about this on August 2nd. There, you can find more information about the event and how to sign-up.

Bonus!

August is usually known as Back-to-School Month for most kids. Some of my favorite things about August growing up were going school-supply shopping, organizing my backpack and folders, getting to go to book fairs at school, and looking through the Scholastic catalogs we received at school. In middle-school, especially, is when I really amped up my personal reading habits. 

So, in honor of August and back-to-school, I'll be writing some Throwback Thursday posts about some of my favorite books from my middle-school years. 

 You're welcome to chime in with your favorites as well!