Library Haul - September 2015

Alternate title: All The Books.Last Wednesday and Thursday held the monthly meetings that begin at dawn. On Wednesday, only one person showed up to the meeting which is so lame I can't even. I took Monday off to tramp around the central coast, but it was a long week full of sodas, cakes and coffee. I sipped not one, but two (!) pumpkin spice lattes and then added a dirty chai and another latte. I worked from coffee shops and from home. I tried not to feel lonely with H stuck at work or in traffic, showing up later than we planned.On one of the early morning days, finished at 2pm, I had an urge to swing by the library, so I did. I spent an hour in the air-conditioned coolness of the stacks, sampling and selecting books, weaving my way around.I know, it's a large haul this time (don't judge). I bet I won't even read 3 of these before they're due back, but it's such a comfort to pile books into my bag a drag them home to leaf through when I'm feeling untethered. I still have Tiny, Beautiful Things and We're All Completely Beside Ourselves (which I'm almost half-way through) from August's haul. One night, I drove over to another local branch to snap up The Gracekeeper's after hearing it advertised on Book Riot's podcast. Clearly, I'm craving some poetry. And I still have The Luminaries on my Kindle, hanging at 20% read.With the heat, weird vibe about work, and extra alone time, I'm leaning on books to get me through. Non-fiction holds my attention. Fiction keeps me afloat. Reading calms and centers me in a way that not much else can, so it only makes sense to have as many books on hand as needed.What are you reading these days?See all of my library hauls.