Each season, I'd like to read...
one fiction book
one parenting book
one yoga book
one nature book
one gardening book
one personal growth book
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Book Sale 2026
I got 82 books! (Including 35 books for $30**, and 7 free books*)
plus 17 books for Emilia,
and 13 for other people or my upcoming Little Free Library!
Atonement by Ian McEwan (read 05/2026)
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Who Has Seen the Wind by W O Mitchell (NCL)
Gilgamesh by Joan London**
Lake Wobegone Days by Garrison Keillor**
Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry**
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor**
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory**
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor**
Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai**
If Today Be Sweet by Thrity Umrigar**
The Age of Hope by David Bergen**
The Autumn of the Ace by Louis de Bernieres**
The Book of Science and Antiquities by Thomas Keneally*
Gardening Made Easy x2**
Beginner Gardening for Canada by A H Jackson
Step-by-Step Yard and Garden Basics by Better Homes and Gardens**
The Reluctant Gardener by Dinah Sheilds and Edwinna von Baeyer**
No Work Garden by Bob Flowerdew
How Does Your Garden Grow by Chris Beardshaw**
Shade Gardens ed. Brenda Cole**
Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson
Dryland Gardening by Jennifer Bennett
The Healing Garden by Marjorie Harris* (read 06/2026)
Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson
The Magic of Labyrinths by Liz Simpson (read 06/2026)
What's a Homeowner to Do? by Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine (read 06/2026)
Live Happy by Kortney and David Wilson** (read 06/2026)
The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
The I Hate to Housekeep Book by Peg Bracken*
The Civility Solution by P M Forni**
I See Rude People by Amy Alkon**
F in Exams by Richard Benson* (read 06/2026)
Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche**
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Kickback by Robert Urbanowski**
Every Conversation Counts by Riaz Meghji**
Choice Theory by William Glasser
First Bite: How We Learn to Eat**
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh**
Teach Yourself: Cantonese*
The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin
Self Therapy by Jay Earley
The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio**
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things by Larry Dossey**
You Are Enough by Panache Desai**
Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro**
Fear Less (Anthology)*
Love Bombing by Oliver James
Mindfulness for Children by Tracy Daniel
The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald Siegel
Aware by Daniel Siegel
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Effortless Mind by Ajayan Borys**
Awake at Work by Michael Carroll**
Waking Up to What You Do by Diane Eshin Rizzetto**
Breath by Prem Rawat
Breathe by Mary Birch
Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
Better in Every Sense by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal
Stack Your Bones by Ruthie Fraser
Yoga Critical Alignment by Gert van Leeuwen
The Physiology of Yoga
Yin Yoga Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
I Cant Believe It's Yoga for Pregnancy and After by Lisa Trivell
Wild Asana by Alison Zak
Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin
Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer**
Teaching People, Not Poses by Jay Fields**
The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga by Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil*
The Connection Cure by Julia Hotz
The Open-Air Life by Linda Akeson McGurk
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
All Made Up by Audrey Brashich**
Girling Up by Mayim Bialik**
Boying Up by Mayim Bialik**
First Field Guide: Weather by the Audubon Society
Clouds
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Oceans
Meerkats
A Baby Panda is Born
I Was Born a Baby
I Know a Rhino
Grow Happy
The Yous that You'll Be
Benny's Chocolate Bunny
Green Eggs and Ham
Stay Safe With Thomas
What Is That Rumbly in My Tummy?
I Can Be a Curious Scientist
Do Koalas Have Fingerprints?
Olivia and the Missing Toy
Star Trek Academy Collision Course by William Shatner (for Chris)
I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn (for Chris)
The Magic of Pendylums (for Megan)
The Nova Scotia Phrase Book by Dan Soucoup (for Steve and Deneatra)**
The Spark by Kristine Barnett (for Pam)**
For Little Free Library:
Recreating Eden: A Natural History of Botanical Gardens by Mary Soderstrom**
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden by Diane Ackerman**
Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman**
The Noble Outlaw by Bernard Knight (CJ11)**
The Manor of Death by Bernard Knight (CJ12)**
Crowner Royal by Bernard Knight (CJ13)**
Never by Ken Follett**
Code to Zero by Ken Follett**
plus 17 books for Emilia,
and 13 for other people or my upcoming Little Free Library!
Atonement by Ian McEwan (read 05/2026)
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Who Has Seen the Wind by W O Mitchell (NCL)
Gilgamesh by Joan London**
Lake Wobegone Days by Garrison Keillor**
Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry**
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor**
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory**
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor**
Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai**
If Today Be Sweet by Thrity Umrigar**
The Age of Hope by David Bergen**
The Autumn of the Ace by Louis de Bernieres**
The Book of Science and Antiquities by Thomas Keneally*
Gardening Made Easy x2**
Beginner Gardening for Canada by A H Jackson
Step-by-Step Yard and Garden Basics by Better Homes and Gardens**
The Reluctant Gardener by Dinah Sheilds and Edwinna von Baeyer**
No Work Garden by Bob Flowerdew
How Does Your Garden Grow by Chris Beardshaw**
Shade Gardens ed. Brenda Cole**
Making the Most of Shade by Larry Hodgson
Dryland Gardening by Jennifer Bennett
The Healing Garden by Marjorie Harris* (read 06/2026)
Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson
The Magic of Labyrinths by Liz Simpson (read 06/2026)
What's a Homeowner to Do? by Stephen Fanuka and Edward Lewine (read 06/2026)
Live Happy by Kortney and David Wilson** (read 06/2026)
The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
The I Hate to Housekeep Book by Peg Bracken*
The Civility Solution by P M Forni**
I See Rude People by Amy Alkon**
F in Exams by Richard Benson* (read 06/2026)
Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche**
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
Kickback by Robert Urbanowski**
Every Conversation Counts by Riaz Meghji**
Choice Theory by William Glasser
First Bite: How We Learn to Eat**
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh**
Teach Yourself: Cantonese*
The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin
Self Therapy by Jay Earley
The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio**
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things by Larry Dossey**
You Are Enough by Panache Desai**
Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro**
Fear Less (Anthology)*
Love Bombing by Oliver James
Mindfulness for Children by Tracy Daniel
The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald Siegel
Aware by Daniel Siegel
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Effortless Mind by Ajayan Borys**
Awake at Work by Michael Carroll**
Waking Up to What You Do by Diane Eshin Rizzetto**
Breath by Prem Rawat
Breathe by Mary Birch
Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
Better in Every Sense by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal
Stack Your Bones by Ruthie Fraser
Yoga Critical Alignment by Gert van Leeuwen
The Physiology of Yoga
Yin Yoga Principles and Practice by Paul Grilley
I Cant Believe It's Yoga for Pregnancy and After by Lisa Trivell
Wild Asana by Alison Zak
Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin
Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer**
Teaching People, Not Poses by Jay Fields**
The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga by Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil*
The Connection Cure by Julia Hotz
The Open-Air Life by Linda Akeson McGurk
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
All Made Up by Audrey Brashich**
Girling Up by Mayim Bialik**
Boying Up by Mayim Bialik**
First Field Guide: Weather by the Audubon Society
Clouds
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Oceans
Meerkats
A Baby Panda is Born
I Was Born a Baby
I Know a Rhino
Grow Happy
The Yous that You'll Be
Benny's Chocolate Bunny
Green Eggs and Ham
Stay Safe With Thomas
What Is That Rumbly in My Tummy?
I Can Be a Curious Scientist
Do Koalas Have Fingerprints?
Olivia and the Missing Toy
Star Trek Academy Collision Course by William Shatner (for Chris)
I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn (for Chris)
The Magic of Pendylums (for Megan)
The Nova Scotia Phrase Book by Dan Soucoup (for Steve and Deneatra)**
The Spark by Kristine Barnett (for Pam)**
For Little Free Library:
Recreating Eden: A Natural History of Botanical Gardens by Mary Soderstrom**
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden by Diane Ackerman**
Therapy by Jonathan Kellerman**
The Noble Outlaw by Bernard Knight (CJ11)**
The Manor of Death by Bernard Knight (CJ12)**
Crowner Royal by Bernard Knight (CJ13)**
Never by Ken Follett**
Code to Zero by Ken Follett**
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Penguin's Top 50
Penguin Classics' Best Books Ever Written
1. Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
2. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
3. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
4. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
5. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
6. Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos
7. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
8. The Day of the Locust and The Dream Life of Balso by Nathanael West
9. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
10. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
11. At Swim Two Birds by Flann O'Brien
12. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
13. Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
14. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
15. Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
16. Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
17. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
19. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
20. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
21. Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
22. Tales from One Thousand and One Nights (Author Unknown)
23. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
24. Ulysses by James Joyce
25. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
26. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
27. Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
28. Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
29. Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
30. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
32. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
33. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
34. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
35. Paradise Lost by John Milton
36. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
38. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
39. The Plague by Albert Camus
40. Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
41. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
42. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
43. Dracula by Bram Stoker
44. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
45. Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
46. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
47. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
48. Middlemarch by George Eliot
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
50. Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George
51. Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker by Jack Zipes
52. Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
1. Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
2. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
3. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
4. Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
5. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
6. Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos
7. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
8. The Day of the Locust and The Dream Life of Balso by Nathanael West
9. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
10. Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
11. At Swim Two Birds by Flann O'Brien
12. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
13. Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
14. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
15. Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
16. Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
17. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
19. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
20. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
21. Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
22. Tales from One Thousand and One Nights (Author Unknown)
23. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
24. Ulysses by James Joyce
25. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
26. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
27. Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
28. Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
29. Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
30. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
32. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
33. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
34. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
35. Paradise Lost by John Milton
36. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
38. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
39. The Plague by Albert Camus
40. Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
41. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
42. Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
43. Dracula by Bram Stoker
44. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
45. Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
46. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
47. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
48. Middlemarch by George Eliot
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
50. Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George
51. Nutcracker and Mouse King and The Tale of the Nutcracker by Jack Zipes
52. Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
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