For Janice - Books Part 6

Photo from our 2016 renovation - adding the built-ins

This is going to be a quickie as I've got to go and get the puppies from the groomers shortly. I'm moving downstairs into the lounge for my ongoing look at books and bookshelves. The lounge received a major upgrade back in 2016. 

The built-ins on the other side

We found a young fellow online and he built the built-ins you see in the photos. He constructed them at home, in three pieces and them brought them here with his dad and installed them. Love them. 

I will look at the books therein but for now will start with the small bookcase on the other side of the room and Jo's design books on the coffee table. We bought this bookcase at an auction in Cumberland.  We used to go once a month or so and found quite a few items we now use around the house at it.  Unfortunately, it closed down when the auctioneer decided he wanted to retire. We took the glass doors out and painted it white (or Jo did). Let's look at the books contained on these shelves.

1. Top of bookcase. As an aside, Jo usually helps pick the books on specific shelves, picking as to size, color, etc. It helps make the shelves look that much more appealing. A mixture here. Shirley Jackson is known for The Lottery and The House on Haunted Hill. I'm looking forward to trying this one. Ann Cleeves writes the Vera and Shetland mysteries. Sea Fever is one of another series I just started, a cozy mystery series featuring George and Molly Palmer. I had previously read Capote's In Cold Blood (didn't really see the fuss, myself) but I do look forward to trying Breakfast at Tiffany's. The other books are Scandy mysteries, all I've enjoyed before.

Maigret and a few others

2. Top shelf, left side. I do like the Maigret mysteries and I like the book covers from that particular publisher, Harcourt. The books on their side include older mysteries, Raffles, The Toff and The Baron, as well as the last two books in Elie Wiesel's Night trilogy.

Dresden Files

3. Top shelf, right side. I first heard of the Dresden Files from the TV series. It was great. I've been working through the books, by Jim Butcher and they are just as enjoyable.

Wallace and Rebus

4. Middle Shelf. Ian Rankin wrote the Inspector Rebus mystery series set in Scotland. Jo bought me the complete series (at that time) one Christmas at one of my favorite book stores in Victoria. The Alexander Wilson books are from the early 1900s and feature British spy master, Wallace. Alexander Wilson is the father of actress Ruth Wilson, who acted in a mini-series about her father. It was fascinating. I've enjoyed the first book so far. The Blonde Lady is a French mystery from Maurice LeBlanc and features gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, supposedly a counter to Sherlock Holmes.

5. Bottom Shelf. This shelf is in alphabetical order and features mysteries, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Fiction.

6. Bottom Shelf, the remainder. A few more books just to the right of the selection in #5. (My apologies that it's a bit darker.)

7. The coffee table books. I love buying Jo these design books, for the covers and the great pictures. And sometimes she even gets ideas from them.

I hope you enjoy checking out the books. Talk to you soon but right now, it's time to go get my puppies. I'll try and get a picture of them for you. Bye Bye.