I try to go through the reviews posted at the Saturday Review each week and make note of the books that I might want to read myself. Here are the results of that endeavor:

A Passion for Books by Harold Rabinowitz and Rob Kaplan. Recommended by FatalisFortuna. I love books about books, too.

I am encouraged to read Beloved by Toni Morrison, a book that I have had on my TBR list for a long time, by Krakovianka’s review. Perhaps Black History Month would be a good month to take the plunge.

There Is No Me WIthout You by Melissa Fay Greene. Recommended by Jane at Much Ado. I’ve been working for a long time on a booklist of books about or set in Africa, at least one book that gives a picture of the history and/or ambience of each country on the continent. Maybe I should post the incomplete list here on Semicolon sometime and ask for help. Oh, this one is nonfiction set in Ethiopia.

Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult. Recommended at the 3Rs. I’ve read one or two books by Ms. Piccoult, and I think I might like this one.

Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker. Recommended by Julie at Deliciously Clean Reads. Set in Montana, this novel is the Depression era story of a girl growing up and seeing her home through new eyes.

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Recommended at The Book Lady’s Blog. With such a glowing recommendation, I can’t resist.

Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home by Kim Sunee. Recommended by My Friend Amy. A memoir of a an abandoned Korean child, adopted by American parents, who as an adult searches for her roots and for a sense of belonging.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Recommended at Educating Petunia. Ms. Petunia makes this one sound irresistible, too.

As usual, I found way too many books to add to my reading list, but I’ll just have to enjoy adding them, looking forward to them, and eventually reading them.