Letter Perfect: the Marvelous History of our Alphabet from A-Z by David Sacks: A fascinating book that traces the evolution of the alphabet from the earliest carvings by Semitic soldiers or workers in Egypt to the latest uses in 21st century culture, going letter by letter. Full of lots of fun trivia.
Grange House by Sarah Blake: A critically-acclaimed gothic novel that left me cold, mainly because the protagonist was annoying. She claimed to want to discover the tragic secrets of the titular House, but every time someone tried to talk to her, she'd interrupt him, cut her off, or literally turn her back; in fact, I half expected her to stick her fingers in her ears and go "la la la I can't hear you."
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny: The second novel in the highly regarded Inspector Gamache series, and the second one I read (the first one being the 3rd; oops). I can see why readers and critics love her novels, at least the first few; they are smarter and more complex than most mystery series, but there is a secondary plotline that runs through the whole series that I find alternately boring and depressing, which might keep me from reading the rest.
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