Books
This was a month of reading reference books devoted to my hobbies.
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Manga: The Complete Guide by Jason Thompson
The Knitter’s Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes
Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee
Manga and Graphic Novels
Basara #25
Suppli #1
Venus In Love #1
Cantarella #8
Skip Beat #7,8
Hana Kimi #21
Dramacon #3
Fruits Basket #18
Fables: Animal Farm
Fables: Homeland
Fables: 1001 [...]

Books
Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner - A sequel of sorts to Swordspoint, Privilege of the Sword is about Katherine, a down at the heels noblewoman who is educated as a swordsman by the whim of her uncle the Mad Duke Tremontaine.
Swordspoint By Ellen Kushner - After reading Privilege of the Sword I realized [...]

It is difficult to keep up my normal reading pace, what with the whole needing to take care of the babies thing, but I was still able to read a few things.
Books
Kushiel’s Justice by Jacqueline Carey
Skellig by David Almond
Owl Service by Alan Gardner
Manga
Hana Kimi #20
Yurara #2
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne 1-4
Crossroad #1
Devil Within #1
INVU #4
Emma #5
Nodame Cantible [...]

Books
Third Woman by Mark Burnell
Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotsen
Eclipse by Stefanie Meyer
Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
Storm Front and Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Manga
To Terra # 3
Wild Adapter #2
Tail of the Moon #6
Penguin Revolution #4
Canon # 2
I Hate You More Than Anyone #1
Gon #1
Blood Alone #3
Yakitate Japan! #6,7
Kitchen Princess #3
Nodame Cantible #3
Xxxholic [...]

I spent a bunch of time rereading books this month, because it is too hot outside to go to the library or a bookstore.
Books
The Looking Glass War by John le Carre
Of Darkness, Light and Fire by Tanya Huff
Secret History of the Pink Carnation, Deception of the Emerald Ring, Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren [...]

Books
Last Life by Claire Messud - For some reason this book about a French family and Algeria took me months to read. I’d read a chapter or two, and put it aside for several weeks. It was well written, but I didn’t find any of the characters very sympathetic.
Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain [...]

This was a big month of rereading, since I finished up reading the Harry Potter series again, and also read the His Dark Materials Trilogy and a couple of manga series again.
Books
Harry Potter books 4-6 (reread)
Sabriel by Garth Nix
His Dark Materials Trilogy (reread)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Gone Bamboo By Anthony Bourdain
Manga and [...]

Books
Fox Evil by Minette Walters - So far both of the books I’ve read by Walters feature reclusive residents of stately old English country homes being terrorized. I’m starting to detect a pattern.
How Doctors Think by Dr. Jerome Groopman - One of the few non-fiction books I’ve read recently.
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt [...]

Books
Last Supper by Charles McCarry - This goes into great detail about the background of McCarry’s master spy Paul Christopher.
Amazing Grace by by Megan Shull - I read this for my YA book group. It was a cute chick-lit style novel about a teen tennis sensation dropping out and living a normal life, but I [...]

I didn’t read very much this past month.
Books
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
The Pydrian Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander (reread)
Manga
Queen’s Knight #8
From Far Away #14
Vampire Game #7
Wild Adapter #1
Vampire Knight #1,2
Skip Beat #4
Kare Kano #21
Punch! #1, 2
Cantarella #5,6
Sensual Phrase #3, 4, 5