As is the new custom, I’m sharing the books I’ve read or am about to read. Some of you find this helpful, and I enjoy doing it.

Here are the four new books I’m planning to read:

1.The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.

This is a challenging book to describe; it’s a mesmerizing love Triangle set in the 1930s, a world of servants and masters, ancient superstitions, and modern idealism. One reviewer described the novel as a captivating love story riddled with ancient Ancient myths.

Oh yes, and tigers who seem to be killing people. It’s next after I finish P.D. James’s “The Lighthouse,” starring my favorite detective, Adam Dalgleish.

2. The Fury, by Alex Michaelide.

The reviewers say The Fury is the best murder mystery of the year; the writing is somewhere between Shakespeare and a Greek Tragedy involving a reclusive movie star and set on one of those eerie British islands where people go to get murdered.

I’m a sucker for any murder mystery praised so much.

3. Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle Of Mindfulness.

Trich Nhat Hanh died last year and was one of the most admired Buddhist scholars and writers. The Miracle of Mindless is an introduction to the Practice of Meditation, which has become increasingly important to human beings trying to escape the chaos and anger of the time. Hanh is also one of the most respected writers about fear and how to deal with it.

4. O Pioneers!, by Willa Cather.

One of my favorite Cather books is another brilliant chronicle of the Prairie women and their sacrifices, bravery, and endurance. I got it for Maria, and I’ve read it before, but I plan on rereading it as soon as she is finished.