It turns out that I had already read a lot of books which were published in 1937, in fact I’m struggling to find something to read for The 1937 Week which is hosted by Simon @ Stuck in a Book and Karen @ Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings.
The week of reading books which were printed in 1937 begins on Monday, but the links below are to my previous reads from that year. It’s quite an eclectic bunch, ranging from one for young children – Elsie Piddock – to The Road to Wigan Pier.
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada
The Hand in the Glove by Rex Stout
The Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Lady Rose and Mrs Memmary by Ruby Ferguson
The Cheltenham Square Murder by John Bude
Rosabelle Shaw by D.E. Stevenson
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer
Summer Half by Angela Thirkell
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep by Eleanor Farjeon
Dimsie Intervenes by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea by Arthur Ransome
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
I’ve read some of those too, so I really had to look for inspiration. And one of the books I found was supposed to go back to the library in 1987! Oops!
Constance,
Oops indeed, that would have been a big overdue bill in days gone past!
I didn’t know there was such a thing as a (Year) Club. I spent a few minutes looking through the hosting blogs and then reading some of the comments. I’m still in the dark.
Over the years I must have read dozens of books that were first published in 1937, one of the most recent being O. Douglas’ “Jane’s Parlor”. My brain, however, categorizes books by authors and themes, not by year of publication.
I noticed that the lists on the host blogs skip several years. Do the hosts chose a year at random?
If I were of a mind to explore the range of books published in a specific year, I’d dig into one of the online newspaper databases. Most of the major papers are filled with publishers’ announcements of new books, often with alluring excerpts from favourable reviews.
Yes, we do choose the years at random – roughly between 1920 and 1980 and whichever takes our fancy. We host the clubs every 6 months and anyone can join in. You choose a book or books from the year in questions, read and share your thoughts. It’s great fun and a good way to discover new books.
Thank you for that clarification, and good luck with the 1937 Club!
Janusz,
I categorise books by the authors too although I tend to read older books, for one thing the authors are usually long dead so if I didn’t enjoy the book I won’t have a disgruntled writer emailing me, which has happened in the past. Goodreads has a long list of books which were written in any given year, I had decided to re-read Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers, but my copy is not where it should be, so I may not be taking part in the 1937 Week at all.
You have read a lot form that year! Of these, I’ve only read Of Mice and Men and The Cheltenham Square Murder – both good but not favourites. Hope you find something that takes your fancy!
Gosh, a lot of good titles there (many of which I’ve read). Hope you can find something for the club!