My favorite kind of pile

At my house, there are two main types of piles:  the kind of pile that is either waiting to be washed,

or waiting to be folded and put away,

and then there are the piles that are waiting to be read (okay, so maybe that makes three types of piles.)

Obviously I prefer the waiting to be read sort of pile.  This week, between an Amazon gift certificate and a box of books from my thrifting sister, we received the makings of a new pile of books to read. 

Here are some of our new favorites: