Only four books this month. The first half of September was largely taken up with screening nominated sources for eligibility in this year's festivids exchange.

The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal
It's been five years since I read the last book in this series, but it wasn't too hard to pick it back up. The focus is on the women who, along with their partners, have dedicated their lives to building a settlement on Mars.

Who Killed Nessi by Paul Cornell, art by Rachael Smith
A fun graphic novel, basically a cozy murder mystery at a convention of cryptids and mythical beasts.

The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
Not her best. The most frustrating probelem: for the majority of the book a bright young woman systematically unravels the clues but just before the payoff she is knocked unconscious. The book ends with a male character explaining the how and why of the murder to her. Ugh, literary mansplaining.

How We Lived Then, 1914-1918 by Mrs. C. S. Peel
Peel held a prominent position in Britain's Ministry of Food. Traveling the nation to assess local food supply conditions and she gave talks and interviewed people from all walks of life.
In this book she takes those experiences and delves into the evolving living situation in England throughout World War I. With a keen eye toward how things affected women and working class people, she provides an interesting social history of the times.