So, Saturday was my last day at my independent bookstore. My husband and I move to Pennsylvania on Thursday, and I start anew. I’ve worked at my bookstore for this past three years. It’s the first job I’ve had that felt’s right, like I could just keep on doing it forever. I’ve always enjoyed reading, …
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Books Make the Best Souvenirs
When I travel, I love to bring home books as souvenirs. I try to make my choices reflect the place I’m visiting. This trip has been no different! Here are the books that will be making the trek home with me this time: As I look at my purchases all together, I realize it’s a …
Reading About Reading: Nick Hornby’s “The Polysyllabic Spree”
I’ve only just started “The Polysyllabic Spree” by Nick Hornby, which is a collection of some of his essays from the Believer magazine. But seriously, how could I not be excited to read a book whose flap sports the following quote: “Books are, let’s face it, better than everythign else. If we played cultural Fantasy …
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Travel Reading Candidates
One of the toughest parts of packing for a trip is, for me, the selection of reading material. I can’t just read whatever’s in front of me; the book has to fit my mood, level of concentration, etc, so I like to bring enough options. On top of that, the book has to move at …
“Sum” by David Eagleman
As I was shelving books at work today, I came across David Eagleman’s new novel, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. The endorsement on the front is from Philip Pullman, of Golden Compass fame; on the back, Brian Greene, well known science writer, weighs in. The book is tiny, about the size of a postcard …