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About meI'm a mother, freelance writer, poet, feminist (yup, not afraid to use that word), artist-at-heart, and obsessive bookworm. I'd love to talk to others with similar tastes in literature.

About my libraryI am particularly fond of magical realism, surrealism, folklore and mythology from all cultures, fairy tales, the supernatural and anything strange or fortean. I also have a curious passion for anything miniature, including miniature dolls, dioramas and landscapes. And, yes, I really do own all these books and I also read my books, all of them eventually. My idea of paradise would be my books, a never-ending cup of coffee, and my kids playing quietly (or, perhaps, reading too) on the other side of the room.

Books I would be terribly happy to find if ever anyone sees a copy:
1. Lilith: The Edge of Forever by Filomena Maria Pereira
2. The Wise One of the Mountain: Form, Function and Significance of the Subterranean Smith by Lotte Motz
3. Dwarfs of Arthurian Romance and Celtic Tradition by Vernon Harward
4. Catastrophe by Dino Buzzati
5. Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult by Deborah J. Lyons
6. Islamic Legends: Histories of the Heroes, Saints and Prophets of Islam, 2 Volumes by Jan Knappert

I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

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The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook by Paul Mills

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Transcending Boundaries: Writing for a Dual Audience of Children and Adults (Children's Literature and Culture) by Sandra Beckett

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Figuring Animals: Essays on Animal Images in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture by Mary Sanders Pollock

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White Ravens (New Stories from the Mabinogion) by Owen Sheers

Hi MB - Have you checked out Bookfinder.com for the "Books I would be terribly happy to find if ever anyone sees a copy"? Perhaps you have and you mean "has anyone seen these for sane prices?"
I see Lilith, Dwarfs, and Gender there but the cheapest copy of each is over $100. However I do see reasonably priced copies of Catastrophe: http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&... Good luck! -Bill

posted by Crypto-Willobie at 9:36 am (EST) on Oct 26, 2009

Hey,

I am looking around on librarything for other bookworms to make some more friends. I have a couple but none of them understand my book obsession. Hope all is well.

Monica

posted by mojo09226 at 4:53 pm (EST) on Sep 30, 2009

No worries! Thought your book fest pics turned out real cute :-) Now get to reading! And I have to get to do the same :-)

posted by PitcherBooks at 8:42 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2009

Hey Cindy!
I would definitely love to do the Baltimore Book Festival with you!
This week's booked here but maybe next week would be good.
Got a few things I need to settle out before we pick a date but
give me a day or two and I'll have it all worked out :-)
And thanks for the head's up on the Perrault-Dore book!
Pat

posted by PitcherBooks at 8:26 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Cindy,

Thanks for the message. I just added another 800+ books today. Almost finished with my folktale, fairy tale, folklore library - about another 700 to go.

Take care,

Dan

posted by dankeding at 8:54 pm (EST) on Aug 30, 2009

Hey Cindy!

Can't wait to see you too! Can't even imagine how hectic it must be getting ready for school!
September sounds like a good time to try for another get-together :-) Let me know when things settle down...

Pat

posted by PitcherBooks at 6:45 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2009

In general, academia these days seems to look down on historical/material explanations for folk belief, and wants to find the origins of everything in the human psyche or in social relations. Because of that, I kind of enjoy the Barbers' approach. Even if I think they are monolithic in their own explanations, I like their point of view, and they certainly provide a necessary corrective. They remind me, though, of some early twentieth-century academic studies of superstitions, where the authors were so anxious to demonstrate that human beings were basically rational that they practically turned themselves inside-out finding rationalistic explanations for each superstition.

It seems that most people prefer true stories as origins for myths, beliefs, and practices, and are disappointed at other explanations, even if (for example) psychological/symbolic interpretations teach us much more about ourselves.

The bureaucratic Chinese heavenly and otherworldly realms, including deities who are patrons of civil service exam-takers, are among my favorite things to share with my myth students, but I can't say they ever seem too intrigued or amused.

posted by Winter_Maiden at 7:55 pm (EST) on Aug 10, 2009

I notice you've just added "When They Severed Earth from Sky." A friend of mine was telling me about that one recently, and it I realized that it was the Paul Barber who wrote a book about vampires, and that I had seen the Barbers giving a talk at UCLA that was probably related to "Earth/Sky." I very much enjoyed both, but thought they were very literal and monolithic in their explanations, without much grasp of symbolic thinking or beliefs based on complex interactions of environmental, social, and psychological causes: "vampire belief is founded on the natural postmortem changes bodies undergo," rather than "vampire belief is influenced by observation of postmortem changes, as well as fear of the dead, fear of death, the concept of limited resources, etc." I am curious, therefore, to see what you think of "Earth/Sky," and its naturalistic/historical explanations of myth.

Incidentally, when researching vampire belief for my dissertation, I came across an article that suggested that traditional folk belief in vampires is founded on fear of the people you know, while the literary tradition of vampires is founded on fear of strangers and is therefore related to our fear of serial killers, but with an eros/thantos element. I thought that rather neat!

posted by Winter_Maiden at 7:16 pm (EST) on Aug 10, 2009

Congratulations! It's always a happy day when one finally acquires a long sought book. I fear to ask how much you paid, but I do hope that it's worth the money expended.
Cheers!

posted by Baviv at 4:48 pm (EST) on Aug 6, 2009

I've been nosing around your shelves and adding things from them to my Amazon wish list. Such good stuff!

Victoria

posted by Winter_Maiden at 2:44 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2009

Hi! I finally got around to setting up a flikr account (malinablue - what else?) Now I need to start taking pictures. I couldn't figure out how to contact you through flikr (there must be an email feature, but where?).

Most cool! When you're on your home page (or any page really once you're inside flickr), click on the "you" in the top row. The very last item in the drop down menu is flickrmail :-)

Another nice feature is "share this." When you're at a set or a picture that you'd like to point out to a friend, you just click on "share this" in the upper right corner, drop in their email address and away it goes :-)

posted by PitcherBooks at 2:55 pm (EST) on Jul 23, 2009

No, I hadn't heard about the Guthke book. So many good books about death, so little time to read them before we die!

My Ph.D. is from the UCLA Program in Folklore and Mythology. It still seems to be discussed as a going entity online, but it is defunct. First it was wooed by and married to an undergraduate program that wanted to inherit its Ph.D. program, and then it was killed. Just like a fairy tale. I love folklore, but if I had to do it over again I'd probably get a library degree. Or anthropology. But in academia these days, things are tough all over.

I've been sweltering in my storage facility the past few weeks trying to get the rest of my books inventoried. I hope I'll be able to enter them in the next few days.

Are you still in the process of entering your library? I've noticed that you seem to enter a lot at a time!

Victoria

posted by Winter_Maiden at 11:18 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2009

very interesting library indeed.
vox

posted by UnicornMan at 2:25 pm (EST) on Jul 6, 2009

Hi Cindy-

I had to laugh when I saw that you posted "Imps and Elves..." .It's barely off press, and I haven't had a chance to comment on it myself. I'm continually seeing you post some interesting stuff. The one that really got me a week or two ago was a book on Sea tales which I can't seem to be able to bring up now. If you know the book I mean- What do you think of it? Is it worth going after?

Thanks in advance-

Jeff Menges

posted by JMenges at 12:32 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2009

Me again, Cindy,

Seven LT members have copies; only one looks like a possible: baviv. I have begged for books before and even if he or any of the others do not want to part with their book, they may have a lead on how to get a copy.

Irene

posted by saratoga99 at 10:32 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Hi Cindy,

I checked half.com, and while the book is listed (JEWISH MAGICAL AND MYSTICAL TRADITIONS ON THE ANTHROPOID by Moshe Idel Golem), it is out of stock. However, you can place it on a wishlist, and they will notify you if a book becomes available.

Here is the link: http://product.half.ebay.com/Golem/W00pq...

Much simpler to go to www.half.com and enter Moshe Idel, without Golem. Golem shows up with the title, just as you have listed above.

Good luck!
Irene Yeates

posted by saratoga99 at 10:17 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Hey Cindy! Shoot, yeah! We are close enough in age & location! It would be fun to meet. Name your Bookstore :-) We looked at houses in Kingsville when we were house-shopping a few years ago. I grew up in Phoenix and had schoolmates from Kingsville! I have a bunch of Book Dupes too - not a ton - but a number. Generally, I end up giving them to nieces and nephews but lately I had been thinking about putting some up for swap. Like you, I only listed the title once but now with LT's Collection option, I've been thinking I should list the ones I have for future gifts or swaps! One day I'll be so organized I won't know myself!

I've never been to Faerie Con but now I'm totally tempted! Miniature pieces & wooden fairy tale toys! I so adore Kinuko Craft's artwork! I could only dream of an original of hers but would be just as happy with a print! Please keep me posted on the when's & where's of it all! YOu sound like a good person to know :-)

Pat

posted by PitcherBooks at 4:27 pm (EST) on Jun 23, 2009

Thanks so much for the scoop, Cindy! I would have been unhappy if I paid $27 for a book with poor illos! Think I'll take that one off my wish list now. Pat

posted by PitcherBooks at 5:28 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2009

I see you have this book in your library:
Old French Fairy Tales by Comtesse De Segur Fredonia Books (NL) (2004).
How would you rate it? Does it have illustrations by the cover artist throughout?
Any info you could share would be great. Thanks... Pat :-)

posted by PitcherBooks at 4:11 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2009

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