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CollectionsYour library (195), Wishlist (2), Currently reading (2), To read (2), Read but unowned (1), Favorites (1), All collections (197)

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GroupsAtwoodians, I Love Jane Austen, Love and Death: for Woody Allen fans, Short Stories, Vissi d'Arte: Lorrie Moore fans unite!

Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Julian Barnes, Aimee Bender, Judy Budnitz, Elizabeth Crane, Junot Díaz, Helen Dewitt, Charles Dickens, Elyse Friedman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Elizabeth McCracken, Lorrie Moore, Grant Morrison, James Thurber (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstores192 Books, Forbidden Planet NYC, Jim Hanley's Universe, Montclair Book Center, Posman Books @ GCT, Spoonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers, St. Mark's Bookshop, Strand Bookstore, Three Lives & Company

Other favoritesPete's Candy Store

About meFavorite quiet place to sit and read: Bryant Park, New York
Most likely: riding NJ Transit.

I am all for brick-and-mortar libraries, but I'm also a Kindle-curious advocate of Google Book Search and ebook torrentry, at least when it comes to nonfiction, reference, and public domain material. Books are more than the medium of bound pages, and besides, with increased an font size, casual and deep reading is possible on any screen, so I honestly don't agree with the appeal for the tactile feel of paper.

That said, I am absolutely materialistic about my favorite authors, and am a bit of a 1st ed completionist when it comes to their fiction.

About my libraryNot organized in any way whatsoever, although I do weed them to the 'essentials' every other month. Some stacks usually pop up around the floor and on my bed. I think book collecting is like gardening - it's important to embrace diversity and a little bit of entropy.

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Member sinceMar 5, 2006

Currently readingJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

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A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

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Tongue : a novel by Kyung Ran Jo

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Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

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Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was by Angelica Gorodischer

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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs

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Noticed you liked The Glass Castle, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a dysfunctional family and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter) in case you'd like to learn a little more about the book before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 2:34 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2009

lolol true. tongue was so bad it hurt :(

posted by coolsnak3 at 12:38 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2009

Sadly, the Sharpie is already rubbing off the iPod. But it was still cool. And listening to Lenny Henry read Anansi Boys was marvelous.

posted by jennyo at 9:29 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2006

Thanks! I love Elizabeth McCracken and really wish she'd write another book.

I see that you reviewed Stardust. Gaiman's one of my favorite authors too. I even got to see him on his Anansi Boys tour (I'm such a geek, I had him sign my iPod). I'm sure you already know this, but they're making a movie of Stardust. I hope it's good.

posted by jennyo at 8:23 pm (EST) on Apr 10, 2006

Thank you! I'm having a wildly good time with them!

posted by daykeeper at 12:27 pm (EST) on Mar 20, 2006

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