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About meI love to read more than anything. I have three daughters, who have grown up to be more wonderful people than I had ever dreamed of having the privilege to influence. The only thing I lack is being among a group of people who love to read, who cherish the feeling of an uncracked book in their hands, the smell of the page, the adventure to come. I have a degree in literature and creative writing from Stockton College, and try to read and write as often as I can.
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About my libraryMy library consists of a wide variety of books. I don't keep books I have read unless I truly love the book and just like to look at it from time to time, will read it again, or want to pass it on to someone else. Most of my books have been acquired through library sales, some through Atlantic Books,some through Barnes and Noble, and some from book clubs, mainly QPB(Quality Paperback Book Club). I find the best prices at Atlantic Books and through QPB, and of course at library sales. I often pass my books on, sometimes I want them back, sometimes I don't. I read several literary magazines, Poets and Writers, Writers Magazine,The Rambler, etc. and try to enter some of the writing contests offered in those. I am a dog owner(3 females)and a dog lover, I have a Bengal cat(male) whom I also love. That is a picture of my beautiful, smart, black and tan-dappled mini-dachscund Boston Baked Beans, more popularly known as Boston, or Boss or Bossy, which is much more indicative of her nature. She is our dominant female, at a whopping 15 lbs.
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Instead of a formal list I'm going to keep a list of what I wish for this year in terms of my reading-
To start I want to read the books in my greatroom bookshelf because they have been there the longest and I will trade them out for newer books (still in boxes) as I read them. Some I may keep but some I will move on (trade or donate) when I am finished with them. They include a nice variety of genres and authors. I am reading "A Conspiracy of Paper" by David Liss, a personal friend of Sheri Holman. I am enjoying the great research that Liss puts into the story. It is packed full of carefully researched period detail. It is rather unique because the narrator is Jewish and it is not often that we see the story through the eyes of a Jewish pugilist, or boxer. The book is densely packed with villains, both wealthy and poverty-stricken,beautiful, privileged women and sickly,hardened women of the streets.
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posted by PaperbackPirate at 11:02 pm (EST) on Nov 21, 2009
"I am living proof that a person can move on and hold on to the love of their life, if they can find it in their heart to understand human frailty."
was really inspiring. Thanks on behalf of us both:)
posted by booksfallapart at 11:07 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009
Ellie
posted by elliepotten at 5:46 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009
I love making friends here - and aren't we all acquainted with Richard Dear and his wonderful thoughts on life and books?! We don't have a website at the moment, but unless you're on Facebook, I'll get a couple of photos together at some point and email them across so you can see the shop! My profile has links across to my threads if you want to stop by, and now you're on my friends list I'll come back and peruse your library! Right now I'm supposed to be cleaning my living room ready for a house valuation tomorrow, but after a long day at work I'm being badly distracted by live music on the telly and the eternal draw of LT... Still, more work now = longer lie in in the morning, think I'll get back to it!
Ellie
posted by elliepotten at 5:13 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009
I hope you will check out my Author Chat
http://www.librarything.com/topic/75788
we are discussing books, new writers, publishing issues, the future of the library, etc.
This wonderful author chat has been made possible by Abby Blanchy. I would like you to please join us and say something about yourself & your work.
Blessings to you and yours
irene brodsky & family
(campuscoed07)
author of Poetry Unplugged
Also, I wanted to share with you that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are planning to make
a re-make of Dark Shadows! Johnny Depp will be starring as Barnabas Collins.
Facebook fans of the gothic soap opera are all aflutter over this!
posted by CampusCoed07 at 12:12 am (EST) on Nov 3, 2009
posted by MargaretCmelik at 9:35 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009
I hope you're enjoying People of the Book so far!
Andrea (spacepotatoes)
posted by spacepotatoes at 8:35 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009
posted by MerryMary at 12:48 am (EST) on Nov 2, 2009
How are you? Its been awhile since we spoke. Thanks for keeping in touch.
How is life? How is the writing going?
Unfortunately, the version of Dracula I bought turns out to be an abridged version. It is an audio book and when I ordered it, I did not realize until it arrived that it was abridged. I was truly vexed. I do not like books to be shortened in any form. For me it an all or nothing kind of situation. But I started listening to it and so far it seems really good and creepy. I also bought Frankenstein and alas that too was abridged. But I will be more careful next time when I am buying audio books online so that I do not end up with abridged books.
I do understand what you mean about scary stuff. I think that it may have to do with getting older, watching a lot of horror movies and all that but I too find that I am not as scared by horror as I used to. I kinda miss it though. Now I just hope for a good thriller to keep me going.
What is the The Tenderness of Wolves about?
Talk to you soonest.
Trish
posted by TrishNYC at 2:39 am (EST) on Oct 22, 2009
posted by MargaretCmelik at 7:22 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2009
posted by tuppy_glossop at 1:33 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2009
To answer your question, Speculative Fiction is a subgenre of Science Fiction. It takes one decision from the past and asks what if this was done differently. So if the Nazi's had won World War II, what would the US be like today? Or if the twin towers survived the attack, how would the world be difference fifty years from now? There are a lot of blurry lines with regard to speculative fiction, because it doesn't always relate to the world we live in, it can be transported to another world. I have a whole series I'm writing that is based on the theory of Brady's Bill (limited access to guns) being expanded to ban all guns from the population of a colony.
posted by gilroy at 4:33 pm (EST) on Oct 13, 2009
posted by Storeetllr at 12:44 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2009
posted by zette at 1:37 am (EST) on Oct 6, 2009
posted by VictoriaPL at 9:16 pm (EST) on Oct 5, 2009
do you visit your family often?
cheers
caroline
posted by cameling at 12:17 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2009
posted by koalamom at 8:09 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2009
posted by iansales at 3:24 am (EST) on Sep 18, 2009
Thanks for stopping by my shelf. It definitely looks like we share a bunch of the same books, and there's a good bunch on your shelf that I wouldn't mind having. ;-) Of the ones that we share, I've probably only read 10 or 12. In general, most of the books on my shelf are TBR. And that's a lot, but I can't resist a good cheap book when I see it! I'd have to say that most of my new book buying is for gifts, too, and I so love to give books as gifts. I'm lucky that many of the people I have to buy gifts for are readers!
Of the ones that we have in common that I've actually read, my favorites are Peace Like a River, Stones From the River, and A Northern Light (ha, I bet you thought that last one was going to have a river in it, too.). I've long since given away my copy of Peace Like a River (have to give them away - I'm out of space for book storage!), but I can still remember certain scenes from it very vividly. I love it when a book has some "staying power."
Looks like we're fellow dachshund owners, too! Both of our two dogs are doxies, both male. One's a mini shorthair (Rudy) and the other is a longhaired standard (Ringo). They're such great dogs!
I guess I've gone on long enough! Hope you're having a great weekend and that you'll stop back at my shelf some time and regale me with some book recommendations since our reading taste seems to be quite similar. =D
posted by yourotherleft at 9:59 am (EST) on Aug 15, 2009
posted by bookbroke at 9:56 am (EST) on Aug 15, 2009
Thanks for saying hi. Wow! I haven't talked with you in quite a while. I recently did my first LT Group read, [Pillars of the Earth], which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I must say my reading has slowed way down over the summer months. Too many sun, fun and kid activities going on! My next read is The Almost Moon by Sebold for my book group next week. I read and liked her other book, The Lovely BOnes. It was a really good book, but very disturbing. Not even sure I want to see the movie, which is coming out shortly. What have you read lately?
Cheers!
posted by Berly at 11:44 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2009
Thank you for your nice compliment on my library! You have a great library as well. I've put a few of your books on my wish list.I hope you're enjoying Mistress of the Art of Death, it was one of my favorite summer reads.
Happy Reading!
posted by bpompon at 1:04 am (EST) on Aug 12, 2009
www.finebooksmagazine.com. This is a neat magazine that comes out bi-monthly or quarterly (whichever not often enough) and their website is a good one for bibliophiles. I think that you might like it. Also, check a magazine entitled "Bookmarks"... that one deals with reviews of current books... both fiction/ non fiction. It is a great magazine for keeping up with what is nex. Hope that you had a good weekend......C
posted by cuicocha at 5:50 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2009
posted by cuicocha at 1:44 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2009
I forgot to tell you the definition that I was once told.... "A rare book is one that you never see or see only once in your lifetime while a scarce book is one that you might see two to ten times in your life. Everything else is just hard-to-find." Value of a book always depends on demand (if one has a rare book that no one else wants, its market value would be zero) and, of course, condition, condition, condition. The more hard to find or scarcer the book, the more willing are collectors to accept copies that are not in F or NF condition.
Have a great week.... C
posted by cuicocha at 11:20 pm (EST) on Aug 2, 2009
You really must get to the Cotsen Library at Princeton.... they have all (I think) of the Rackham first editions. Also, you mentioned Beatrix Potter... the Cotsen has THE supreme collection of Beatrix Potter material in the world.... first editions, photographs, handwritten ephemera, etc. Our son, Eric. worked there for a few years. The curator is Andrea Immel, a really nice person, who does everything that she can to promote the Cotsen collection. She has done a wonderful job helping to put the collection together and giving it some direction. I am sure that if you could get to Princeton from wherever you are in NJ, you would be able to see some amazing things in that collection!
Any books by or about Rosenbach (has a museum/ library in Philadelphia that is accessible), William Orcutt, or A. Edward Newton will give you insight into rare book collecting in the first half of the 20th century. More contemporary authors definately worth reading are Nicholas Basbanes and Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone. The latter couple wrote "Used and Rare" and "Slightly Chipped", as well as others that deal with books. The two mentioned deal with collecting firsts and are fun books to read and can usually be found in used bookstores at reasonable prices. There are a ton of books about books and bibliophiles to read.... I can recommend any from my library without exception.
I have heard of Isherwood, but have not read anything by him. I hadn't heard of the film, but will watch for it. Well, best I get busy... hope that your weekend goes well..... take care.... Craig
posted by cuicocha at 6:36 pm (EST) on Aug 1, 2009
I finished "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri and really enjoyed her writing. The final three stories are related and could easily have been published as a novella. She causes the reader to think, to become an intimate observer of the tale being told.
The weather is brutal.... 29 of 31 days with temps of 100 or over. Average temp for us was 104 for the month of July. Looks like August will bring the same with no chance of rain unless something manages to come in from the Gulf of Mexico. Talk about a good reason to stay in the air conditioning and read! Hope that your weekend is going well.... Craig
posted by cuicocha at 12:00 am (EST) on Aug 1, 2009
"Books of Hours" were one-of-a-kind religious/ prayer books put together in the middle ages (I think the best produced between 1150 and 1450). Text and lettering, as are boards and binding, is all hand-done and the coloring of the illuminations are spectacular..... scenes of saints, stations of the cross, all kinds of religious themes. Each book usually took months to years to produce and the creators names are lost so that they are identified only by their style and known as "the master of" usually the location that the book is identified wiwth. One of the most famous is one owned by Catherine of Cleves... in fact, a facsimile edition of that one has been printed and comes close to capturing the true colors of the original.
Often when you see pictures of illuminated manuscripts, they are pages from a book of hours (Prime, Terce, Nonce, Lauds, etc.
Hope that you are having a great week. We're off on a short trip to bookstores in San Antonio on Thursday... Craig
posted by cuicocha at 6:39 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2009
I, too, have quite a few books that I haven't added to the list yet.... many novels and quite a bit of nonfiction dealing with Mexico and England. I haven't listed any of my Arthur Rackham books yet, either. The Rackham's are about the rarest/scarcest in my collection since most are first editions. All of this listing is an ongoing project!
I always watch for scarce/ rare books of any kind.... and, as a rule with a few exceptions, only buy novels if they are first editions. I pretty much try to get firsts if I buy a book in a bookstore. My wife, on the other hand, is a mystery fanatic whose purpose in life is to read every one that she can get her hands on. Fortunately, she is usually content with paperbacks, so that keeps some of the costs down. We spend a lot of time at Half Price Books... a chain bookstore which buys and sells books as well as handles some overstocks. One can usually pick up a newly published book there for half the cover price or less depending on how long it has been released. I often find expensive books there for a fraction of the "book trade price" that one finds on abe or bibliofind. I have found some "scarce" books, but nothing that would come under the classification of "rare"... but I am always looking.
In the rare books area, I am truly fortunate in that my son works with them, so access is easy when I'm visiting. He started out working at the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton.... a truly amazing library with oodles of interesting things.... and then a little over a year ago, he became the associate curator of rare books and manuscripts at The Ohio State University. Luckily, I've had the chance to see and hold some of their things.... a second Shakespeare folio (1620 I think), a samelband of first edition Martin Luther tracts with papal responses, first edition Cervantes material, ad infinitum. The library has a nice collection and our son really loves his work and usually knows what he is talking about, so he makes things come alive for me. The web address is: http://library.osu.edu/blogs/rarebooks. There are some interesting short articles on aspects of rare books and it is just a fun site to "putter around" in.
Our other son worked at the Ransom Center at the University of Texas and that gave us a whole other entry into rare books....a first edition Gutenberg Bible, Jack Kerouac and "beat" material, Books of Hours, extensive collections and papers by 19th and 20th century American authors and actors.... all-in-all a varied collection that is not limited to just books.
Well, best sign off for now.... didn't mean to run-on forever. Have a great week.....Craig
posted by cuicocha at 12:01 am (EST) on Jul 27, 2009
Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries list....
Yes, books about books are great. I started only with a couple of them... the Basbanes and Goldstone things and those authors just drew me in, and then I kind of went crazy for a while buying firsts of what I could find (and/or afford) on that topic. The whole thing was like "Topsy" in Gone with the Wind.... it just grew.
I never used to read a whold lot of fiction other than the "classics" and "age of sail"/ Napolieonic era adventures until I picked up Shadow of the Wind. That book absolutely blew me away with all of its layers and plots and got me into reading other contemporary fiction. Now that genre is part of my book addiction. I'm reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth (short stories) right now... very vivid and interesting perspectives!
You have a great weekend. Now it's time for me to check out your collection! Keep in touch.... Craig
posted by cuicocha at 3:10 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2009
All the best
David
posted by Mouldywarp at 10:22 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2009
http://www.librarything.com/topic/66785
posted by callmejacx at 10:14 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2009
His name is Damian Lee and he was two weeks old yesterday. He looks like my son from the eyes up and his mom from the nose down. He is doing very well. I wish I could see him more. I'm very excited but I'm feeling my mortality too. I was young when I had my son and he's only 21. His girlfriend is even younger. That is scary and sad. I know how hard it was when my boys were small. They are living with his girlfriend's mom which is a relief. She is very helpful and patient with them.
I would love to read your book when you are done. Romance, lighthouses, 1800's....all the things that make me happy!
Carrie
posted by cal8769 at 8:30 am (EST) on May 27, 2009
Thanks for adding my to your interesting library list. I can tell we share some similar tastes, just by your recent reads above. I also see from Whisper1s comments below that you have a thread -- I will have to go check it out! I just started one under 100 book challenge. I am not sure that it gets as much traffic as the 50 or 75...we'll see. Any amazing reads you would recommend? I have hit a slump of so-so books.
Best wishes,
posted by Berly at 11:09 am (EST) on May 20, 2009
Many thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries and for your very kind post. I look forward to following your thread and I'll pop on over to the 50 book challenge periodically to see what you are reading.
Linda
posted by Whisper1 at 6:05 pm (EST) on May 19, 2009
We don't seem to share a tremendous number of books, but those we do share are an interesting slice of time periods, countries and genres, eh? I'd pretty much forgotten about a couple of the books, so the shared list was a pleasant reminder.
Happy reading,
bookstothesky
posted by bookstothesky at 2:36 pm (EST) on May 17, 2009
I've tried writing in public places before, and the only one I was able to do any work at all in was the cloister garth at The Cloisters. Since that's one helluva hoof from Long Island, I tend to stay home. The cloister garth is also a fabulous place to read.
I was so hoping I could avoid "Drood" and here you are praising it. I liked "Ilium" and "Olympus" very much and now, you ratfink, I will have to procure "Drood" just so I can tell you how wrong you are to make others buy it! Bad Mary Beth! Bad! *swatting nose with rolled-up Times Book Review*
Cheers dear
RMD
posted by richardderus at 11:33 am (EST) on May 15, 2009
Pet the pup and sneak some reading into your Friday!
Now I'm off to see what you thought of Drood!
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 10:33 am (EST) on May 15, 2009
RMD
posted by richardderus at 5:10 pm (EST) on May 12, 2009
I think I got rid of him now. Anyway, here's some books/authors you might
be interested in ................
Ghost Road Blues, Dead Man's Song, Bad Moon Rising (all) by Jonathan Mayberry
(If you like King, then you will love this series)
Anything by Kim Paffenroth -And I mean ANYTHING !!!
Eden by Tony Monchinski
Bestial by Harold Schechter
The Rage Plague by Anthony Giangregorio
Empire by David Dunwoody
Good Luck with the writing - I here that you can send your work to Leisure Books. They take awhile to go over stuff, so it will give you time to do some editing, if needed.
MikeKo
posted by MikeKo at 5:02 am (EST) on May 9, 2009
How are you getting on with Drood?
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 5:12 pm (EST) on Apr 27, 2009
I just wnat to know the peoples reading taste.Thats all...
posted by CraigChaffin123 at 3:42 am (EST) on Apr 26, 2009
posted by Babyreadseverything at 6:04 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2009
The main advice that I could give you is as follows: Stick with professional rate jobs/offers. Don't do things "just to get your name out there" at a cut rate or even *gasp* for free (NOOOoooOOoooOooo! but charity projects are okay). Be ready to wait for replies, but feel free to find out how long a reply will take. If you get rejected, be nice and ask why. They may even tell you what you need to fix, and accept your re-write. No matter what, thank them for their time. Feel free to build up the résumé by writing for magazines, online publications, anthologies, etc. This may even lead to someone asking you to contribute something to their project (I've never been asked, but I've been told to NEVER refuse when someone asks you to contribute... and they are paying...UNLESS it is for charity or something). Use the books you mentioned and already have for professional resources. You should NEVER have to pay ANYTHING for someone to publish your book (unless you are "self-publishing"). A lot of digital only publishers pay the same rate as physical publishers. Remember, if a company seems too good to be true, do some research about it. Find a favorite author of yours who writes like you do, and see if they have a message board. Join that community. Talk about issues and problems as they come up. Keep us informed if you sell a story, book, poem, non-fiction piece... whatever. Please!
posted by antmusic at 3:31 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2009
Please advise! I also hope this message finds you and your daughters in the very best of health and happiness!
Sincerely,
Irene & Neale Brodsky
and Brodsky family
posted by CampusCoed07 at 6:47 pm (EST) on Apr 22, 2009
posted by Booksloth at 8:00 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2009
I am just giving Joseph his bottle (4am here) and this is when I usually try to fit in ten minutes with a book.
Glad you are okay, sorry this is short, Joseph has decided that I have had enough time and wants my full attention agsin.
Take care, let me know if the book stays as good as it is now, Jody x
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 11:26 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2009
Hope you and your family have a great weekend.
irene & neale Brodsky
Chayarochel@aol.com.
posted by CampusCoed07 at 6:34 pm (EST) on Apr 4, 2009
hope my book arrived safely.
irene brodsky
posted by CampusCoed07 at 3:41 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
posted by Booksloth at 12:08 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2009
Writer's Digest and Writer's Journal have the best/most honest contests. They have so many categories too. Their submission guidelines and entry forms are on line. I recommend them highly.
irene brodsky
also known as Irene Betty
CHAYAROCHEL@AOL.COM
posted by CampusCoed07 at 8:25 pm (EST) on Mar 28, 2009
I notice that my profile says I have no book reviews
but I do!
I have two Amazon book reviews of Poetry Unplugged from a
Book Reviewer in Tennessee and a Book Reviewer in Illinois.
Can they be posted on my profile page?
This has all been truly an adventure to this 62 year old
brooklyn poet!!!!!!!
sincerely,
Irene Brodsky
Author of Poetry Unplugged (outskirts press)
posted by CampusCoed07 at 4:52 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2009
I WILL SEND A COPY OF MY BOOK "POETRY UNPLUGGED" TO YOU TOMORROW.
I call it "unplugged" because it has something for everyone,
I even included my Halloween poems (Monster Blog and Dark Shadows)
which I read every year to children in nearby public schools.
I think children are the best audience and my new children's book,
"Silly Kitty," will be available soon!
SINCERELY
IRENE BRODSKY
CHAYAROCHEL@AOL.COM
posted by CampusCoed07 at 10:33 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009
From Irene Brodsky, author of Poetry Unplugged (Outskirts Press)
I would like to have a review of my book on Librarything.com.
Where can I send my book to you?
Sincerely,
Irene Brodsky
Teacher of Poetry at Brooklyn College of the City University
of New York
CHAYAROCHEL@AOL.COM
posted by CampusCoed07 at 9:59 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009
I would like to know if you review poetry books. my book is
free style with no boundaries, no resemblance to a Hallmark card,
eye-opening, hopefully never boring, definitely daring and it even has
Halloween poetry that I read to the public school children here in
new york city. Please advise.
irene brodsky
Teacher of Poetry / Brooklyn College
CHAYAROCHEL@AOL.COM
posted by CampusCoed07 at 10:46 am (EST) on Mar 20, 2009
posted by Booksloth at 11:07 am (EST) on Feb 1, 2009
Thanks for your comment - I have to say, I'm currently listening to "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, and although I've had to listen to a couple of things more than once I am really enjoying it. It's really my first foray into audiobooks, but I'm very much looking forward to the Jasper Fforde one - Something Rotten, particularly after what you said.
Michaela
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posted by Fluffyblue at 5:57 am (EST) on Feb 1, 2009
Thanks for adding me as a friend and interesting library. I've had a quick look at yours (I'll have a more in depth look at it later!) but just wanted to send you a quick note to say hi!
Looking forward to keeping in touch and reading your reviews.
Michaela
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posted by Fluffyblue at 4:25 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2009
Velma
posted by Kirconnell at 2:08 am (EST) on Jan 16, 2009
posted by STOCeallaigh at 7:19 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009
posted by simora at 6:32 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009
Even though Dec. was an extremely busy month in many ways, I managed to read 11 books, but only a handful worth remarking on, most notably Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, and Adam Braver's November 22, 1963, but Ron Rash's compulsively readable Serena was by far the most entertaining of them all, one of those I just couldn't put down.
Right now I'm in the waning pages of Lioner Shriver's spectacular 2007 novel The Post-Birthday World and have loved every bit of it, and really can't understand why more folks haven't raved about her terrific book. Shriver had won so many fans with We Need To Talk About Kevin, but TP-BW seems a much finer piece of work, though at 517 pages it probably did put some people off by its size. Nevertheless, it's brilliant stuff and certainly the first of my Favorite books for 2009. All the best, and please keep in touch, especially when you find anything good.
Louis
posted by LouisBranning at 10:25 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2009
I am glad to be counted amongst your list of the "interesting". May I also add that I devoured your reviews and wish to read more of them. You have a thorough and concise descriptive tone that is sadly lacking in the world today, which makes your talent all the more impressive. :)
Great job and I look forward to reading more from you!!!
~PandorasRequiem~
P.S. I am curious... what did you find interesting about my stacks of books?
posted by PandorasRequiem at 6:18 am (EST) on Jan 6, 2009
Thanks for your message, and for ading me to your Interesting Libraries.
We may end up sharing a few more books in common - I have yet to add most of my SF books with authors P-Z to my library, which means there's quite a few Pratchett books to be added; and I, like you, have "Tiny Deaths" on my wishlist for 2009. But I agree that it's good to find people with whom one has few books in common, as well as those with whom one shares lots of books.
I'm glad you want to buy Transported. I recommend getting it through New Zealand Books Abroad - the direct link is
http://www.nzbooksabroad.com/shopdetail....
(I think this is the link you meant, but I'm reposting it to make sure.)
The fastest postage option is quite expensive, so I think most people go for a cheaper but slower option. NZ Books Abroad are very reliable, but please let me know if you have any problems.
Regards
Tim
posted by timjones at 7:55 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2009
- Bob
posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 12:15 am (EST) on Dec 31, 2008
posted by TheresaWilliams at 2:12 am (EST) on Oct 5, 2008
or write about it on the open travel guide
posted by mmignano11 at 11:59 am (EST) on May 10, 2008