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Tagsmedieval (40), history (17), 20th_century (17), reference (16), old_english (15), fantasy (15), African-American (12), celtic_studies (11), art (10), science-fiction (8) — see all tags

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GroupsGraduate Students, I Survived the Great Vowel Shift, Medieval Europe, Medieval manuscripts

About meWelcome! Feel free to snoop around my bookshelves.

For the past two years, I've given away books (and candy) at Halloween--and the kids love it! Last year, I gave away at least 430 books to some very enthusiastic trick-or-treaters. I register the books over at bookcrossing.com so everyone can track them as they make their way through the world. In addition to promoting reading, it's an awful lot of fun.

I will be holding another give-away this year and would be grateful for any books fellow LibraryThing users wish to contribute. I'd be particularly happy to see books for preschoolers and other early readers, books about children of color or children from countries outside the U.S., or books about Halloween. Books about sports, dinosaurs, pirates, and animals are particularly popular with the kids, as are books that are scary and/or funny. Please write a comment below if you have items you'd like to send.

I'm a book collector and Ph.D. candidate living in LA, though I'm originally from Asheville, North Carolina. This is my attempt to begin getting a catalog of my books together, so I can remember what I have and where it is. If I manage to connect with some other readers, that's good, too.

You also can visit a selection of my books at Shelfari. If you'd like to visit my more ephemeral collection, see books I'm willing to give away, and track the journeys of books I've released into the wild, please visit www.bookcrossing.com and look up the profile name "afj."

About my libraryMy major collection areas are books related to the Middle Ages; Celtic literature and history; folklore (including myths and fairy tales); Appalachian and Southern literature; speculative and horror fiction; and children's books. I also have a small collection of African-American literature and recently have begun collecting miniature books.

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Real nameAndrea Jones

LocationLos Angeles

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Member sinceJan 9, 2007