Member: jakebornheimer

CollectionsMímir's Well Library (725), Michelle's Books (26), Favorites (12), Currently reading (2), Read (181), To read (473), Interested (87), Reference (14), All collections (737)

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About meBibliophile, bookseller, newly minted bookbinder. I work at the Book Bazaar in Ottawa. Mahāyāna enthusiast. When I'm not reading (or, let's be honest, cataloguing and sorting), I'm cooking, creating music, and playing JRPGs.

About my libraryMy library is named Mímisbrunnr or Mímir's Well Library. This is after the Norse myth in which the Well is "the fountain of all wit and wisdom". The name reflects my desire for my library be a collection of both knowledge & wisdom, as well as reflecting my interest in religion and myth. The library contains works on ancient history, books, Buddhism, literature, mycology, neuroscience, paganism, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, religion, et cetera. Mímir's Well is an anti-library; I feel no pressure to read all the books that it contains.

GroupsBookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Booksellers, Buddhism, Canadian Bookworms, Let's Talk Religion, Mythology

Favorite authorsJorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Patricia Smith Churchland, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Haruki Murakami, David Foster Wallace (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites | Visited

Favorite bookstoresBlack Squirrel Books, Book Bazaar, Patrick McGahern Books Inc., Type Books - Queen West

Favorite librariesCanadian Museum of Nature Library & Archives, Library of Parliament - Centre Block

Favorite publishersNYRB Classics

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Real nameJake Bornheimer

LocationOttawa, ON

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Member sinceMar 27, 2019

Currently readingHalf the world : the history and culture of China and Japan by Arnold Toynbee
Information in the brain : a molecular perspective by Ira B. Black