Heather,

Twenty-five books? What a feast!

Actually, I'm a great admirer of Canadian arts/literature/media, living, as I do, on the American side of the Niagara River. This is going to sound unfortunately like Sarah Palin, but what the hell: From my front windows, I can literally see cars and school buses driving along the Canadian shoreline. Yet, somehow, it's never occurred to me to visit our dear neighbor's used book shops. (Before the Dept of Homeland Security was created, we Western New Yorkers used to run over the border for lunch on a whim. They have the best Chinese in these parts!)

Well, thanks for the recommendation, Heather. If I ever get around to getting my Enhanced Drivers License, I just might make a book run to Ft Erie, or Queenston, or Niagara Falls, Ont.

Oooh, Heather, I am envious-I love used book stores. I travel a great deal and the first thing I do after I check into my hotel is look for a book store and a live music venue. I live in a university town and there is a used bookstore that I frequent at the end of the semester-many students sell their books when they leave campus-that is when I find the poetry section to be well-stocked.

Just got back from Montreal where I managed to purchase 25 used books! I also got a couple of recent literary magazines (one in English, one in French). It was exciting to go to Canada and find a much different selection of poetry than we have in the U.S. I have so much reading to do. Too bad I had to come back to work!