Joseph ’s Comments (group member since Jul 28, 2009)

Joseph ’s comments from the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous group.

Bluemoon wrote: "JOSEPH: sounds like a fascinating book. What is it about?"

How do I tell without spoiling anything? Let's just say that everything is not as it appears in J.M.Barrie's Neverland. Hook and Jill shows that there's much more to the story and the relationships between all the characters are more than they appear to be. Check it out, I'm sure you'll like it. I've reread it three times already, it's one of the best novels I've read in the last couple of years.

Murder at the Mla

All of a sudden she'd be tentative-sounding, as if she didn't really know a thing in the world- just a little like a dingbat. Sometimes she'd even say, brightly, "Am I making any sense?"
To which Boaz would grow increasingly inclined to tell her, "No, ma'am, not a speck of it."

I got another autograph yesterday! Andrea Jones signed my copy of Hook and Jill, her awesome retelling for adults of the story of Peter Pan.

It was so cool! I went to sort of business discussion group for authors and got to meet and talk to Andrea Jones for almost an hour! She signed my copy of her awesome novel Hook and Jill for me. It's an incredible retelling of the tale of Peter Pan for adults. A must read. Since the group was so small, and I actually was the only non-author there, I discovered online that she would be the speaker there, she invited me to chat with her awhile about her book. I've read it three times already, but with all the insight she gave me, I'm going to have to read it again! She happens to be Pagan which was really cool because so am I, she pointed out a lot of Pagan symbolism in her book that I was shocked I missed. She also mentioned how she considered Peter Pan to be a boy with Asperger's syndrome, a type of autism, which her adult son also grew up with. I really must suggest you read this book, it has something for everyone, really.

Got my delivery from Bookdepository and the rest of my Thriftbooks order

Got part of my order from Thriftbooks:

Michelle wrote: "I didn't plan of going the booksale, or the ubs today. I really thought I was done for this month."

That's the way it always works. You think you've escaped and then you get sucked back in. :-)

"We'll talk to Uncle G," said Ma.
Not for the first time Frankie wondered what the ghostly woman was waiting for. Or whom.

Do you ever feel guilty spending so much of your own money on books for yourself? It just seems to me that so many people like family and friends keep commenting that I have too many books, that I spend too much on books. Every so often I feel like it is wrong to spend more on books, like I should be spending it on something else. But it's my money, I worked for it, why shouldn't I spend it as I want, right? What do you think? How do you handle it?

Ok, my book buying binge has to stop for October with this last one I picked up from Borders with ANOTHER coupon: . No more orders made, no more visits to the bookstores for the rest of the month for me.

Got a delivery from Amazon:

Just got back from hitting Half Price's 20% off Teacher/Librarian Appreciation Sale. They got a good chunk of my librarian paycheck. :-) I bought:

Used another Borders coupon to get

LooLoo wrote: "I used my Borders coupon to get ."

I used my coupon to pick up

and I also got a delivery from BookDepository

I learned something valuable to me as a librarian. I don't know if any of you are also librarians, or educators for that matter, but I thought I would share this with you. Hope its valuable to some of you at least.

Educators save 20% on everything in-store during Teacher and Librarian Appreciation Weekend Thursday, October 7 through Monday, October 11, 2010 at all Half Price Books locations. While you're in the store, renew your Teacher & Librarian discount card and continue to save 10% all year round. If you don't have a teacher & librarian discount card, apply for one today in store! It's simple to apply and easy to save. Visit halfpricebooks.com/edu to get details.

Educator Discount
As part of our commitment to literacy, Half Price Books supports educators, school teachers and librarians in the community. Shop HPB for a great selection of children's books and educational materials. And best of all, it fits your budget. While you're in the store, apply for your own Educator's Discount Card to save 10% all year round! It's simple to apply and easy to save. Our gift to you. Stock up for your classroom and get something for yourself. Either way, you'll save just because we appreciate what you do as an educator in the community. If you don't have a Teacher and Librarian Discount Card, apply for one today and save 10% on all your purchases at Half Price Books year-round. It's simple to apply and easy to save. And remember, your P.O. money goes twice as far at Half Price Books, where almost everything is half price or less every day.


The teacher/librarian discount will be offered to teachers or librarians who are able to present current identification (a pay stub or ID card) that verifies their status as a public or private school teacher (including college/university teaching assistants) or a school or city librarian. Homeschoolers should provide verification from their state or local homeschooling organization where applicable. Day care providers and private specialty instructors do not qualify for the discount. Card must be renewed annually.

On to October. What treats have you bought yourself this month?

I really don't buy books I don't plan to keep since I'm a chronic rereader, so pretty much they all stay on my shelves.

Another Amazon order came in:

I just received from Amazon my copy of . It's a heavy read, literally. The book weighs 3 pounds, eight and a half ounces.

I saved two cute children's picture books from the recycle bin at the library: A Very Special Friend and George Shrinks