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[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

*sigh* I’ve been a good girl and haven’t bought anything lately. BUT I have a best friend book date at Barnes and Noble at the end of the month. Guess I’ll make a list...
Any suggestions?

[Warren]

Delivery today
The Age of Bede
The Moving Finger
The Naked Sun
Uncle Fred in the Springtime
Full Moon

Ordered today
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 2: 1953-1954
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 3: 1955-1956
The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 4: 1957-1958

[Jim]

Good afternoon and evening,

Borrowed from the library February 17:

The Physics of Baseball by Robert K. Adair
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Goldstein
How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt
The Metamorphosis And Other Stories by Franz Kafka

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

NYRB is having a 50% off sale on some selected classics. I ordered:


Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte


The Land Breakers by John Ehle


Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf


To Each His Own by Leonardo Sciascia


The Violins of Saint-Jacques by Patrick Leigh Fermor


The Book of Blam by Aleksandar Tišma


Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

[Vikas]

Oh too many would be updating soon.

[Carol]

RJ wrote: "NYRB is having a 50% off sale on some selected classics. I ordered:


Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte


[book..."

You temptor, you. Here I go diving into the black hole of shopping.....

[ALLEN]

I finally got around to ordering The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Mark Forsyth. It arrived LATE Wednesday (our USPS has been messed up lately).

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Carol wrote: "You temptor, you. Here I go diving into the black hole of shopping....."

Is "The Black Hole of Shopping" the new Sophie Kinsella novel? ;-)

[Carol]

RJ wrote: "Carol wrote: "You temptor, you. Here I go diving into the black hole of shopping....."

Is "The Black Hole of Shopping" the new Sophie Kinsella novel? ;-)"

Alexander Key, no doubt :)

I only bought two, for which I’m patting myself heartily on the back. But don’t ask how long that restraint will last. lol

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I bought several books as part of the Book Haul sale at Barnes and Noble yesterday. All were on my tbr list.

The Revolution of Marina M.
Codename Villanelle
The Wife
Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch
Pride

I’m not at all an espionage fan and I haven’t seen the tv show, but Villanelle sounds so fascinating AND has two strong female leads.
Mother Knows Best is the next book in a Disney series I collect-so charming and I adore fairy tale retellings.
Pride really has my interest piqued. A twist on Jane Austen. Yes I also collect anything Jane Austen related lol
I’m going to the store Thursday evening with my Xmas gift cards to see if maybe there are more selections in-house.

[Carol]

BAM wrote: "I bought several books as part of the Book Haul sale at Barnes and Noble yesterday. All were on my tbr list.

The Revolution of Marina M.
Codename Villanelle
[book:..."

Codename Villanelle is fun. The book is not as strong as the series, but it works and is a great read in its own way. It's not fine literature, but the pacing and characterizations are quite good. It covers only maybe the first 1/3 of the series. Book two hasn't been made available on this side of the pond.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Good to know

[Gavin]

Got a few today:
His Dark Materials
The Complete Plays
Pollyana
The Eyes of the Dragon
Don Quixote

[Aprilleigh]

I just purchased my first ebook, although I did pay with credits instead of cash. I have a bunch of free ones and I generally prefer actual books so I never thought I would do this, but a book series I discovered years ago while briefly attempting the A-Z Titles challenge turned out to be really good. It's mostly out of print, and even if I don't mind used copies (which is fine by me as long as they're in good condition), the first two volumes were only released as mass market paperbacks. My choices to own the series were either mismatched books, mass market paperbacks, or Kindle ebooks.

The Maltese Goddess, by Lyn Hamilton

It's the second book in the series, never released in hardcover, and the only one I didn't get to read from a library book (both of the first two are difficult to find in a public library, but I got lucky with the first one, which introduced me to the series).

[Wreade1872]

Aprilleigh wrote: "I just purchased my first ebook, although I did pay with credits instead of cash. I have a bunch of free ones and I generally prefer actual books so I never thought I would do this, but a book seri..."

If thats your first ebook how are you planning to read it? ....wait i just realised first 'purchased' ebook is not the same as first ebook. So i'm guessing you've just been reading the free stuff :) .
I'm pretty much the same the only ebooks i've purchased are translations of obscure french pulps from BlackCoatPress.

[Carol]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Aprilleigh wrote: "I just purchased my first ebook, although I did pay with credits instead of cash. I have a bunch of free ones and I generally prefer actual books so I never thought I would do th..."

*heads off to research french pulps from BlackCoatPress*

[Carol]

Gavin wrote: "Got a few today:
His Dark Materials
The Complete Plays
Pollyana
The Eyes of the Dragon
Don Quixote"

I'm curious - which translation of Don Quixote did you choose?

[Vikas]

I just bought the Hardcover editions of Book 2-5 of The Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin.

If talking about classics this month I got few of them:
The Metamorphosis
Treasure Island
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

aside from them got around 15 other books but not planning on getting new books except for the ones in the series :)

[Aprilleigh]

Wreade1872 wrote: "So i'm guessing you've just been reading the free stuff :) ."

Yep, plus a few I won as giveaways and some borrowed from the library as ebooks. I use my iPad as an ereader.

[Gavin]

Carol wrote: "I'm curious - which translation of Don Quixote did you choose?"

I'm reading it in Spanish.

[Carol]

Gavin wrote: "Carol wrote: "I'm curious - which translation of Don Quixote did you choose?"

I'm reading it in Spanish."

I bow to you :). Enjoy.

[Wreade1872]

Carol wrote: "*heads off to research french pulps from BlackCoatPres..."

I should warn you they cannot spell to save their lives :lol, good translators but they really need to hire an intern to proofread the stuff :| .

Aprilleigh wrote: "ed from the library as ebooks. I use my iPad as an ereader..."

Is that really any better than a computer? I can't read off anything backlit. Tried it for a while but caved and got an ereader. Grey screen, non-backlit with e-ink, easier to read than actual paper.

[Aprilleigh]

I don't know that it's better, but it works just fine for me. It doesn't make sense for me to purchase an actual e-reader when I already have the iPad that does what I need. That said, since I've never actually used an actual e-reader, I may just not know what I'm missing. I have heard that they're lighter than the iPad (from a friend who owns both).

Since I use it primarily to read in bed without disturbing my husband with the reading lamp or to haul multiple books on trips instead of packing a second suitcase, I suspect even if I did like the e-reader, it still wouldn't be worth it for me without a backlight.

[Michele]

Aprilleigh wrote: "I don't know that it's better, but it works just fine for me. It doesn't make sense for me to purchase an actual e-reader when I already have the iPad that does what I need. That said, since I've n..."

I actually read most of my Kindle books on my smartphone, So yeah, why buy a dedicated ereader if you can already read ebooks with something you have?

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

How do I find this blackcoat press?!?!?!?

[Wreade1872]

BAM wrote: "How do I find this blackcoat press?!?!?!?"

http://www.blackcoatpress.com

I got City of Glass (1890) [3/5]
The Nyctalope on Mars ,in two vol's, (1911) [4/5]
The People of the Pole (1907) [4/5] and
Vampire City (1867) [4/5].

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Going there now because duh

[Carol]

Wreade1872 wrote: "BAM wrote: "How do I find this blackcoat press?!?!?!?"

http://www.blackcoatpress.com

I got City of Glass (1890) [3/5]
[book:The Nyctalope on Mars..."

Thank you! I was unsuccessful with the Google yesterday, so this is essential info you've shared.

[Pillsonista]

RJ wrote: "NYRB is having a 50% off sale on some selected classics. I ordered:


Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte

The problem with owning as many of their titles as I do is that I can no longer indulge in their winter sales. Those were some good times and your selection could hardly have been better, RJ.

But prepare yourself for the Kaputt and, especially, The Book of Blam. I'm still not over that book. (The Landbreakers is just straight up fantastic. I love that book)

Anyway, quality over quantity I'd like to think:



Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews 1430-1950 by Mark Mazower
The Family Moskat: A Novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
No Nature: New and Selected Poems by Gary Snyder
The Collected Poems of Robert Bly
And last but certainly the most: Forbidden Pleasures: New and Selected Poems by Luis Cernuda

Cernuda is one of the few major lacunae that has plagued my collection of poetry for years. It's hard to describe just how happy I was when I found this book.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I visited the NYRB sale. I tried to stay away, but there is something about the combination of books/sale/tax refund that is unstoppable.

[Cendaquenta]

I got 5 books today - 3 from a spur-of-the-moment Amazon order, 1 preorder, 1 from a signing.

Silas Marner by George Eliot
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

Really looking forward to Silas Marner, it's a lot shorter than I thought it was - I expected another big commitment of a book, like Middlemarch.
Joy Luck Club should be interesting too.Hoping the mahjong club is a big enough part of the story that I'll be able to fit it into the Popsugar prompt "book revolving around a puzzle or game".

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
I hope I get along with this, I found her previous book a bit underwhelming...

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
This was the signed one, the event was really fun and the author inscribed the book "You are your own shield" which is just 😊. And the little details she mentioned about the book sound fascinating, I'm very excited to get to it. I mean:
- Elizabethan-era-inspired fantasy world
- Eastern and Western dragons coexisting
- written as a response to the story of St George and the Dragon
- features a GIANT MONGOOSE
- only just under 900 pages
🤩

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Ok I’m buying Orang Tree NOW

[Carol]

Wreade1872 wrote: "BAM wrote: "How do I find this blackcoat press?!?!?!?"

http://www.blackcoatpress.com

I got City of Glass (1890) [3/5]
[book:The Nyctalope on Mars..."

Wreade, am I missing something? It seems very time-consuming to shop this site because all fiction is grouped together without any genre or other filters. I am hoping I'm wrong and you'll respond, "you ninny, of course not, do X and Y."

[Wreade1872]

Carol wrote: "Wreade, am I missing something? It seems very time-consuming to shop this site because all fiction is grouped together without any genre or other filters. I am hoping I'm wrong and you'll respond, "you ninny, of course not, do X an..."

Nope sorry your not wrong, most of the things i wanted i knew in advance but when browsing i usually just go to the catalog and scroll down to the ebook section.
After that though its just whatever titles take your fancy.

I guess they don't feel they have enough to try to break it down further, although thinking about it there is also the problem of what to divide it into.
The entire collection is basically all early french sci-fi/horror/pulp so how would they subdivide that further?
There is at least usually a decent synopsis in the items themselves and you can read a chapter of most them too i think.

But yes the site is still awkward, sorry.

[Carol]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Carol wrote: "Wreade, am I missing something? It seems very time-consuming to shop this site because all fiction is grouped together without any genre or other filters. I am hoping I'm wrong and yo..."

Oh, no apology necessary. I’m delighted to have been introduced to it. I only became confused at the mix of horror and traditional detective fiction, but will return when I have the time to click on almost every title and read the synopsis. The synopses are indeed strong. Thanks again!

[Wreade1872]

Carol wrote: "ther without any genre or other filters. I am hoping I'm .."
Oh it just occurred to me because the synopsis tend to be detailed a google search might work, i mean if it features time-travel, a detective, lost world, vampire etc. its likely to say so, although the spelling might be tricky, is it lostworld, lost world or lost-world? etc.
But might be of some use, i usually use a google site search on difficult to navigate websites, so try something like this in google:
+detective -vampire site:www.blackcoatpress.com
using +/- terms to filter, and quotes if necessary, like +"time travel".

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Pillsonista wrote: "The problem with owning as many of their titles as I do is that I can no longer indulge in their winter sales. Those were some good times and your selection could hardly have been better, RJ.

But prepare yourself for the Kaputt and, especially, The Book of Blam. I'm still not over that book. (The Landbreakers is just straight up fantastic. I love that book)..."

Yeah, I love their books. It's rare for me to read one and not enjoy it, although I haven't read that many. Thanks for the tips on the ones I bought. I'm looking forward to digging in.

BAM wrote: "I visited the NYRB sale. I tried to stay away, but there is something about the combination of books/sale/tax refund that is unstoppable."

Resistance is fultile.

[Carol]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Carol wrote: "ther without any genre or other filters. I am hoping I'm .."
Oh it just occurred to me because the synopsis tend to be detailed a google search might work, i mean if it features time-..."

That is a great suggestion. I don’t tend to use google when I know the site and this shows the flaw in my search habits, especially since most site search algorithms are atrocious. Thanks!

[Luke]

I've gotten better at resisting NYRB Classics works that I run across at sales, but if it's the pretty edition AND the author looks promising, I'm lost.

[Warren]

Just got my first four volumes of The Complete Peanuts (covering 1950-1958), classics in their own way. I’m so happy I can’t decide if I should order the next 4 straight away or savour these for a while first. Somebody calculated Schulz drew/wrote over 17,000 strips in 40 years, arguably the longest story ever written by one person.

[Wreade1872]

Warren wrote: "Just got my first four volumes of The Complete Peanuts (covering 1950-1958), classics in their own way. I’m so happy I can’t decide if I should order the next 4 straight away or savour these for a ..."

It would be nice if they did some paperback versions all they seem to have of the complete ones are those monstrous hardbacks ;) .
I bought one as a present for someone but they decided to get the rest as ebooks.

[Warren]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Warren wrote: "Just got my first four volumes of The Complete Peanuts (covering 1950-1958), classics in their own way. I’m so happy I can’t decide if I should order the next 4 straight away or savo..."

I believe at least some are also available as paperbacks, but not significantly cheaper than the hardback editions.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

I'm hanging my head in shame. Somehow I spent close to half of my tax refund on books. I really don't know if y'all want to know all of the books I bought. I'm ridiculous and Terris and Guru you have permission to smack me

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

RJ wrote: "Pillsonista wrote: "The problem with owning as many of their titles as I do is that I can no longer indulge in their winter sales. Those were some good times and your selection could hardly have be..."

Tell me about it! I just received five in the mail and now I see I need to buy Kaputt and a Blam! Ugh

[ALLEN]

Well, many of us have that "addiction" I'm sure.
If nothing else, you should be in good company here.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

aLLEN, good to know I am not alone lol
And those two books have been purchased. I’m a sucker for a good recommendation

[ALLEN]

Cool!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Wreade1872 wrote: "Warren wrote: "Just got my first four volumes of The Complete Peanuts (covering 1950-1958), classics in their own way. I’m so happy I can’t decide if I should order the next 4 straight away or savo..."

How fun! I understand your excitement. I have always loved the Peanuts Gang. I still have several of my Peanuts books from my childhood like

[Cendaquenta]

Got a buuunch of books in the post today. Went on a little bit of a shopping spree with a gift card.

Sci-fi/fantasy:
Discount Armageddon and Boneyard by Seanan McGuire
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

Non-SFF:
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Looking forward to reading another Gaskell, I loved Wives and Daughters and Tales of Mystery & the Macabre.

[Terry]

North and Douth sounds really interesting. Thanks for mentioning it!