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[Seraphina]

Very good Heather, I enjoyed the first in the series but haven't got any further with it

[Cathleen]

I drove through town yesterday and saw that it was my town library's annual book sale. Paperbacks were 50cents, trade paperbacks were 1.00 and hard bound books were 2.00 dollars....So much for not buying any books for awhile. I picked up the novel Miss Emily, some Angela Thirkell books, an Alexander McCall Smith book (Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, and several of a cosy mystery series--Agatha Raisin, I think they're called. And a few others I didn't know of but looked interesting, but for 50 cents, I figured I'd give them a look.

[Cathleen]

Trelawn wrote: "Managed a quick trip to Chapters today and picked up Every Man for Himself and Master Georgie; both by Beryl Bainbridge. I picked them up because I enjoyed The Birthday Boys so much.

The little fe..."

Sounds like a good day, Trelawn :)

[Margo]

Got 3 audiobooks today to earn a £10 voucher with audible. The Magicians and Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, both of which I've had my eye on for a while. Like This, For Ever as I'm a big fan of Sharon Bolt.

Recent bargins include Heresy, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Cold Comfort Farm, Steelheart and Perfect State. I have been meaning to sample Sanderson for quite a while now :-)

[Sara]

Well I was doing fairly good on the book buying front until my recent trip to a science fiction and fantasy book convention.


Salsa Nocturna: Stories(I was super excited about this one since it's an out of print collection by an author who I've read and love all of his other work)

Bite Marks: A Vampire Testament (I'm not big on vampire books, but I attended a reading by this author and was sold on the book when he mentioned that one of the strong secondary characters in the book was the Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston whose Their Eyes Were Watching Goda favorite of mine. It also helped that he was giving away a copy for free).

Tales of Nevèrÿon
Neveryóna
Flight from Nevèrÿon


So there's a story and a lesson behind my purchase of these. I had only intended to get the first one in the series, but when I got it, the women from the literary press that was there selling, mentioned that the next day the author would be there signing books and chatting with people, so naturally I had to go and get my book signed. When I was getting the first book signed, the author casually asked if I had the other two and then talked me into getting them since I didn't. It's very hard to stay no to authors asking you to purchase their work...especially when they're one of your literary heroes. In this case, the author, Samuel R. Delanystarted writing in science fiction as black openly gay man, at a time (1962) when the field had few black or openly gay writers and certainly nobody who was both.

Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction

[Sara]

So my cousin Michael (who I'm super close (he's really more like a big brother) and his husband flew over to Massachusetts from Vienna, Austria (where they live) for a very brief trip (4 or so days I think). They're mostly in Boston/Proveniencetown for a wedding, but drove out today to Western Mass today to visit some of his college haunts and me! Overall it was a lovely visit...except far too brief. And here's a picture of us from 20 years ago.


Of course I had to take them to The Book Mill, and of course while there I had to buy some books

Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies
Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism
The Dark Tower and Other Stories

and then a present for my friend's soon to be one year old
The House That Zack Built

[SherryRose]

Sweet picture Sara. You're both cute. How nice to have a visit with your favorite cousin. Sorry it had to be so short. That's a nice list of books.

[Margo]

Great pic Sara, and great excuse for book buying ;-)

I had no excuse for splashing out today but I didn't let that stop me! I treated myself to Robin Hobb Dragon Haven, Michael J. Sullivan Heir of Novron Rise of Empire. Both excellent series. I'm on a bit of a fantasy kick at the moment.

[SherryRose]

Fantasy is a fun genre Margo! Goodreads and my daughter have shown me the light lol!

[Gavin]

Books Back from America:
Myself in Blue
Many Kinds of Unforgettable
^^ Friend is the author.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child US Edition
The Other Boleyn Girl from a book swap thing
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes has been waiting for me in states at friends house..

Feral NightsJust One Year
All American Boys

Grounded: The Tale of Rapunzel
my own copy now after getting one for sister last year signed.
The Impossible Knife of Memory
Uglies
Feral Curse
The Queen of Attolia
Return to the Isle of the Lost (B&N Special Edition): A Descendants Novel
Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
The Isle of the Lost
17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis, and the Biggest Cover-Up in History
Wicked / Son of a Witch B&N special
The Berlin Fraternity

Might be one other that did not scan.

[SherryRose]

Wow, that's a great list, Gavin. I hope you enjoyed your visit!

[Gavin]

i did as always. Hard to leave.

[SherryRose]

Glad to hear it. :-)

[H]

I just bought The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon. It's a dystopian novel about what it might be like if people got so attached to their devices (smart phones, computers,e readers, etc) that they are no longer able to think without them. People begin losing the ability to speak because their devices do it for them

[SherryRose]

Heather, that's not out of the realm of possibility! Only the people who grew up with land phones, 3 TV stations, and talking to their neighbors face to face can survive! Hey that me! Lol

[Gavin]

sounds interesting.

[Trelawn]

I read The Bronze Horseman back in college and loved it. The Glass Palace was very good too.

[Colleen]

I'm reading Ruby now and it's very interesting . Not a light read but keeps me reading. It's intense

[Emmet]

Emma wrote: "So I went on a bit of a Kindle binge with their summer sale on. They've lots of good deals, including Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill which was a quarterly a few months back for anyone who didn't..."

Emma, I just finished The God of Small Things, it's a beautiful piece or writing. Incredibly gripping from start to finish.

I myself just bought (for one pound) a very well kept first edition of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children in the US printing, which I didn't love but enjoyed well enough.

Then yesterday in Oxfam I picked up Sebastian Barry's The Secret Scripture.

[SherryRose]

That's a good book Emmet.

[Donna]

I read Ruby a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. Definitely not a light read.

[Colleen]

I went to the second hand book store the other day and for $18 I bought.
Lords and Ladies
The Last Continent
Maskerade
Carpe Jugulum
Pyramids
Reaper Man
Thief of Time
The Light Fantastic
Witches Abroad
Hogfather
Sourcery
Eric
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
The Great and Secret Show
City of Secrets

[Paul]

Thats a dream stash. Some great Pratchett books there :-)

[Colleen]

I'm pretty excited with them .Last year I couldn't find Hogfather at Christmas time ,now I'm all set for this year,Too bad The Wee Free Men wasn't there but I'll keep an eye out for it. I think I'll read Thief of Time soon.

[Paul]

Keep Hogfather for Hogswatch. I've done a Hogswatch gift exchange in November with fellow Pratchett fans around the world a few times in the last couple if years. I really enjoyed Thief of Time. Its a nice twist on the wise old monk idea

[Donna]

That's quite a list, Colleen!

[Colleen]

Lol Paul I don't understand I'm new to disc world:)

[Colleen]

Thanks Donna and it was easy on the budget!

[Paul]

Hope you enjoy them as much as I did :-)

[Colleen]

Paul is hog switch like a book swap of disc world books ?

[Paul]

More like a discworld themed Secret Santa.

[Colleen]

That's an interesting idea but does it get complicated?

[Paul]

It went smoothly the three times I did it. It was all done through the official site and forum. It was done for the end of November which is the official Hogswatch day so as not to clash with Christmas.

[H]

I just purchased 'Pretty Girls' by Karin Slaughter, anyone read any of stuff? Seen a lot of good reviews for this one and I'm in the mood for a little gore.

[Margo]

I usually enjoy Karin Slaughter but to be honest I found Pretty Girls a bit too gory for my tastes but I know many loved it ;-)

[Trelawn]

Just back from a quick Chapters trip. I picked up The Bertie Project. It's the 11th instalment in the Scotland Street series. I didn't even know this had been released so I got quite giddy when I saw it on the shelf. I also got A Man Called Ove. The little fella got a dinosaur alphabet book which he only put down long enough to eat his own weight in chicken won tons.

[SherryRose]

Awww I love kids with books.

[Trelawn]

He is really into his books the last few months. We have read all the Peppa Pig books, most of Julia Donaldson books and now we are onto dinosaurs. He loved the Harry and the Dinosaurs series but he loves the factual books now.

[SherryRose]

That's wonderful Trelawn! My daughter was like that. She still loves reading as an adult. Your little one is like his parents :-) Reading with children is such a joy.

[Paul]

Well we are definitely all about the books at the moment. If there are dinosaurs in it its all the better.
Maybe I'll read him Jurrassic Park .Of course i'll explain most of the dinosaurs in it are actually from the Triassic period, kids love facts like that.

[Trelawn]

Yeah we are having a lot of fun with it. We take it in turns to read a book with him at bedtime and it is fun to see what questions he asks about the story. His take on what's going on is brilliant

[Margo]

Ahh, Pete and I used to take it in turns to read to our little guy until he discovered Harry Potter then we both turned up for story time!

[Trelawn]

I think we're a few years away from that but it'll be fun

[SherryRose]

Harry Potter for the first time really is an experience. You have something to look forward to Trelawn.

[Paul]

We have them all ready to go sitting on the shelf.

[SherryRose]

Great! I bet he'll be into them earlier than most. He sounds especially bright.

[Paul]

Hopefully . If he gets Trelawns brains and my looks he's sorted ;-)

[SherryRose]

Hee hee he'll do well either way!

[Margo]

Trelawn, I think he's after something lol

[Trelawn]

He usually is :-) he's subtle though, you have to give him that.