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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, English Literature, Fiction, History, Irish Literature, Non-fiction, Ramble, Russian Literature, Uncategorized, Young Adult

Sunday Salon: Why the Booker Short List Ruins my Reading and Other Bookish Items

I’m one of those people who get excited over the Man Booker Prize.  Almost every year, once the long list is announced, I head over the my local library to get as many of the nominated books as I can.  Typically, there are a few not yet available in America, and there are a couple my library doesn’t have yet. So I check out two … Continue reading Sunday Salon: Why the Booker Short List Ruins my Reading and Other Bookish Items

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Ramble

New York Bookstore Rambling Continues

Just two more books to add to my total since the last post.  Two more books from two different bookstores, which implies that I’m keeping to my one-book-per-store requirement. We visited McNally Jackson Books down on the Lower East Side after a trip to The Tenement Museum which is a must see if you ever visit New York.   And a lunch at Katz’s Deli. … Continue reading New York Bookstore Rambling Continues

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Classic, English Literature, Fiction, German Literature, Novel, Ramble, Translation

New York City Book Buying Total Reaches Seven!

So I am  at seven books for seven days, as planned. Today, we made the obligatory visit to The Strand Bookstore, which you really must see if you visit New York and you love books.  The advertize 18 miles of books, which is probably true. Four stories of books, mostly new titles at a slightly reduced price with some used titles at a slight additional … Continue reading New York City Book Buying Total Reaches Seven!

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Uncategorized

4 Books in 4 Days: Literary NYC Update

I’m sort of keeping to my book buying pledge at this point. With modifications. The original goals was to buy one book at each bookstore I visit. While this may have forced a few purchases I wouldn’t have made, I think it would have resulted in fewer purchases overall. First day in New York, first bookstore I visit, two books bought. But no books purchased, … Continue reading 4 Books in 4 Days: Literary NYC Update

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Ramble, Russian Literature, Thriller, Translation

Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, New York

I’ve failed. Should have seen it coming really. For this long stay in New York City–20 days cat-sitting in Brooklyn–I vowed to buy only one book per bookstore visit.  And to visit no more than one bookstore a day.  The buy one book was to be a requirement which, while it might force me to buy books, would have resulted in fewer books purchased overall … Continue reading Unnameable Books, Brooklyn, New York

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Sunday Salon: Rambling Round Chicago Bookstores

Coming to you today from the laundry room in the basement of the University of Chicago.  I’m here for a Gilder Lehrman program  on Literature of the Jim Crow period which starts today.  I’m doing laundry because C.J. and I decided to make a vacation of it so I’ve been here since Tuesday. I was very good up until yesterday–no bookstores.  We even walked past several … Continue reading Sunday Salon: Rambling Round Chicago Bookstores

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