“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” – Desiderius Erasmus
Entries from August 2008
August 13, 2008
Priorities
August 5, 2008
‘Contrariwise,’ continued Tweedledee…
Book lovers have taken their devotion to a new level:
These photos came from this site. Check it out, it’s pretty cool. It’s interesting to see what lines and images have impacted people enough that they decided to inscribe them on their bodies forever. I’m glad to see multiple appearances of Le Petit Prince, The Lorax and [...]
August 3, 2008
The Pillars of the Earth
I just started reading “The Pillars of the Earth” without knowing anything about it except that it was by a “#1 New York Times bestselling author” and had a gorgeous cover. I’d heard some buzz about the book (it’s part of Oprah’s book club) and was looking forward to starting a long (973 pages) fiction [...]
August 3, 2008
My First Blog…Welcome
Hi there. I’m a 20something who grew up in the local library and now works in PR. Some day I want to own a vast personal library and write my own novel. I read a lot, and I write a lot, so I’ve been thinking about starting a blog about books I read and other [...]
