Between the lines: Bookin’ it to the shelves

I swear I’ll write something someone actually wants to read one of these days, but notice I said these days, not this day.

Take a deep breath, if you happen to be in a used bookstore as I was this afternoon you’ll smell something between a hot press and yesterday’s news. Perfect. There’s nothing like new books, well, even if they’re not factory fresh, they’re novel novels to me. Little gems await your careful excavation of the stacks, so, if you’ve got the time, slow down and take a look. Do it. While Barnes and Noble, Borders, and the big booksellers can order anything you’re looking for, sometimes what you’re not looking for is just what the page turning doctor ordered. And you don’t have to pay full price, you might find a rare or unusual edition, and you don’t have to wait and come back. It’s right there; grab it!

Buying used saves money and is recycling, two things we could all do more of. Yes, I admit I have a bit of a book surplus, but I stopped buying and borrowing for nearly six months now and I take a book down from the shelf, read it, and if I’m not in love, I sell or donate. So I deserved to splurge today. Comedy books and cookbooks were all I bought, and I can never have enough of those, once I finish reading the dry history texts, my writing might get funnier or spicier; stay tuned.