I first snapped up Dope by Sara Gran (not seen here cause it's in the mitts of Brooks Sherman trusty FPLM knight in shining armor),
then I snagged Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead while looking for The Intuitionist.
Then Brooks bought Horns for me,
and then I saw The Brothers K by David James Duncan, and realized it's been too many years since I read it last.
Then I saw Half A Life by Darin Strauss and I've been meaning to read that, so I grabbed it up.
By the time I got to the cash register I was determined to STOP buying, but holy moly, there's the Akashic books phenom Go The Fuck To Sleep. Well of COURSE I had to have that.
So now I have them all.
Damn you Greenlight Books, you temptress of readers!
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We have one of those here in Austin called Book People. Three stories. They know that people are going to hang out, so they stuck in poofy chairs with pillows and a coffee shop. This is a serious don't-leave-without-spending-well-into-the-three-digits experience.
BP also have clever little gifts like fuzzy steering wheel covers and cat butt magnets. I'm still not sure what to make of the floor that smells like incense. There's an entire incense and candle section.
I did some serious damage there a few nights ago.
Book stores are not bad places, but they are a money suck (at least for me).
I'm not a mother, but I completely LOVE the concept of that Go the F*ck to Sleep book. hehe
I've got two boys. It's 11:35 p.m. I just told them to go the flip to sleep (but yeah, the words in my head were genuine).
erica
Book buying is sending me broke...but at least I'm happy!
Ahhh...so THAT's where the contest words came from... :D You can never have too many books!
I wish bookstores gave out those little punch cards that say - "buy ten books, get your next one free" - because I have the same problem when I go into my local bookstore.
Got wind of Go the Fuck to Sleep a few weeks ago. I think a market for grown up picture books has just opened up.
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