Two things happened at roughly the same time this year: I brought three boxes of books to the used bookshop and ended up with a bunch of store credit. The used bookshop took in a portion of the collection of a professor emerita of history who had recently passed away. Needless to say that over … Continue reading Medieval History Book Haul
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Book Haul: Windfall Edition
It's been a while since I did a book haul, mostly because I pick up books here and there and keeping track of them and setting them aside for a single book haul isn't practical for me. But I've recently had two windfalls that brought me a bunch of books all at once: one full … Continue reading Book Haul: Windfall Edition
Birthday Book Haul
March is my birthday month, so of course, I bought some books. I also received some birthday money (ostensibly for books) which I surprisingly haven't spent yet, so I'll have a birthday-adjacent book haul sometime later on. Landmarks by Robert MacfarlaneAll the Horses of Iceland by Sarah TolmieCabo de Gata by Eugen Ruge, translated from … Continue reading Birthday Book Haul
Christmas Book Haul
I ask for nothing but books from my family. They don't quite understand my obsession with books, but they humor me and buy books for me, and I appreciate that they do that. I've seen other readers whose families will say, "But I don't just want to get you yet another book", even when said … Continue reading Christmas Book Haul
Book Haul. From the Last While Or So.
I can't remember the last time I did a book haul here. Was it after Christmas? In the spring? I don't know. But I've gotten several books over the past few months, so I thought I would share them with you and talk them up. There was one book I forgot to put in this … Continue reading Book Haul. From the Last While Or So.
Birthday/March Bookhaul
So March was my birthday month, which means that I bought myself some books, and I received money (ostensibly for whatever, but we all know it went toward books), so there were trips to the bookstore for me, as well as a pre-order that I placed a couple of months ago. I bought some of … Continue reading Birthday/March Bookhaul
Book Haul: 10/15/2020
I bought some books! I'm planning to read C.J. Sansom's Tudor era mysteries, the Matthew Shardlake Series. I found a good deal on the first book, Dissolution, a few weeks ago, and when I saw that my used bookstore had the next three books in the series, I snatched them up. Sovereign by C.J. SansomDark … Continue reading Book Haul: 10/15/2020
Book Haul, via Iceland
I don't buy many souvenirs when I travel. My photographs serve that purpose well enough for me, and I pack so lightly that I don't have room for extra things. But I will seek out bookstores wherever I go and buy myself a book or two, and I try to find books that relate to … Continue reading Book Haul, via Iceland
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
As far as snowy and rainy birthday weeks go, this was a pretty good one. I didn't really go out and do anything special, but a bunch of us did get together for pizza and cake, and I splurged a little and bought some books. Which books, you ask? The Priory of the Orange Tree … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
Library Sale Book Haul
My public library has a big book sale every Fall. They take over the largest room in a local convention center for four days, and it draws hundreds of people. This year's sale was over the weekend, and so I drove out through an early snowstorm to pore over the remnants, which was still a … Continue reading Library Sale Book Haul
Traveling in Books 