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    03Nov2009

    Library Shelf #4

    DateTuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:07PM

    Sorry I haven't been posting lately; we've been dealing with sick kids and West Virginian weddings, and the first blog post after a break always kicks my butt so I've been putting it off.  But when we returned from our trip I saw the big stack of library books we forgot to drop off before we left, so I'll tell you what will be costing me $10 in fines later this afternoon.

     

    • Bloom's Notes: Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter; Harold Bloom, ed.
    • The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookie Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes; Robin Davis
    • Poe's Children: The New Horror: An Anthology; Peter Straub; ed.
    • Biting the Wax Tadpole: Confessions of a Language Fanatic; Elizabeth Little
    • The Book of Beasts; John May and Michael Marten
    • Amphigorey; Edward Gorey
    • Knitted Gifts: Irresistible Projects to Make and Give; Ann Budd
    • Signatures of Grace: Catholic Writers on the Sacraments; Thomas Grady and Paula Huston, eds.
    • Beowulf on the Beach; Jack Murnighan
    • Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident; Eoin Colfer
    • The Gates; John Connolly
    • The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds; John Yow *

     

    By the way, I read a terrific book while I was up in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.  It was called Empire Falls by Richard Russo.  I've read two of his other novels, Straight Man and Nobody's Fool, and enjoyed them, but I had never seen Empire Falls.  Of course that's the one that won the Pulitzer - how do I miss these things?  Anyway.  Go read it.  You won't be sorry.

     

    * Oops.  Found these library books upstairs:

    • Christian Reflections; C. S. Lewis
    • Tree and Leaf; J. R. R. Tolkien

    AuthorMelanie | Comment3 Comments |
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    Reader Comments (3)

    Sorry to hear you had to deal with sickness:( Those look like some interesting books.
    Thanks for sharing the list. Look at the fines this way...at least you have done your part to support the local library =) I know, I'm no help LOL

    November 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLisa

    It's nice to have you back. :)

    I had no idea there was a Star Wars cookbook. LOL

    Nice list.

    November 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterApplie

    yay! You are back! That list makes steam come out of my ears.

    November 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTressa

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