This blog has been dormant for quite long enough now, don’t you think?
I am returning to the world of book blogging after months of inactivity and private frustration at the lack of an outlet. My reading is not quite as prolific as it was mid-2010, and this time around I’m going to be blogging to keep up with my reading, not reading to keep up with the impossibility of a self-imposed schedule of blogging.
A major thank you to anyone who commented, emailed, tweeted or (nicely!) confronted me personally during my sudden absence. Your words have been most encouraging and if it were possible I’d take you all out for coffee and a long browse through a bookstore.
New books acquired in February 2011
- Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes
- How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
- Brightness Falls by Jay McInerney
- The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
- Collected Stories by Tennessee Williams
- Notebooks by Tennessee Williams, edited by Margaret Bradham Thornton
Not quite as much as I would have usually bought in the past as my bookbuying habits have been severely curtailed for a number of reasons. However, I like to think that this just means I’m more selective about what I purchase. Maybe, maybe not!
Book Loot, Bright Lights Big City, Brightness Falls, Camera Lucida, Collected Stories of Tennessee Williams, February 2011, How Green Was My Valley, Jay McInerney, Margaret Bradham Thornton, Notebooks of Tennessee Williams, Richard Llewellyn, Roland Barthes, Tennessee Williams, The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon
Funnily enough I was looking at my blogroll yesterday and wondering why I hadn’t seen anything from you for a while. Good to see you back … that’s an interesting lot of loot you have. Will be interested in your comments as you read the books.
Thanks WG! I’ve actually really missed it, which isn’t that much of a surprise really. (God knows how long it’ll take me to get around to them, I’m so bad like that. At least book bloggers understand the compulsion to buy and not read straight away!
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Welcome back!
What a great loot.
Thanks Mae, I do my best to keep my bookshelves all class!
Yay! I’m glad you’re back because you have such great taste in books. Enjoy Bright Lights, Big City – it’s a pretty special read.
Thanks Kathy, coming from you that’s a compliment of the highest order! I’ve wanted to read Bright Lights for ages, so I’m really looking forward to reading it.