Category Archives: book lust

I’m packing up my books this month to move into a new apartment.  There’s nothing worse than moving when you own as many books as I do. It’s a blessing and a curse to have such a LARGE personal library. … Continue reading →

Via Topinambours, I came across this delightful CBS Sunday Morning segment on bilbiophiles (and bibliomaniacs) in Paris.  First of all, I want that first edition of The Great Gatsby.  I still remember Fitzgerald’s description of the light dancing across Daisy’s … Continue reading →

Sometimes I feel like our workdays make us a bit like Henry Bemis in my favorite episode of The Twilight Zone, “Time Enough At Last”. You know the one I’m talking about; where time is always against him. He’s a … Continue reading →

I’m currently reading Ali Smith’s The Book Lover. It’s an anthology of Ali’s favorite excerpts, short stories, comic strips and poems chosen from the books on her own bookshelves. There’s a nice balance of well known and lesser known writers … Continue reading →

Photo of Shakespeare & Company via Flickr I’ve had over a thousand books in storage for 2 1/2 years now. I miss them like any friend I haven’t seen or talked to in a long time. Since I put the … Continue reading →