Thursday, November 11, 2010

Library book sale

It's that time of year again - the library book sale! A few weeks ago I dropped off a few things that I had read and hadn't loved. Books I really enjoyed either find a home on my shelf, or I give away to friends or family members. This year's sale was huge; one of the librarians said that there's a new committee overseeing the sale. I say, bravo new committee! Lots of great stuff. As usual, I got carried away. $1 for trade paperbacks, $2 for hardbacks; I walked out with two big bags for $29.

Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating
Amy Bloom, Where the God of Love Hangs Out (hb)
Carl Hiaasen, Flush (I think we already own a copy of this...)
Lorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs (hb)
Jennifer Weiner, Best Friends Forever
Amy Bloom, Away (already read it, but wanted a copy)
Patricia Wells, The Food Lover's Guide to Paris
Minimus (children's Latin textbook...I already have one copy)
Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna (hb)
Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire (hb) (already read it, but wanted a copy)
Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (already read it, but wanted a copy)
Maiya Williams, The Golden Hour (looks like something Alex would like)
Blue Balliett, Chasing Vermeer (hoping to interest Tim)
J. Courtney Sullivan, Commencement
Mark Haddon, A Spot of Bother
Neil Gaiman, American Gods (loved it, wanted my own copy)
Michael Chabon, Summerland (loved it, wondered if Alex might be ready for it)

Plus a bunch of Garfield, Simpsons, and Foxtrot comics, a Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not book, etc. which will be revealed right before our 1.75 hour drive to a soccer tournament next weekend.

3 comments:

holdenj said...

Again, I must say you really have had some great luck at your sales! And a nice mix of books seem to be available. Interesting that they have a new committee!
It's tough to rein myself in when I see a nice copy of something I've already read...I will pick it up for my shelf if I loved it too, or if I think one of the kids will read it.
Foxtrot! J. has them all in order of publication date on his bookshelf! Due to the contract with whatever comic syndicate, Foxtrot wasn't in the Mpls paper, only St. Paul. When we discovered them, they were all new to us and J. found many of the boooks on trips to the used book store or B&N with his giftcards! Really made present buying easy for a while!
Thanks for sharing your finds!

Doc Jen said...

Wow! I'm jealous. I missed the Lake Forest Library Sale this year but i still have unread books from the sale two years ago sitting on my shelf. This work thing really gets in the way of my reading.

julienj said...

Oh, I still have plenty of books from the last sale...and the sale before that...and the sale before that...