I got dizzy at the San Francisco Public Library Booksale
The San Francisco Public Library has an annual book sale to raise funds. It’s at Fort Mason and takes up the entire building. Tables and tables of books with boxes and boxes underneath the tables....
View ArticleEditing my library: Giving away books that I don’t love
Ever since I was in grammar school I’ve had bookcases. My father made them for me whenever I needed them. He made them with smaller shelves as my childhood books became paperback novels. He made them...
View ArticleBooks I’ve Read in 2014
Every year I promise myself I’ll read more books than I buy. Every year I promise myself that I’ll read more of the unread books on my shelves. And every year I promise myself that I’ll reread my...
View ArticleThe most trusted tool of a reader, the bookmark
I have a number of bookmarks, and yet I still sometimes use a receipt, a ripped piece of paper, or even just a pencil. Here are most of them. Not all, of course, because there’s probably some lost in...
View ArticleWhat I’ve spent on Books in 2015
Starting last year I began keeping track of all the books I've bought. Every year I think I've curbed my book buying, but each year I realize I've bought around the same amount. It's an addiction that...
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