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Title: The NixAuthor: Nathan HillPublication Date: 2016Publishing House: Alfred A. Knopf The Nix has been on my to read list for almost a year. Keltin got a copy from the library and said that I should add it to my list. In a fit of sass I bought a copy at a used book store
Before we ventured to the Railroad Museum, Keltin and I took a rather long detour by the Galveston Bookshop where we were promptly greeted by the shop cat, Carson. He rules the place and loves some scratches. This bookstore had a wonderfully large fantasy and sci-fi section upstairs and I spent a ridiculous amount of
Just a few blocks from Sons of Liberty Coffee is a little used bookstore on a corner and it is a wonderful little shop with floor to ceiling books with a second story. Barber’s Book Store is supposed to be the oldest bookstore in the state of Texas. Keltin and I loved the place the
After a visit to the state capitol and much needed lunch Keltin and decided that we liked Congress Ave. Walking down it a bit we came across South Congress Books. Neither of us can pass up a used books store and wondering in was instinctual. The shop is small and was quite crowded. Each section
Good morning! With Thanksgiving getting closer I have not had time to finish my book this week. So I thought that I wold talk about some of my favorite books. Here are my rules: If the book is part of a series I can only pick one I’m not going to put these in a
I’m a bit behind on reading Tempests and Slaughter this week so I thought it with be the perfect time to respond to a book tag. I don’t do these too often and I’m excited to do this one. I was tagged by BookWormMuse, thank you! 1. NOPE Ending: A book ending that made you go
I’m traveling this week and a bit behind on my reading but I wanted to share what I am reading because the book is brilliant and beautiful. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe By: Benjamin Alire Saenz Loving this book. It is full of complex ideas written simply. I didn’t know what
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Publication Date: 2012 Publishing House: CCCO I read this book in a week and if I didn’t have to go to work I would have finished it much sooner. The Song of Achilles is the tale of the life of Achilles. He is the son of a
A good friend of mine was in town recently and unlike normal people we didn’t go get dinner or drinks to sit and catch up on the events of life. No, we wandered around the nearest used bookstore, in this case Half Priced Books. Where despite a vain attempt at first I bough more books.
So as I have said in previous posts recently I moved and I spent a large amount of time on Sunday unpacking my books. I had at least eight large boxes full of them. And was out of bookshelf space rather quickly. As I was working on the chaos my boyfriend suggested getting rid of
