Little Free Libraries

There's an article in today's local paper about Little Free Libraries. I have a vague memory of this from I don't know when, but I can't say I really knew about them before. They are just what you'd think: little libraries where people can take a book for free. I love this idea! I want to build one and put it in front of my house! (Of course I would learn about this after I sold off and donated a metric buttload of books, but c'est la vie.) You see, I have a confession to make. I prefer print books to ebooks. *ducks and hides* I know, I know. It's silly, given my profession, but I can't help it. You know Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer? When Jenny asks him why he still researches in old books instead of by computer? The conversation goes something like this:

Giles: "It's the smell."
Jenny: "Computers don't smell."
Giles: "I know."

Mass-market, trade-paper, hardcover, new, old, worn, mint. I love me a BOOK. So I'm putting this on my project list. I don't know that I'll get it done any time soon, but I think I need to build a library. :-)

Little Free Libraries pop up in Puget Sound area

Treasured Possessions

I have many things I would consider treasured possessions - many (indeed possibly most) are books. A new one entered my world today. It was already a bit of a treasure being a copy of Robert Llewellyn's book The Man in the Rubber Mask, which my bro gave me years ago when Red Dwarf was still filming. It became even more wonderful this weekend when a good friend took it to Dragon*Con and got it not only autographed but personalized by the author. *squee* Thank you, L!

Plug!

I just learned that my buddy Kate sold a book to Siren Publishing. Check out her blog and tell her congrats! (And yes, I do see the irony of plugging the work of someone with an established fan base on my own blog that maybe three people have ever viewed. ;-P )