1. Now, this first thing will only appeal to those you who, like myself, are quite totally obsessive about their books, and are even bordering on obsessive compulsive "book collector" AKA hoarder. So, to flush this story out a bit, you're gong to need to understand the back story. So there's this book I ABSOLUTELY adore, The Selected Works of TS Spivet by Reif Larsen. When I read it for the first time (and had my mind blown by the genius of this book- seriously, read it) I got it from the library, and the copy I read was the 1st edition hardback. as aforementioned, I loved it. Soooo, I went to Barnes and Nobles and lark, they had it in stock! I walked out with the 1st edition paperback version. Now, the covers on these two editions are totally different. The hardback = gorgeous. The paperback? Not so much. But I was content.
Now to my story. 2 weekend ago I was in Barnes and Nobles, browsing through the books. sadly, our Barnes and Nobles was remodeling so nothing was where it should have been. Literally, I was looking through books that were piled up on the floor. Since YA was pretty much scattered all over the store, and I already had my prime selection (The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins-awesome book by the way)I had retreated to the bargain books section for some organized peace. And when strolling past a table of books, what do I find? A hardback copy of The Selected Works of TS Spivet, the exact same version I first read it in And what was the best part of this revolutionary find, you may ask? It was 6 BUCKS!!! Usually, this book is a wallet empty-ing 27. 95 US dollars! I was, in a word, ecstatic. So that's it. Just wanted to exclaim my excitement to the worldwide web. I'll attach pictures of my two copies of TSWOTSS below.
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2. Don't worry, this is more relatable to regular people. Sort of. It's about a pretty funny coincidence. A bit of back story: There are exactly three facts you need to know to understand this story. A) I have a friend named Tristan who I recently introduced to the wonders of the Colorado public library system, and how to put books on hold (it was funny, he was so amazed. Even better, you should have seen when I introduced him to iTunes) B) I possible want to be a librarian someday and C) Tristan is well....a bit eccentric. So this past afternoon, he comes up to me with a book in his hand, and asks "Mia, did you hack into my library account and put this on hold?" The book was Librarianship: An Introduction, and no, I did not hack into his account, and unless he put in on there himself, it must have just been a really weird coincidence. I just found that somewhat amusing.
3. And three.....well I started this post a week ago, and I kind of forgot what the third one was...It must not have been that interesting. I suppose instead I'll write about how I almost cried while reading The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness. Which the thing was, it was one of those books where when __(I would put the name of the character who died in, but I don't want to spoil anything, hence the blank) died it was so sad you just wanted to cry your eyes out, but, unfortunately for me, I was on the school bus, so I couldn't. But it was heartbreaking-ly sad. I'm still reeling from the shock. Poor poor __.
So, that's all for my book-ish events lately, but what about you? Has anything amazing happened in your world of book-related adventures? If so, tell me in the comments below!
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