What's In My Library Queue

I revealed on Sunday that BRIGHT SHINY MORNING was on its way to me through the largesse of the NY Public Library system. (It has since landed at my branch; I'll pick it up tomorrow.) Here are the other books I am waiting for, arranged by the likelihood of my receiving them according to the information provided:

Jincy Willett, THE WRITING CLASS -- I added this today because its premise sounded interesting. Apparently no one else thinks so. 37 copies; I'm 3rd of 3 requests.
Andrew Sean Greer, THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE -- A friend of mine raved about this novel of conformity and change in '50s San Francisco. 60; 29th/105.
Joseph O'Neill, NETHERLAND -- not sure what to expect about this novel, but it seems to have been mentioned everywhere as a well-done 9/11 response, with cricket. 257; 221st/515.
Stephanie Klein, MOOSE -- another memoir by the blogger behind Greek Tragedy, about her childhood summers at fat camp. The backlash against Klein has kind of taken on a life of its own, but I don't really feel the need to participate, because I liked her first book STRAIGHT UP AND DIRTY. 42; 32nd/53.
Dean Wareham, BLACK POSTCARDS -- a memoir by one of the members of Luna, a band I never loved (despite seeing them in concert at college), but the book is supposed to be good. 29; 43/52.
David Sedaris, WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES -- the latest by the celebrated memoirist may never reach me this year, I'll have better luck cajoling my mom to buy it and lend it to me. 170; 252nd/363.
Daniel Radosh, RAPTURE READY! -- Radosh writes for the New Yorker and follows Christian culture in this, his first book. 1; 13th/14.

Also on the list to borrow are CDs by the New Pornographers and Jay-Z and one DVD (an Antonio Gaudí documentary which is not on Netflix for some reason).

All of these books have one thing in common: They were all published in 2008. This doesn't happen all the time, but it's probably because older books tend to filter through the system to me faster, even when they're coming from a distant branch. If I don't get my hands on that Sedaris book until November, though, it's all right; my longest request so far has been in the system for about 9 months before being filled, and that's not bad for a new title.