01 March 2009

February Unbookening: So Much For Not Buying Any Books

Mooched 3 books
Got 4 from the library
Got 10 to review
Bought 4 books*
21 books in

Donated 6 books to Small Thrift Store
Returned 9 to the library
Sold 6 books
Gave away 2 others
Left 2 books in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
25 books out

I didn't post a lot in February. It's not personal, and I'm not apologizing, because this is the Internet, but I will try to make more of an effort in March. Also, this month "Talk of the Town," my WEBR radio segment, is expected to make a Glorious Return, so you'll probably be hearing stuff about that. (Don't look so excited!)

*Mark Harris, PICTURES AT A REVOLUTION; Mike Davis, PLANET OF SLUMS; Joyce Carol Oates, BLONDE; COLLECTED STORIES OF RICHARD YATES.

4 comments:

Wade Garrett said...

I gave up on it, too - The Strand is having a half-off sale on Kurt Vonnegut, and I couldn't resist the urge to stock up. This ended my eight-week book-buying drought - perhaps the longest of my lifetime.

Ellen said...

Eight weeks?! Well done, Mr. Garrett.

Wade Garrett said...

It wasn't easy, but I added up all of the books in my apartment I own but haven't yet read - more than 50 - and decided I could afford to take a break from buying books for a little while!

Ellen said...

Oh, I definitely have more than 50. I could do that, I think. (Do books I already pre-ordered from Amazon count against me? Shoot.)