Its funny how a random conversation can turn into a new endeavour. That's exactly how I wound up here.....writing my own blog.
Everyone who knows me knows I love to read, can spend lots of time rummaging through the shelves at used book stores, and that one of my favorite festivals in Chicago is the Printer Row Book Fair. I love it and can't seem to get enough! To be perfectly honest, when picking out new reading material I am totally guilting of doing something I try not to do in any other part of my life..... judging a book by its cover.
What can I say. I always pick up books with catchy (read: cheesy) titles, bright colors, cool patterns, and fun pictures. You would think I was selecting fabric. Books with dark covers, historical painting pictures, and ugly fonts make me cringe. Occassionally I'll look at one of these boring covered books, but I can't make myself buy them. It just doesn't work.
While talking with my 2 roommates the other night about my recent Half Price Book purchases (3 clearance books for $1 each!), we found ourselves laughing at the ridiculousness of their titles (and the beauty of their covers) and my roommate suggested I write about my finds. So here I am! A fun new project!
Up first: Island Girls (and Boys) by Rachel Hawthorne
One of my $1 clearance purchases, I'm 20 pages into this one and it already has me cracking up. Can't wait to share it with you!
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