Jan
30
2003
I feel like I've posted about Book Thing of Baltimore before but it bears repeating. Some guy named Russell has turned his whole basement into a book giveaway depot. You just show up on the weekends and take books away. That's it. No catch. No joke. When I was in town last, I told myself I was going to take one book because that was all that would fit in my suitcase.
Laugh. I walked away with 9 books that my friend Nina was kind enough to ship back to me. What a great idea this is.

Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times edited by Kevin Smokler
The Customer Is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles edited and compiled by Jeff Martin. Essay by me on page 45.
I would have to agree with that I seem to be caught up in the smell, the bend, of a new book. However nothing seems to be as great of a read as a book that you get for free. One that somebody read and really enjoyed or maybe that one I still have not given back to the library!!!
Posted by: nels | January 31, 2003 at 11:56 AM