At the Strand

Despite the cold rainy weather, it’s been a great week. As I mentioned last week, my friend was in town and we hit the Hermes sale which was in Chelsea. The sale was just okay; last year’s selection was much better. Sigh. Afterwards, I asked if we could hit The Strand since it was near by.

For those who are not familiar with The Strand, it’s the last of the granddaddy old-fashioned used bookstores that used to line what was known as Book Row in Greenwich Village. It’s huge (55,000 square feet) and unwieldy, with books crammed in every nook and corner, and a notoriously underpaid and unhelpful staff but part of the charm is uncovering (and I do mean uncovering) those treasures all by yourself.

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The Mailman Cometh

The mailman came and he brought me all sorts of goodies 🙂

From Amazon.com, I received:

1. Tanner’s Scheme — Lora Leigh
2. Dangeous Lover — Lisa Marie Rice
3. The Serpent Prince — Elizabeth Hoyt (this isnt suppose to be out until Sept. 1st!)

BTW, I got the Amazon order in just 3 days using their Free Shipping option. Thanks, Amazon!

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Bag Rage

I have a confession that will surprise most people who know me.

I’m cheap.

Not about books. Not about clothes. Not about jewelry. Nor cars or home furnishings or anything else you can think of. I’m one of those people who dont even ask the price of items when I am shopping. Usually, it’s “I want. I get.”

But you would never know it by the filthy grayish Brentano’s bag I’ve been using to tote books for the past 15 years. (Pictured right. I dont think there are Brentano’s bookstores around anymore. It was most famous for being the bookstore in the comedy Seinfeld, altho it’s been around since 1853.) And this is where my confession comes in.

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