tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post3873316993343824231..comments2024-01-04T19:29:46.884-06:00Comments on The Not-Writing Spectacle: Collecting BooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-35395599501374160252019-12-14T06:50:15.850-06:002019-12-14T06:50:15.850-06:00Aw, thanks, Deb! It's probably smart to only ...Aw, thanks, Deb! It's probably smart to only hold onto what you know you'll reread. My problem is I never know what I might want to read again until I reach for it. Thanks for making my books part of your 'want to read again' lists. <br /><br />Ooo, Victorian fashion magazines sound cool.<br /><br />And now I'm jealous of your bookcases. But I totally hear you on not being able to squeeze one more in. I'm not sure where I'd put another bookcase if I had one.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-52778831738177205812019-12-14T06:46:28.402-06:002019-12-14T06:46:28.402-06:00LOL, yeah, Hubs definitely had a lot of books when...LOL, yeah, Hubs definitely had a lot of books when we got married, too. He's responsible for about half of the literature and the NF shelves, plus all the old engineering books. I only have two L'Amours so far. And I still haven't read McCaffrey. Must rectify that. I'm totally jealous of your 1st edition Peter Pan.<br /><br />I collected unicorns, too! I don't think I have any of them anymore, though. Not sure where they all went. Hmm. <br /><br />You have a reading weekend, too! Fun fun. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-25431650567670218482019-12-13T23:04:56.847-06:002019-12-13T23:04:56.847-06:00I used to collect SF and fantasy, but I'm slow...I used to collect SF and fantasy, but I'm slowly giving them up. Now I only hold onto titles I know I'll want to reread (such as LOTR) and favorite writers (like you). I reread my old books and turn them into the used bookstore for new ones. The nonfiction... the bookstore doesn't want them, and I have a ton of them.<br /><br />I am collecting Victorian fashion magazines, but that's for research for my books.<br /><br />At last count (I'm afraid to look again) I had 15 large bookcases filled to the brim. I suppose it's a good thing I couldn't squeeze one more into the house. ;-)Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-4278246994579309492019-12-13T09:22:52.804-06:002019-12-13T09:22:52.804-06:00Two bibliophiles should never marry. Luckily, when...Two bibliophiles should never marry. Luckily, when LG and I were moving so much, the Army paid for the boxes of books. I'm an Andre Norton fan too. I have almost all of her Witch World books in paperback because that's how they released. I have all of the In Death books in hardback if they released that way, in paper if not (along with digital and audio--it's my go-to series!). I have Louis L'Amours, mostly the Sacketts series but others as well because...Louis L'Amour! My dad and LG's dad both read him. Anne McAffrey's Dragonrider series. Yup. And Peter Pan. I have a first edition that's under glass and then other editions. LG is big on first editions, mostly bios and histories, and military. Some of ours are worth more than what we paid for them but Only will have to deal with them once we're gone. <br /><br />I also used to collect unicorns. Then I stopped. Not sure why. I do have some strung around the house though most are packed away from the last move twenty-plus years ago. <br /><br />But books. Definitely. There will always be space in my house for books. Have a reading weekend! 😉Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.com