Recent book covers that I'm drawn to for some reason include:
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
What about you? Do you ever buy books based on the cover? Do you have any favorite covers?
Saturday, July 21, 2012
A Book by Its Cover
One thing I miss when I read a book on my Kindle is getting to see the book cover. I used to roam the aisles of the bookstore and library checking the book covers to see if any spoke to me. And many times they did. It has been so long since I bought or checked out a book for its cover, though, that I would be hard pressed to recall which covers evoked that response. I thought about that today when I discovered a website that lists its writer's choices for the 50 Coolest Book Covers. 50 Coolest Book Covers
Recent book covers that I'm drawn to for some reason include:
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Recent book covers that I'm drawn to for some reason include:
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Friday, July 13, 2012
Feeling Guilty
I'm feeling guilty because I haven't posted in such a long time. I have a good excuse -- working 50+ hours. But that doesn't make me feel any better.
I have managed to squeeze in some non-work-related reading, though, in the brief spaces of time when I'm grabbing a bite to eat or just before I doze off at night. In fact, as often happens in life, now that I have so much work, I also have several good books to read. The last time I went to the library, I learned that I could get library books for my Kindle. So I went a little crazy and requested more than I could read. Just as with regular library books, you get three weeks to read the Kindle version, and then it disappears from your e-reader. Several of the books I requested were on a waiting list, so I thought I'd be safe. But then they all started coming in just days apart. Once they're on your shelf, you have three days to download them or they go back to the "stacks." So now, in addition to my book club read "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult, I also have downloaded "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness.
Because I was working such long hours, I had to let another digital title go back - as well as a hardcover book I had ordered. I really want to read both of these books, but I guess it won't happen just now.
I have managed to squeeze in some non-work-related reading, though, in the brief spaces of time when I'm grabbing a bite to eat or just before I doze off at night. In fact, as often happens in life, now that I have so much work, I also have several good books to read. The last time I went to the library, I learned that I could get library books for my Kindle. So I went a little crazy and requested more than I could read. Just as with regular library books, you get three weeks to read the Kindle version, and then it disappears from your e-reader. Several of the books I requested were on a waiting list, so I thought I'd be safe. But then they all started coming in just days apart. Once they're on your shelf, you have three days to download them or they go back to the "stacks." So now, in addition to my book club read "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult, I also have downloaded "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness.
Because I was working such long hours, I had to let another digital title go back - as well as a hardcover book I had ordered. I really want to read both of these books, but I guess it won't happen just now.
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