It’s the final five days of the Borders closing sale in the city where we live. My husband coaxed me down to the store one last time (not that I took much convincing, as I have grading to put off), and we bought thirteen books. At a final sale price of $55.40, we spent an average of $4.26 a book–a nice number in and of itself. But since most of the books were 70-80% off, we saved $140.10.
One hundred and forty dollars, people.
Here’s the loot:
- Bernheimer, Kate, ed. My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales. A lot of big-name authors have contributed to this collection that has been on my wishlist since its release.
- James, P. D. Talking about Detective Fiction. These essays about the art and craft of detection are said to be a must-have for every writer’s shelf.
- King, Laurie R. Touchstone. I understand this to be a stand-alone mystery novel (something increasingly difficult to find) by the author of my favorite Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
- Makkai, Rebecca. The Borrower. I’ve enjoyed Makkai’s short stories every time they appear in the Best American Short Stories series, and I’m very much looking forward to her first novel about a librarian.
- Marillier, Juliet. The Well of Shades. This is the third book in a series I haven’t started reading yet.
- McKillip, Patricia A. The Bell at Sealey Head. I saw McKillip’s Od Magic at the closing sale and was attracted to the cover art; what was inside was just as pleasurable, and I hope the trend will persist.
- Shakespeare, William. Henry V. For the giant price of sixty cents, I picked up a Folger paperback edition of one of my favorite plays.
- Wells, H. G. The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds. Though I own two of these novels already, this hardback Everyman’s Library copy has an introduction by Margaret Drabble that I’m quite looking forward to.
- Zipes, Jack, trans. Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales. While I’ve read the Norton fairy tales collection with several of these tales included, I couldn’t resist this portable edition with its focus on French tales.
Can’t wait to read them!
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