I finally weeded out the college reading (the stuff I knew I would never read again) last year, because it had been 5+ years since I'd touched it. Also, I needed the space. Now, I need the space again, but I know my books and am not ready to give any more up. Sadly, those of you who have seen my apartment know there's really noplace to put another bookcase. So I am doubling up in earnest.

(Except, I need a location schedule so that I can quickly find what's in the behind row. Or rotate regularly.)

The other option is replacing the Elderly Tippy Bookcases of Doom entirely, and finding shelving that is even taller (and less tippy). Or colonizing my flatmate's bookcase.

Hey, you know what would motivate you? A Book Club!

And PC wins today's "Flirting with Disaster" award. I suppose I should check in on Lightbulbs and see how it's going.

Hey, you know what would motivate you? A Book Club!

That's truly a novel idea.

That's a downright villanellous pun.

Do you think I have to run for cover?

Well, I doubt there will be any binding action against you.

Could someone do a quick summary of Lightbulbs? I tried to read it today and couldn't tell if there were more "yeas" or "nays".

It's hard to gague trends from Lightbulbs, because yhou can't tell who's lurking and thinking and who's talking.

Or who's just throwing things out there to consider without giving a real sense of which way they go.

Combining the recent topics of books and reading stuff on the internet... I have many books by my favorite contemporary poet, Albert Goldbarth, including his National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Saving Lives. The first poem in it, "Library", is delightful and apropos of having many many books. This page has a link to Goldbarth's addendum to the poem, plus links to contributions (it will make sense once you see it) from other poets and the site's readers. I also recommend his book of essays Great Topics of the World, especially the wonderfully-titled, "The History of the Universe Is Important to This Story."