While January felt unusually long, February went by perhaps entirely too fast. I am getting sick of all the snow, cold temperatures, and darkness though, so I’m not too aggrieved by it. I think I got so carried away in January with buying books that I could’ve sworn I picked up many more this past month too, but it seems that’s not the case. I definitely indulged a little, but I actually showed some restraint while also taking a chance on some books.

Let’s see what I’ve got for this month.Read More »

I may have gotten a smidge carried away over the past month. Only one of these is a Christmas gift that didn’t show up until later. The rest are indulgences that I seemingly couldn’t resist. I don’t regret a single one, but I do bemoan my ever-shrinking shelf space. On an unrelated note, does anybody else feel like January was unusually long? Lately months have blow by like dust in the wind, but it feels like it’s been January for two months.

Enough ruminating on time, let’s check out these piles of leaves.Read More »

I’ve been guilty of leaving these a little too late in the past, but this time it’s because I’ve been trying to take a bit of a reading/blogging break for the new year, which I expect I’ll be done with soon. I’ve once again been wracking my brain a bit trying to remember what new books I received last month, but I’m pretty sure I’ve remembered all of them. It feels silly just not knowing, but I think part of it is I bought a few books as gifts, which is throwing me off.

Enough dwelling on it, let’s see what I do remember.Read More »

I don’t know why, but November went by like it was nothing, in stark contrast to an October that felt especially long—probably in part because of how many books I wound up reading. I tried to show a little more restraint this month, especially as the holiday started to loom on the horizon, but I found myself tempted more than once into buying myself some brand new books. The impulses won.

Still, it was a fairly modest month. Let’s see what I did pick up.Read More »

In contrast to last month, I managed to show a modicum of restraint in October and didn’t pick up very many books, though it honestly wasn’t from lack of trying. Thrift stores can be a dice roll; sometimes you make great finds, and other times their selection is disappointing. Strangely, I’ve been seeing a deluge of the novels Three Day Road and Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden. Not sure what’s up with that, but I digress. I visited thrift stores several times in October but found nothing worth picking up, with one small exception. So it goes. I also went to a library book sale and walked away empty handed. I really tried to buy books even though I’m running out of space. What am I doing?

Let’s see what I did pick up.Read More »

I thought September was going to be another low-key month for a while there, but I wound up having a surprise opportunity to hit up some bookstores I don’t normally get to, and that led me to get a little carried away with picking up some new ones. It made for a great outing, however, and I picked up some books I’ve been trying to hunt down for a while.

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August was almost a month of significant note, as it was very close to becoming the first month since January 2018 that I hadn’t bought a single new book. This is on the heals of having gone to Fan Expo again this year, a destination that used to be a guarantee of buying new comics but sadly is hardly worth it for that anymore. However, at a moment of feeling low, late into the month, I found myself browsing a bookstore. During my browse, I found something I’d been looking for, and me with a bit of Expo spending money left over. So, the streak continues.

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