The Sunday Salon -- Recent book acquisitions, and other thoughts on Life

I'm currently reading Fault Line by Barry Eisler which is my LibraryThing Early Reviewer book. It's a pretty readable book, nothing terribly profound, though there are some patches of really nice writing. It's a thriller with lots of action if that is the kind of book you enjoy. I notice that I get this kind of book a lot from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Crime fiction or thrillers. I think I need to diversify my library on there more!

I permitted myself the indulgence of going into Borders this week to use the coupon they sent in my email. Truthfully, I don't need any books, but buying books is a comfort to me and I had a semi-stressful week at work.

Usually I think about a book I'd like to buy before going in and this time I was considering The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. However, I was unable to find it at quick glance, but I did spot some books by Wendell Berry. Because I've heard about Wendell Berry over at the Rabbit Room I grabbed The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry off the shelf and flipped through it. It's been awhile since I settled down with a book of essays, but I read a few lines from the book and knew I had to have it. One nice thing about a book like this is that I can read it in parts...it's not necessarily meant to be read page after page, but rather digested in bits. So it will probably be on my nightstand for awhile.

I also bought a copy of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. I'm a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki's animated films, but I haven't actually seen this one! I thought I'd do something radical and read the book first.

I have to say that California kills me. We've had really warm weather here lately...weather that makes me think it's spring. So I haven't been listening to my audiobooks because I'd much rather blast the music and drive around with the windows down. It's so strange to feel like spring so early.....there is something so delightful about spring something I can't quite define but it makes my heart burst with hope. As much as I love fall and adore Christmas, spring is so full of life and promise that it may well trump the other seasons. But the strange thing is...it should be earned. It should be the glorious season that emerges after winter. Experiencing spring in January is throwing me off on so many levels!

LOST premieres this week and I've done my best to avoid spoilers. I really can't wait. I've decided to have a bit of an unofficial LOST week celebration here with a chance for prizes, so if you're a LOST fan...stay tuned!

I don't have many plans for the day, but I hope to read a lot and relax before heading back to work...what will you be doing today?