The Power of (Used) Books

As I said in my last entry,

I've headed back to school.

Which means, I might not have as much time to post on this blog.

Because, aaarrgh, look at my homework for last week!

Holy cats, but I had a BUTTLOAD of reading to do.

And it was just the second week!

Anyhoo, I'll post shorty entries when I can.

For example, I've been collecting book inscriptions for awhile!

I have posted of my love of used books before. 

I love their history.  I love their smudges. I love that they were loved.

Something else I love is if a used book has an inscription in it.

 Awww...

This was in the front of Horton Hears A Who.

What a nice present for someone with a rambunctious boy:

a copy of Calvin and Hobbes.

I think of these like messages in a bottle,

and was surprised when I realized I knew both the bottle-sender

and the bottle-receiver.

This one is my favorite.  Alyssa has nicely summed up 

The Wish, a book that turned my own Girl into an enthusiastic reader.

I love new books,

but there's something really special about finding one of these

messages in a bottle in an old book.