My accidental book haul. Last week I arrived at the library to pick up a hold and noticed it was fifteen minutes before the Friends of the Library bookshop closed. I figured I’d browse around a bit, maybe pick up one thing. But this ridiculousness happened instead. Congressman Lincoln is actually a gift for my dad (shhhhhhh) who recently got into an op-ed head-to-head our Lincoln’s congressional record, so that felt appropriate. The Tin Drum I feel like I’ve been looking for a nice copy of forever. I am a sucker for NYRB translations (especially by and of women), and liked the last Colette I read. And finally, I feel like my poetry TBR is getting small, and this caught my eye. . Seriously, thank goodness they were closing, because who knows what would have happened if they hadn’t kicked me out at this point. Then again, the whole stack set me back less than five bucks, so.... . . #bookstack #librarylove #thetindrum #guntergrass #thepureandtheimpure #colette #hermabriffault #translatedfiction #womenintranslation #translatedfromfrench #nyrb #notesontheassemblage #juanfelipeherrera #citylightsbooks #congressmanlincoln #chrisderose #tbr #bookhaul #usedbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt1SJ2JnnTz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5knbxmr5joqa