Woops

I got more books.

The Second Amendment:

• A Natural History of the Senses, nonfiction by Diane Ackerman (Barnes & Noble; I know, I know)
• Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
• Drown, Junot Diaz's short story collection
• Speaking with the Angel, original stories by the likes of Dave Eggers and Zadie Smith, edited by Nick Hornby (cheep-cheep at the Brown Elephant)
• Snow, Orhan Pamuk
• A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry ("A whole quartah?! Gee, thaaanks, mistah!")
• An unblemished, hardcover copy of The History of Love
• A vintage hardcover copy of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, an old favorite (for $1!)
• Maps and Legends, Michael Chabon (a gift from my pops)

I also found a pristine copy of In Cold Blood for the brother, and my girlfriend got Middlesex for $1.50. Not too shabby, Howard Brown, not too shabby.

I'm going up to Wisconsin with the Kenealys and plan to conquer more than a few books out in the hammock with a root beer. I've been slowed up by my recent crafting obsession, visits from faraway lovers, and assigned readings for my class at the Newberry--this week: two short stories by James T. Farrell, but I hope my week away will get me back on the (not too) straight and narrow.