#readathon Stack

The 24 hour Dewey Readathon is almost here!  I am feeling a little bit nervous, but also a little excited.  Nervous because of the time for me (its going to be a 4:30 am wake up call and there are other people in the apartment staying with me at the moment).  Hopefully I'll get up on time and start reading at 5 am.

Here are the books that I am starting out with and hope to read tomorrow:
• Mysteries of the Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Pamela Mingle
• Saints by Gene Luen Yang
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaimen 

I might read a couple more, but these books are what I am planning on attempting. 

New Books

Bought a few new books today. Here is what I purchased:

• The Blind Side
• The Illiad (the Robert Fagels translation; had been looking for it for a number of years)
• The Handmaid's Tale

I also purchased a few books online as well. Here is what I ordered:
• The Little Black Apron: A Single Girl's Guide to Cooking with Style and Grace
• Leafs Abomination: The Dismayed Fan's Handbook To Why The Leafs Stink And How They Can Rise Again
• Going Solo In The Kitchen

I should get the books that I ordered tonight sometime around the 22nd. All books ordered and purchased where through ChaptersIndigo.

Books and Libraries

I love reading, don't get me wrong, and I love libraries and exploring them and I have found gems that I wouldn't have otherwise have found had I not explored the bookshelves of my local library (if you can count the online catalogue as bookshelves, but I have found books by just picking them up from the library). Anyways, it seems that whenever I step into a library or a bookstore, I can't help but come out with a bunch of books in my hands. I know that I am taking more than I can possibly read, but some of them are so good that I don't want them to slip from my hands. I suppose you can call me a book whore and maybe I should try to control my urges to get my hand on a new book. I guess this isn't the time of day to decide.

First Post

This is a blog about the books that I read. I will likely link to my LiveJournal account, where I have also posted about the books I read. If I post there, I will post a link here and vice versa.