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Bookworm Problems: Too Many Authors, Too Many Books

6/10/2014

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I own too many books. And that's a problem for several reasons - lack of shelf space, I'll never read them all, I have no desire to stop buying books, etc., etc. But recently I ran across a too-many-books problem that I hadn't noticed before.

I was at a library used book sale. You know the ones: tables upon tables, boxes upon boxes filled with books to look through. They're mostly sorted, by genre if not alphabetically by author. And there's just so many to peruse. There are a few authors that I always keep an eye out for at used book sales like this. One of those authors is Adriana Trigiani. I haven't read many of her books yet (just two), but I've loved those that I've read. So I'm slowly collecting anything and everything she's written.

Which is why I got so excited at the library used book sale whenever I saw a book by Adriana Trigiani. This happened about 16 times. And when I looked closer, I discovered it was a book I already owned by her. That happened about 16 times. Excitement, followed by disappointment. Bookworm Problem.

Thankfully, the last time ended in excitement. I found a copy of Milk Glass Moon, the third book in her Big Stone Gap series. I've read the first two in the series, and this was the perfect find to add to my Adriana Trigiani collection. If only there hadn't been so many letdowns first!
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Joyful link
6/10/2014 02:32:04 am

I have had to stop "book hunting" because I have a similar problem. I tell myself that someday life will slow down, retirement will come and I will have time to read all those books I have collected. In the mean time, my teenagers are very happily devouring them. Glad you finally ended your treasure hunt with a gold nugget!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/10/2014 01:11:16 pm

I always tell myself I don't need anymore books, but that never works. :) I think by the time retirement comes, my house will be overrun with books! I guess there are worse problems to have. . . :)

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Katie @ Doing Dewey link
6/11/2014 11:02:27 am

I recently managed to convince myself that I could go to a library sale just to browse and keep a friend company. Obviously, I left with a stack of books! I like your idea of looking for specific authors. I didn't have a plan in mind (except the impossible one of not buying books) so I was a bit overwhelmed.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/11/2014 01:07:02 pm

Usually my goal is to limit myself to one bag or stack. That's about all the limits I can put on myself!

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