Books: February 2008 Archives

BeatsMe, here. Haven't posted since I moved to Willamsburg last year. But the kind folks of ABL have welcomed me back for occasional dispatches from the new nabe, and, funny enough, my first one actually concerns what I miss most about the old neighborhood. BookCourt was pretty much a once a week stop for me. I had such fond feelings for it, even mediocre purchases would magically acquire some extra luster.

At my new home near Graham Avenue stop, the closest bookstore is all the way over on Bedford--I might as well jump on the G. So I was pretty stoked when I stumbled upon my local library just a few block away. And though it looked liked a pretty sizable building, once inside, my heart sank. There were more desks than bookshelves, with just a few rows dedicated to fiction. Half the place seemed to be coloring books. But the funny thing is, I was able to find books three books I wanted to read within about 15 minutes--Bee Season, The Year of Endless Sorrows and The Woman and the Ape. While it's never going to be BookCourt, it got me thinking about how sometimes less choice can be a good thing. Yeah, that's what I'll keep telling myself.