Book mystery
Tuesday, 17 February, 2009
This is weird: since we moved and unpacked all 45 boxes of books, I know I am missing three from my library. They are:
- The Black Stallion (Walter Farley): I used to read this over and over and over again as a child.
- The Timekeeper (Emily Rodda): sequel to Finders Keepers, and a very good one at that.
- The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami): my favourite Murakami novel.
I put all my books into LibraryThing before I packed them. So I can see I had The Black Stallion before we moved. But I did not have The Timekeeper or The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (nevertheless, I'm 100% certain I used to own both. Plus The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World was a rather nice edition I picked up at Galaxy Bookshop when it used to be on York St).
Later ...
After asking on Twitter and Facebook, I've discovered who has my copy of The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Yay!!! So glad it is not lost!
I hope the other two turn up some time. (The Black Stallion case is truly weird ...)
Blinks:
A way of funding writing in the future: pitch and idea and get people to support it.
Place where you can hire play equipment for parties, etc.
How to recalibrate the home button on your iPhone.
Unsolicited manuscripts accepted by Pan Macmillan with certain conditions.
Thought Balloon is a group blog in which the writers tackle a new theme every week? month? with one-page scripts. This URL is for their Phonogram ones.
How to sew a zipper on a knitted garment.
Issues organised by tale.
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Just discovered another one is missing: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. *Sigh*.