W I D A D - I read and work crosswords (7)



I read.


On my Kindle:

This was the last of a trilogy  Stay Dead, Play Dead, and Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier. Murder mysteries.













I forget what Fairwood was about, but I know that I enjoyed it (lol). 


I work  the daily crossword , but not the New York Times puzzle.













and as you see here,
I have amassed quite the collection




I got this book through interlibrary loan. It was recommended by Nancy Pearl on NPR -- Ajax Penumbra 1969. At just 87 pages, it tells a lovely story... part mystery, part quest, and pure delight.



This was actually published a year earlier, to wide acclaim. This is Robin Sloan's debut bestselling novel,  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.




I read the New Yorker, and the Rolling Stone magazines. I am woefully behind, alas.













And the daily paper, which I will cancel before month's end.                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                 









So. you see I have more than my eyes can handle.
And that's not all!


EXIT
(Pursued by a bear)

The Winter's Tale  Act 3, Sc. iii








Comments

  1. Elephant's ChildNovember 13, 2016 at 7:37:00 PM PST

    I too read. A lot. Though I prefer 'real' books to the e-version.
    Crosswords? Not for me.
    And too many newspapers.

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  2. kmilyunNovember 15, 2016 at 7:11:00 PM PST

    Good your working the brain! I ahve been playing chess against the computer :) and reading when my eyes let me.

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  3. WebsterNovember 15, 2016 at 8:49:00 PM PST

    E.C. - I enjoy my kindle, but I, too, prefer 'real books; library is great, but if I own them I can mark in the margins (something I NEVER used to do) and underline words I have to look up instead of just flagging them.

    Jan (Do you just drop in randomly, or are you a lurker?; Or maybe you are smart enough to be notified of my post in your in-box? Whichever, Nice to hear from you. I some times get to read your posts, but can't comment on them (or on Sheri's ) -- issues with Wordpress) HELP.
    Chess is good brain food; My eyes go wonky nearly every day.

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