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Aug. 22nd, 2011 11:07 amI have books! I now have well over over half the books I bought while I was away. One box may arrive tomorrow, because two out of my three Leeds boxes arrived today (fortunately the postie knew about me and books, as they were labelled for the wrong flat). Actually, I think it's four Leeds boxes, but haven't got a reply from the university in Wales that has the fourth, and I don't know if they need more money from me or not).
It's just as well I put the BDs away (photographing everything en masse is no longer going to happen - there wasn't room!) for now I have 2 nice new big stacks of books, waiting for me to read them. Most of them are Medieval, though I have a Chabon, a Chadwick, a Clute and a Lansdale. Quite a few are for current research of various kinds, so I shall just work my way through them one by one and then put them away.
Today's haul was 20 volumes. Add the Aurealis and other work to that and it will take me until at least the end of next week before they are all away. It's going to be a very good fortnight! Four books a day (except when I'm in Sydney) plus writing plus teaching. Lots of the things I love.
The four books a day are probably my just desserts, too, because I was pointing out that the vast majority of writers and editors need to read thoughtfully and a great deal, to improve their craft knowledge. My craft knowledge is going to include Medieval mariners manuals, science fiction, historical fiction, other fiction, archaeological reports, Medieval food, Old French saints (the life of one), Medieval medicine, the matter in manuscript facsimiles (three!), war and marriage and women and the harrowing of Hell. My poor, poor students.
It's just as well I put the BDs away (photographing everything en masse is no longer going to happen - there wasn't room!) for now I have 2 nice new big stacks of books, waiting for me to read them. Most of them are Medieval, though I have a Chabon, a Chadwick, a Clute and a Lansdale. Quite a few are for current research of various kinds, so I shall just work my way through them one by one and then put them away.
Today's haul was 20 volumes. Add the Aurealis and other work to that and it will take me until at least the end of next week before they are all away. It's going to be a very good fortnight! Four books a day (except when I'm in Sydney) plus writing plus teaching. Lots of the things I love.
The four books a day are probably my just desserts, too, because I was pointing out that the vast majority of writers and editors need to read thoughtfully and a great deal, to improve their craft knowledge. My craft knowledge is going to include Medieval mariners manuals, science fiction, historical fiction, other fiction, archaeological reports, Medieval food, Old French saints (the life of one), Medieval medicine, the matter in manuscript facsimiles (three!), war and marriage and women and the harrowing of Hell. My poor, poor students.