Every so often–about twice a year, actually–my old library (the one I used to work at) has a book sale. It’s not exactly the library, but an organization from the library called Friends of the Library, that sets up and runs the book sale. But the books are from the library 
Anyways, I had major success today. 13 books for $10 = a very happy Kristie 
Here’s a list of what I got (also seen in the photo above):
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
- The Concubine’s Children by Denise Chong
- Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
- Lost in Translations by Nicole Mones
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Waverly by Sir Walter Scott
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Pygmalion and (adapted) My Fair Lady by Bernard Shaw
- Blackbeard’s Ghost by Ben Stahl (already read, but would love to have on hand for a rainy day)
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (again, already read, but LOVE IT)
- Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
- Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
Hopefully I can find some room on my bookshelves for these 
Most of them have been on my TBR list for a long time. The Ursula Le Guin was totally impetuous–I just know she’s highly liked in the sci-fi community, and I wanted to try some more sci-fi…so I just went with it haha
This is the cover of Lauren Willig’s next installment of the Pink Carnation series, The Garden Intrigue, due out in February. The past installment had a cover similar to this one, which was a great leap from the first seven books. I have to say that I’m pleased with the new cover, as much as can be possible considering how much I liked the first trend of cover art. But this time around I realize I don’t exactly care for the way the title is presented. The first books were titled thusly: The Secret History OF the Pink Carnation, The Masque OF the Black Tulip, you get it (the “Something OF the Something”). But the last book was The Orchid Affair and this is The Garden Intrigue. But I much prefer The Affair of the Orchid or The Intrigue of the Garden. Regardless of cover or title, I’m sure the book will be excellent. It only looks a little romance novel-y 
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