yet another reason I love Sarah...

So Sarah is leaving us for a wee vacation (richly diserved, I've no doubt) but before she logs off for a week or so, she posts a short list (merely 2152 words) of her favorite "books on books." It is a great list...sadly, I have read most, but did discover several I have not run across previously and have ordered already *pathetic smile*. She did, however, miss a couple I am fond of:

Just about anything by Jasper Fforde (Thursday Next books, Big Over Easy, etc.). He is, I think, this kinda fun blend of James Joyce, John Dunning and Christopher Moore. Great way to kill time.

Bouillabaisse for Bibliophiles by William Targ. Dense at times, but one of the all time great titles.

Notably missing, given Sarah's previous several posts covering her personal obsessions, is Nancy Pearl's, Book Lust. Nancy is the basis, mind you, for my previous post (she is, literally (if you will), the Librarian Action Figure) and Book Lust is a fun collection books worth reading organized in great catagories...there is a recent sequal.

I will have to review my own collection of books and books and perhaps post some added suggestions. Then again, I might just spend the time reading the fresh fodder Sarah presents.