Travels in the Scriptorium ~Paul Auster

–published 2006
–145 pages, Picador
–4/5 stars

I have been very good in controlling my book buying habits of late (which I attribute primarily to the fact that I haven’t been going into the bookstore much lately). Because of this my defenses were down and when I went in to Barnes and Noble last week to pick up a copy of Stephanie Barron’s A Flaw in the Blood for my wife I wasted no time in deciding to pick up this Paul Auster book shelved close by.

My conceit during our annual anniversary getaways is that I will finish one book during our time away. That rarely happens because I often take something along that is too big to realistically finish in the time frame alloted (after all, I don’t only want to read on my anniversary *wink, wink*). At only 145 pages, I knew I could not go wrong with Travels in the Scriptorium.

And how could I resist with a back cover blurb like this:

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Moonlight and Vines ~Charles de Lint

–published 1999
–384 pages, Orb Books
–Winner of the World Fantasy Award, 2000
–4/5 stars

for all those
who seek light
in the darkness

for all those
who shine light
into the darkness

Thus opens this World Fantasy Award winning book of short stories set in and around Charles de Lint’s fictional North American city, Newford. Charles de Lint is an author whose discovery I can attribute (both in my personal life and literally) to Terri Windling and the wonderful things she has done through places like Endicott Studio. If you are unfamiliar with Charles de Lint you can read more about my thoughts on the man in my review of Widdershins, my first glorious foray into the world he has created. You can also visit his website here.

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