Finally spent the gift certificate my boss gave me for Christmas.

• She Got Up off the Couch, by Haven Kimmel. She’s an automatic “buy in hardcover” for me now, after reading all 3 of her previous books. She’s a magician.
• The Thin Place, by Kathryn Davis. I hear nothing but raves, Raves, RAVES about this one. Hopefully going to hear her read on the 16th, depending on work schedule. Can’t wait to read this. (Have also heard great things about a previous book “Girl Who Trod on a Loaf”.)
• The Accidental Tourist, by Ali Smith. If it’s going to win every award known to man, I will want to have read it. Won’t you?
• Man Walks into a Room, by Nicole Krauss. Because “History of Love” was one of the two best books I read last year. Magical. Potent. Heartbreaking. I expect nothing less of this one.
• 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel, by Jane Smiley. Randomly read a few pages, here and there, of this on a few different trips to the bookstore. Think it will give me an even longer (if that’s possible) list of “SHOULD have read long ago, must get to now” books.

All in all, a nice afternoon. Other than the studying, and class, and workshop, and studying. New episode of Grey’s tonight. Yea!