A bookstore right by the office is currently having a 50% off sale on all books in the store. FIFTY PERCENT OFF. People. ALL BOOKS.

So an official decision was made by myself to give myself carte blanche over lunch today and here’s what I’m carrying home tonight:

• The Hungers, by Claire Messud
  
• The Lone Pilgrim, by Laurie Colwin (recommended by Betsy)
  
• That Eye, The Sky, by Tim Winton
  
• The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, by Eva Rice
  
• Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson (I’ve already read this, but I read a library copy)
  
• Forgetfulness, by Ward Just
  
• Bright Angel Time, by Martha McPhee
  
• Freddy and Fredericka, by Mark Helprin (I’ve been tempted by this many times, but there are already two equally thick Helprins in the pile mentioned below….Someday!)
  

These will just be added to the bottom of the already huge “to be read” pile, but who could pass up FIFTY PERCENT OFF, even on hardcovers? Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

It’s Brent Books, on the corner of Washington and Franklin, for my fellow Chicagoites, and the sale is going on indefinitely “until they’ve sold every book that will sell.”

*For my use of Till rather than ‘Til or Until – see this excellent post by my friend GirlDetective, a true word lover.