Yesterday I went to the second READ & MEET: A Read Together Session, organized by the lovely Alexx Majam of Drafts Gift Shop & Studio in Quezon City. Essentially, Read & Meet is a silent reading/book lover socializing session, the brainchild of Alexx and Ilia (I think! Correct me if I’m wrong, Ilia!). It’s held in the workshop area of Alexx’s flower shop, Dratfts, which isn’t a huge space, so there’s only room for 10 people, making for a cozy reading session. I’d been to the first one as well, as I do know both Ilia and Alexx professionally. On occasion, I even try to convince them to do some other reading-related events for both work and fun. I didn’t think I’d make it to this second one, because of scheduling conflicts and because when Alexx announced the sign-ups, I think the slots filled up very quickly. But fortuitously, my schedule cleared up and someone canceled, so I got the last slot. This was the table, from my POV, artfully cluttered with flowers an...
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Well, that's why I have storage issues. Tee hee!
But thanks for the links.
LOL on "Had a life before discovering the internet." That should sum up my biography now as well.
@Jo - Oh, I'm not going to give away the ones I love (such as my classics collection). But I will give away the Sidney Sheldons, Judith Krantzs, and Phyllis Whitneys already. I find I've outgrown them. I like different trashy books now.;P
@Jhay - That's true. Unless your house is finally overrun with books and you have to make your own personal Sophie's choice.:)
@Patrick - Well, you could part with the trade paperbacks and hardbacks instead. ;P Seriously, though, no need to part with them if you don't want to and you don't have to.:)