From far, from eve and morning

[sovay]

After a complete and surprising failure to find anything by E.M. Forster in a used book store in the Boston area—I can only conclude he is beloved and never put up for sale—I gave up and bought A Room with a View (1908) from the Harvard Coop this afternoon; Maurice is next. Tomorrow, Eric and I see Låt den rätte komma in (2008) at the Kendall.

Happy birthday, nineweaving!

Comments

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Yes, there are authors who are not often found in used bookshops because they're the last sold out of a collection!

In a college town, another thing that can affect availability is whether courses are using the author. Students buy the books, use them, and may sell them back at end of studies, or may keep them.

[sovay]

Yes, there are authors who are not often found in used bookshops because they're the last sold out of a collection!

This heartens me!

In a college town, another thing that can affect availability is whether courses are using the author. Students buy the books, use them, and may sell them back at end of studies, or may keep them.

Good point. It's finals season.