I look forward to reading your stuff! We lived in Tucson for many years, and were faithful attendees at the TBF. Met lots of authors & bought lots of books. I miss it. We kept coming until we moved to Calif ~15 yrs ago -- too far to commute!
I am a new subscriber here, but I love this little catch up around your reasons for starting (and continuing) The Booktender, as well as the realisation that tending to your reading life helped you to see that other areas had become flatlined. I very much resonated with that.
Also, how much fun it was flicking through catalogues as a child!!
Welcome Kate! Yes, I don’t think I have done that since 1985 but I do remember flipping those pages, looking at all the things, and making up little stories in my head about those happy people. Now it annoys me to get them in the mail!
I look forward to reading your stuff! We lived in Tucson for many years, and were faithful attendees at the TBF. Met lots of authors & bought lots of books. I miss it. We kept coming until we moved to Calif ~15 yrs ago -- too far to commute!
My book stuff is here: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8101737-peter-tillman
Mostly SF, science, SW history/prehistory, and ethnographic stuff.
Lot of pretty pictures at https://www.flickr.com/photos/29050464@N06/
Cheers -- Pete Tillman
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain
Thanks for commenting! Nice to meet you, Peter. Many do travel to attend and I hope you will make it back one day.
I am a new subscriber here, but I love this little catch up around your reasons for starting (and continuing) The Booktender, as well as the realisation that tending to your reading life helped you to see that other areas had become flatlined. I very much resonated with that.
Also, how much fun it was flicking through catalogues as a child!!
Welcome Kate! Yes, I don’t think I have done that since 1985 but I do remember flipping those pages, looking at all the things, and making up little stories in my head about those happy people. Now it annoys me to get them in the mail!