I stopped at the library today to pick up my two holds and I did check out the sale section again but no treasures this time. That’s ok, I think I have plenty of books to read. heh.

My holds were for A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church and Dope by Sara Gran. These are both for my Murder on Monday book group. The Church book is the February choice so I need to get to that one first.

Of course I couldn’t leave the library without checking out the new books section and I picked up these books: Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (have heard good things about this one from some blog friends), Tom Bedlam by George Hagen (I liked the book cover) and The Theory of Clouds by Stephane Audeguy.

While I was at the library I also checked out the latest Utne Reader. I love this magazine and probably should subscribe again but I’m trying to hold back on any more magazine subscriptions (we subscribe to lots already). Off to catch up on my reading – I can’t seem to get ahead in any of my books.

“You should know how to cut with scissors, fold with confidence and tear with verve.”
~ from How to Make Books by Esther K. Smith

I’m pretty good with the bonefolder and I think I’m getting quite good at that tearing thing too. Today was a fun day at the bookbinding studio. I actually did quite a lot as I had to sew fourteen signatures (I tore the paper last week and flattened it in a book press), glue them and then hammer away at them until I formed a nice rounded spine.

My new project will be another rounded spine book (I know, I still need to post pictures of the one I recently finished!) but this one will have a spring back. Still not quite sure how that works but I’m already looking forward to next week.

Right now I’m going back and forth on whether or not I should get How to Make Books. I have a nice collection of books on bookbinding so it’s not like I really need another book. This one also has a lot of the same structures found in my other books but it’s just a really nice book to look at too. Ok, I’m going to step away from the computer and think on it some more.