I don’t usually do this, but I’m trying to figure out how to write a review of a book that I just don’t get (beyond saying I don’t get it), and there are assorted little things that I probably should post, but don’t want to write individual posts for them all… So. Here’s to wasting time:

• I was excited when I found out that John Green was going on tour for his new book, Paper Towns. Granted, his books and I are batting .500, but I really like his vlog, and I’d love the opportunity to meet him. Unfortunately, the closest he is getting to Wichita is Oklahoma City, on a Sunday afternoon. Not happening. I did notice, however, that he in Boston over the weekend (I did notice this a while ago…), and I figured since my lovely sister lives there, then she can play fangirl surrogate and go to the signing. Well… didn’t happen. (No parking. It’s Boston. I don’t know what we expected…) I am a teeny bit bummed, though. Maybe next time.

• My library just upgraded it’s online catalog search. Can I tell you how much I love this? Not only does it make searching for a book (or movie or CD) SO much easier, it allows me to sort my TBR pile by genre/however I want, so they’re not all lumped in together. It also sorts by publish date, and has the cover picture next to the title, so I know which book it is that I want exactly. Heaven.

• Want to see what I got myself into with the CYBILS (who knew we’d have 129 books this year??)? The lists of nominations are up…. go have a looksee; there are many, many great books on the lists.

• Lastly, but not leastly, Becky’s got the Bookworms Carnival up for your perusal. Lots of great Gothic books, and if you haven’t managed to find those last couple of books for the RIP III read, this might just give you an idea or two…

• While we’re on the subject of Carnivals, There will be TWO bookworms carnivals in the month of November:

  Edition 17 hosted by: Dewey at The Hidden Side of a Leaf
  Deadline for submission: November 14, 2008
  Theme: graphic novels
  To submit a post, email: dewpie at gmail dot com

  Edition 18 hosted by: Bookopolis
  Deadline for submission: November 28, 2008
  Theme: Memoirs
  To submit a post, email: preferred.stock at gmail dot com

Okay. I think I’m done. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming….