On libraries
Someone wrote last week to tell me FAKE has been deemed a "staff pick" at the Public Library of Cincinnati, and has been reviewed on the library's blog. This post is really less of an announcement of this than an excuse to remind you that FAKE is, by now, available at hundreds of libraries around the US and Canada (and a few in the UK and Australia, as well). The New York Public Library alone has 45 copies available at its various branches (far more than it needs, I'm sure). So if you're interested in reading the book, but not necessarily buying it, remember that borrowing it is an option.
A lot of people who've written to me about FAKE have told me they found it at their local libraries, and I love hearing this. I've always been a fan of libraries, both in theory and in practice. I don't use libraries as much as I once did, but I like knowing that they are there when I need them and, more importantly, I like knowing they are there for people who need them more than I do. When I was researching my book I made many visits to the downtown branch of the Sacramento Public Library, and was reminded that, in an era when nearly all information seems to be available on the internet, libraries are, for some people, the only way to get online for free.
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That was I who posted the blog entry! If you want to read what I said, you can find it here: http://www2.cincinnatilibrary.org/blog/entries/fun-with-ebay
I enjoyed the book.
Unfortunately, my daughter (not realizing I was selling them) destroyed a couple of pieces of junk I sold on eBay last week before I had sent them out, so I guess I am going to have to repurchase them. I am still in the last stages of selling junk from around my house. Laurie
Laurie,
Thanks for reviewing FAKE, and sorry to hear about your lost junk. I once set three large paintings, boxed and ready to ship, on my front porch, in preparation for a trip to the post office. This was in the middle of the day, in broad daylight, in a very safe neighborhood, and I was right inside, getting ready. Thirty minutes later they were gone, and I had to refund nearly $1000 to three very unhappy customers.
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