*shivershiver*

[maderr]

So I am utterly enamored of this book. And I do mean enamored. *_* I've been putting off buying it for ages cause reading excerpts and all I sensed my doom.

I was so doomed, in fact, that after finishing that one I insisted upon trekking all the way to Kenwood tonight to obtain the other two.

Unfortunately, I failed to check the temperature. It was a fuckton colder this evening than this morning. Typing this is hard, 'cause my fingers are totally frozen.

Ah, well. I am home victorious, and will likely be good for nothing until I've read both new acquisitions. I apologize for slacking (though, really, I have not been slacking. It's just that, these days, much of my writing does not get posted. This saddens me, but it's the necessary evil of working slowly toward living off my writing).

Though, in searching for my books, I came up once more across an old pet peeve, but one that is sort of inevitable in the book business. I tried B&N first, they did not have them. But there Gabaldon's books were under Fiction & Lit. In Borders, when I couldn't find them, just on a last whim I checked Romance - and lo. I can see why bookstores would not know which precisely to pick, but I've had this problem before. I really wish there was a clearer way to organize certain books, cause I really fracking hate having to search all over kingdom come or worse, track down a bloody lazy clerk who doesn't actually want to do anything -__-

But! Books found ^___^ Now to go thaw and read.

Comments

[nikerymis.livejournal.com]

We have 60's here! For the first time in like, five years! ^___^ One of those statements may be influenced by a slight bit of exaggeration.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I've seen that book and have been eying it sideways, wondering if it was any good. Thanks for the rec!

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

IF I'd known you wanted it... I found the hardcover recently and had the paperback. Will keep the hard bound but the paperback is begging for a home.

[mechante-fille.livejournal.com]

Yay! It is so much fun to find a *___* book. Even better when it is a series!

*rubs your fingers warm* Have a good evening! ^_^

[sixpence1323.livejournal.com]

So you're going to eventually not post your writings at all on here?

This books looks tasty. Romance in Borders? All righty then... That's odd to put it under romance... Why not just general fiction or something? Bleh. Never know.

[skylark97.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Pretty! My aunt absolutely loved the Outlander series (she's a librarian, so I tend to think she's got her finger on the good and popular...).

*adds book to list of things to find and buy*

[tsu-chan55.livejournal.com]

As a student librarian, I can tell you that there ARE ways to organise those books more consistently! Years worth of learning the ways kind of ways!

...Except major bookstores don't actually follow the system. Woe. all those years = nothing :(

[chilayse.livejournal.com]

The first few books in her major series, Outlander were published as romance first and then republished later as general fiction.

[pineapplechild.livejournal.com]

LORD JOHN GREY. WOOT WOOT.

Totally the only reason I ever read much of the Outlander series. Mostly I just read the Wikipedia entry untill John shows up. now if only he found a half decent, non-rat bastard to love him back...

[kiki19857.livejournal.com]

hey... i was wondering where you can find Viewfinder series...Thanks!

[broken-moons.livejournal.com]

I can never find Diana Gabaldon's books in bookshops. I think they cause a rift in bookshop space/time and disappear as soon as they are placed on a shelf, in whatever section that shelf is. >.>

It's especially hard to find the Lord John books. I've glimpsed the Dutch translation a few times, but I want the English version, darnit.