I wanted an ebook reader since I was 9 years old. That was in 1999. Back then they didn’t exist in the market. Hardly any bibliophile even dreamt of one. I first learnt of its early developments through Medizini, a monthly poster magazine for children available at German apothecaries. They used to have a column predicting inventions of the near and distant future. None fascinated me more than a tablet for reading digital books.
Hot off the Press – April 11, 2016
last week, this week is pretty manageable. I’ve been looking forward to The Passion of Dolssa for a few months already, and I can’t wait for my pre-order to arrive. Among the reprints, I definitely recommend I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister. As for the books I hadn’t heard of before, I might check out Klickitat, if my public library adds it to their catalogue.
Retrospect #119: April 10
The weather’s been crazy hot lately which led to a fair bit of lethargy on my part. Temperatures have been hitting 35ºC with little rainfall, making March the driest month in Singapore since 1869 at least. April continued with the heat, so I’ve spent a good deal of my time glued in front of a fan listening to audiobooks. On Friday I did venture into the kitchen to bake though and made challah for the family. By the time I managed to take a photos of it, only about a fifth of the loaf was left. I’ll try to be faster in capturing my next challah.
Retrospect #117–118: April 3 (Double Edition)
A whole bunch of books found their way unto my bookshelves. Just a few more books left among my pre-orders that I placed at the end of December. My plan for 2016 is to greatly reduce my expenditure on books. I own dozens upon dozens of books which I have yet to read, so I’m limiting myself to buying sequels and books which I expect to love. Beyond these, I’m turning back towards (digital) libraries, particularly for new releases I’m not entirely sure about.
Hot off the Press – Apr 4, 2016
This week the sheer amount of new book is incredibly overwhelming! At the same time, it’s amazing how much young adult publishing has grown over the past one, two decades. The only pity is that it’s impossible to read them all in one lifetime. Also, at the rate YA books are published, dedicated YA libraries should become a thing, no? Then the resources would exclusively be there to build up the YA collection, which would surely help less known authors.
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