Browsing

 

How often I've found just the book I wanted, especially when I didn't know prior to browsing that I really wanted that particular book.

I'm flipping through pages and a sentence jumps out, a well crafted phrase, a metaphor and I stop to read a page or two. If there's a chair nearby I'll sit and peruse the book , maybe even write down a few words.

I like the feel of the pages, the way a new book opens, even the aroma of newness.

In a used bookstore I look for those books with an inscription in the front and conjure up the prior reader.

I've made my peace with ebooks—non-fiction tomes ( because of size), and a book on how to create an altered book.