Two Books Enter, One Book Leaves

Tonight, at the brilliant suggestion of ironymaiden, we (Miss Maiden, varina8, and shadow_and_veil) attended an event at Richard Hugo House called Two Books Enter, One Book Leaves. The idea was that attendees bring two books as admission, and take one book home. The leftovers will be donated to the Friends of the Library, whose book sale each year raises money for Seattle Public Library. It was a perfect thing for booklovers like us.

Lately I've been keeping a shopping bag full of books in the trunk of my car for trading in, so I grabbed a couple of books out of it for my admission. Of course, I found two books I wanted instead of just one, so I fetched another two books from my trunk. And what did I get? Fool on the Hill and Sewer, Gas, and Electric, both by the remarkable matt_ruff, both of which have been recommended to me by several people (and, by the way, have gotten stellar reviews), and neither of which I've actually read (though I'm a fan of his Bad Monkeys). The copies I picked up were pristine. I'm completely delighted. While we were there, I also ran into JH, whom I see mostly at science fiction conventions. I wasn't surprised but I was pleased to see her. I'm just surprised I didn't see more of our tribe at the event.

Afterwards, the four of us went to Ballet, an Asian restaurant just a few blocks over, and had Chinese food for dinner. Also, to celebrate the Chinese new year--the Year of the Rabbit Bunneh! Gung ho bok choy, everyone! ::wink::