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i steal from the library and dude, twitter is magical

June 18, 2009 | books, twitter

I have a confession to make.

I forgot to return something to the library and racked up some fines. I did this like two years ago and sort of forgot about it. Yeah, I’m that person who takes things out and forgets about them and ruins shit for everyone.

What can I say? I’m a bookstore girl. I like the newness. No creases the spine. Pages sticking together because no one has turned them yet. The bookish smell. I’m a big fan of books on my bookshelf that I can keep and not have to give back.

I’m stingy like that.

But I’ve think I have learned my lesson. Now that I’m a broke ass, I can’t feed my book buying addiction. I’ll be hitting up the library and checking out (AND RETURNING!) books like normal human beings. Maybe even movies! Did you know the library has movies? I always assumed they only had older movies and not current ones. Why? I don’t know but I did.

(You can stop laughing now)

Anyway, I made a last minute trip to the library to bribe them pay them off so I can get my book borrowing privileges back. The thing is, I wasn’t prepared. There are always tons of books I want but if I don’t have a list with me, my mind goes blank. Because I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, I turn to Twitter.

Twitter to the rescue. Barely a minute passes and I see these start pouring in my reply page. There were more but my screen cap could only be so big.

This right here is exactly why I love Twitter.

I love the real time aspect of it. I post a question and seconds later, I have responses. Should I have posted about it on here, I would have to wait until the post hit the feed readers before I would get responses. Instead, 20 minutes later after browsing the shelves now knowing what I was looking for, I walked out with four books by authors that were suggested.

Twitter: it’s like magic.

(Twitter HQ, I get credit if you copyright that tag line. Share some of the millions love.)

Now, I need two things from you all: 1) follow me on Twitter – @jamielovely and 2) leave some book suggestions in the comments.

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Twitter helped me fix my car, fix my dog, fix my house, and generally fix my life. It’s like 800 experts sitting in my backpocket. You know, without being weird.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..The sketchiest morning of my life =-.

Twitter really helped me meeting friends at such random places. I love it!

Twitter definitely rocks! It has become one of my favorite things in life. So I’m dying to know: which books did you choose?
.-= Katy´s last blog ..Comments from a five year old =-.

twitter is awesome for 2 reasons: 1. I met chris on there. 2. I met YOU on there

I really liked the “The Time Traveler’s Wife” and “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh”. You’ve seen my bookshelf though, stop over anytime you need some book reco’s.

I could leave book suggestions for hours, so right now I will not add to my list of three But, tell us what you got.
.-= molly´s last blog ..why should they? =-.

I am SO a bookstore girl. Library books frequently come with weirdo stains on them and the pages stick together because there is something holding them together – gross. But, also being broke, I am trying to force myself to use the library.
.-= Erin´s last blog ..Update in Bullets =-.

Yes, support your local libraries and librarians (like me)!
.-= Travis´s last blog ..Sticks and Stones =-.

Libraries and Twitter so awesome.

(And you. Duh).

For the book recs: The Washingtonienne, How to be Single (so good!), are you there vodka? It’s me chelsea, anything by david sedaris.

I totally feel you about being a bookstore girl. I know I should use the library, but I just can’t bring myself to when my husband manages a bookstore. Plus, there is the nice discount we get.

What books did you end up checking out?
.-= Erin´s last blog ..Things I’m Wondering Today =-.

Libraries and Twitter = so awesome.

(And you. Duh).

For the book recs: The Washingtonienne, How to be Single (so good!), are you there vodka? It’s me chelsea, anything by david sedaris.

Yesterday when I was in the library, the girl in front of me had $95 in fees. Was that you?

I absolutely love the library, but I’m biased because my mom is a librarian.

I’m reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for our book club. It’s long, but getting really interesting.

Also like The Time Traveler’s Wife
.-= Allie O.´s last blog ..Not Moving =-.

any books on this page: http://www.legallyheidi.com/the-book-page/
.-= Heidi´s last blog ..Launching Pink Jams DC! =-.

I really wish I would have seen your tweet earlier! I would have recommended “Stori Telling” and “The Time Traveller’s Wife” – Let us know what you got!
.-= Reeder’s Corner´s last blog ..Lure the Boys in with a Buck =-.

Twitter is the new Google!
.-= Leah´s last blog ..Long time no talk =-.

Already following! Some suggestions:
-Three Cups of Tea
-The Blind Assassin
-Confessions of a Shopaholic (what? it was a fun read!)
.-= Marie´s last blog ..My Coffee Bean =-.

agreed–The Monsters of Templeton and The Thirteenth Tale. Hands down 2 of the best I’ve read in the last year.

Kinda making me forget what life was like without Twitter.

I’m so horrible with the library too! I’m afraid to go back to one library close by because I know I have late fees waiting for me. Poo!

Books are my main indulgence. I used to be a big library goer but now i get my books from amazon marketplace 95 % of the time.

I’m a chick lit fan all the way so can’t offer any highbrow suggestions – Marian Keyes is my favourite author, but she is absolutely hilarious!

I love the library. I love the smell and all the options. A great author is P.C. Cast. It’s a rather new series, so it can be hard to find them at the library, but sometimes you’ll luck out.
.-= Jackie´s last blog ..TMI Thursday: Sloppy Seconds =-.

I’m a bookstore girl as well, but luckily I work at one and thus get awesome discounts!

If you like vampire books, you should check out The Historian. It was great! I’m kind of in a vampire book rut, so if you’re into vampires, let me know, I’m full of suggestions.

p.s. I have $133 in fines at one of our local libraries so yeah, I can’t go back there.

I agree with: Prep and History of Love. I add: Time Traveler’s Wife, Shadow of the Wind, Monsters of Templeton.

Dude. I review books twice a week. Check them out
.-= Lauren´s last blog ..Routines =-.

Here are some of my recommendations:
An American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Love the One Your With by Emily Giffin
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Forever War by Dexter Filkins (tough read but really informative and well-written)

Also, you might want to check these out before they get turned into movies (books are amazing!)
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey N. (can’t remember her last name)
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
.-= Holly Golightly´s last blog ..My Ridiculous, Apocolyptic Dreams Are Contagious =-.

Not sure what types of books you love, but here you go:

Echo by Francesca Lia Block
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Steven Chbosky
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
.-= Megan/SomewhatVoluble´s last blog ..CSN Rug Giveaway! =-.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

“The Glass Castle”–Jeanette Walls
“Bitter is the New Black”–Jen Lancaster (all her books are good)
“A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table”–Molly Wizenberg (of the website Orangette)

My summer reading list is a mile long…I am a bookstore girl. Barnes and Noble has all my $$$.
.-= KathrynwithaY´s last blog ..You’ll Probably Regret That One =-.

I’m the same way with books, I love owning them. I walk home from work every day and Strand Bookstore has a little outdoor shop set along central park. Its horribly addictive.

I’m trying to do the library thing now too, I’m actually just about to go now! I recommend: The Inheritance of Loss, Wolf at the Table, Life of Pi, and Home by Julie Andrews
.-= ashley´s last blog ..Late Night Sweat* =-.

I had more than $100 in fines for failing to return several items to the library when I did my big research project as a senior in high school. Oops?

There are three books by Tawni O’Dell, and they are all great. But if you pick just one, go with Back Roads. It’s amazing and was an Oprah’s book club pic several years ago.
.-= MinD´s last blog ..Yet another installment of “Foto Friday.” =-.

Our wish our library had movies. But I guess they figure there money is better spent on books.

I ditto Ender’s Game. Other suggestions: Life of Pi, Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

I’m following you now!
.-= Ronnica´s last blog ..This Blog is Very Self-Absorbed =-.

Nice. I can’t see the pictures because I’m at work and they’re blocked so I’m not sure if I’m re-suggesting but!

(You’ve probs read these on mah blog)

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (because, you live in Chicago making it even more interesting – I wanted to go there so badly while reading to check out all the places it talks about!!)

Like many above have said, Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (because it’s the most genuine book about love I’ve ever read…)

and for some of my personal all-time favourites -

One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Road – Cormac McCarthy
Still Life with Woodpecker – Tom Robbins

.-= jessica maria´s last blog ..After me comes the flood. =-.

Laurie R. King
Ruth Rendell
Anne Perry
Lisa Cee
Lee Child
Barbara Kingsolver
Khaled Hosseini

My mommy works at the local library. and thats what she suggests.

Happy Reading!

I love me some Janet Evanovich when I want a mindless and fun book. I always laugh out loud…often to the point of tears. But then again I am a little twisted.
.-= Michelle Smiles´s last blog ..Splish Splash =-.

Here are some of my book recommendations:

-”Blue Like Jazz” by Donald Miller
-Anything by Wendell Berry
-”White Teeth” by Zadie Smith
-”The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky ( hope I spelled that right)
.-= Travis´s last blog ..Sticks and Stones =-.

I don’t have any book recommendations, but I might steal some of the ones here. I work in a library, so it’s easy access to books for me! It’s been a long time since I’ve bought a book that wasn’t for school.
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..My Life In Pictures: Me Through the (Mostly Awkward) Years =-.

I steal books from the library too! I did it two years ago and I finally got a collection thing in the mail from them. So I got to keep the books and I have no learned my lesson. I’ve started getting magazines, DVD, and books out at the library. It’s so much better than buying! Anyway…Favorite books I’ve read/stolen:
The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery -a fiction about a girl who somehow finds herself in Japan way back in the day when ceremonial teas were still taken seriously.
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman – about a woman who has left her Orthodox Jewish upbringing in England to live in New York but must now go back and face it again. Very interesting and entertaining.
A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life – just reviewed it on luxuryreading.com. Should be up soon or you can read my review on amazon.com.

i totally agree with you about twitter, it’s truly magical. i love the instant responses, it’s awesome.

and as for new books, i say janet evanovich’s are gems. the color of water is a good one, and um yeah that’s all i got for now. but yay reading!
.-= katelin´s last blog ..Why I Love Sandra Bullock. =-.

I used to follow you on Twitter…
.-= Matt´s last blog ..I’m hatin’ =-.

MAN…you got the hook up! I need to check out some of those books. Which ones did you get that day?
.-= Just Fine and Dandy´s last blog ..The Urban Life =-.

I love me some Twitter.

Oh, and did you buy “Katie is the BEST BLOGGER” book?

Yeah, its Fiction, but I’m thinking they might move it to the non-fiction section soon. Once people start complaining. Or they start to get the anonymous letters I sent…
.-= Katie´s last blog ..Jesus Returns =-.

Library! I also went through (should be going through) that stage of broke-assness… Did you know they also have magazines — like current, fashion-y magazines — that you can check out? It’s true!

I steal books too. Not on purpose… It just happens.

I love twitter! I always go there first when I need quick advice.

Twitter really is like magic. Now, the question is: Which book did you end up checking out?

I’m jealous that you have a library card. I went to the one local library, and since I don’t live in the city limits, I’d have to pay, like, $75 to get a card. I forewent that, obviously, even though it is probably cheaper than me buying books all the time.
.-= E.P.´s last blog ..Twitter friend fail =-.

I am already following you on Twitter, bossy.

I only read books written by me. Or the poor man’s version of me… Shakespeare.
.-= Peter´s last blog ..actual (and kind of pervy) things you’ll find in my archives =-.

Twitter IS great. The next time I’m in search of a good movie to rent, I’ll be sure to employ your strategy.

i hear you on the library. i get into a money crunch and think the library is the greatest thing ever and then i go on my library website, research a whole bunch of books and low and behold THEY ALL COME IN AT ONCE.

and then i rack up overdue fines and get angry.

and return to the bookstore.

but find me on goodreads and my recommendations are on there! http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/97224

I just finished The Wednesday Sisters and loved it. It’s about a group of women/mothers in California who form a writing group in the 50s (?), and it chronicles their journeys, weaving in current events along the way.

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I could leave book suggestions for hours, so right now I will not add to my list of three But, tell us what you got.
.-= molly´s last blog ..why should they? =-.

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