Friday Finds: Lots of Books

So last Saturday was my birthday and I got a pile of crime novels from my husband including

• The Goodbye Kiss, and Bandit Love, by Massimo Carlotto (Europa Editions) and
• Kismet; One Man, One Murder; Happy Birthday, Turk!, by Jakob Arjuni (Melville House).

Wandering around the bookstores of New York over the weekend I also picked up Picture This: The Near-Sighted Monkey Book, by Lynda Barry, a book of inspiration and comics about bringing out your artistic side. I love anything Lynda Barry does.

I've been a fan of hers since middle school and I just love her to pieces. I found it at Forbidden Planet in Union Square.

Poem Strip, by Dino Buzzati, a racy Italian graphic novel type book from NYRB Editions. Looks intriguing. I picked it up at McNally Jackson in Soho.

I also found Margaret Atwood and A.S. Byatt first editions for my collection and saw but did not buy many other lovely bookish things in the rare book room of the Strand bookstore. I was pretty conservative in my purchases all things considered! New York is truly a treasure trove of delights for the reader!

What did you add to your pile this week? More Friday Finds at ShouldbeReading.wordpress.com.