He said it
by chuckofish
“The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no measure or limit to this fever of writing; everyone must be an author; some out of vanity to acquire celebrity; others for the sake of lucre or gain.”
–Martin Luther, Table Talk (1569)
Sadly, four hundred and fifty years later, this is still the case. I can hardly bear to go into a big bookstore these days. It is too depressing to see the mess that is produced.
However, there are still some bright lights out there. I see that there is a new Fred Vargas mystery coming out in June.
I do love Commissaire Adamsberg, the chief of police in Paris’s seventh arrondissement!
And there is a new Alexander McCall Smith #1 Ladies Detective Agency book coming out in November.
I like the title of this new one!
Hilary Mantel is working feverishly to finish the third and final installment of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy–one fears before she is too ill to write. Ugh.
Anything else I can look forward to?
dual personalities 
I obviously have tons of stuff on my reading list but I’m going to try to sneak some fun ones in, as well! Right now I’m finally reading Song of the Lark 🙂
I can’t wait for the Fred Vargas book. I think I pre-ordered it, but I can’t remember (!).
Moi aussi!