Thanksgiving day. I'm working (which is a good thing both for me and my family because it means I won't undercook the turkey again or cook it upside down. I'm a reader not a cook.), thinking about books and what I'm going to read when I get home while I watch customers browse. Someone's looking at the new John Irving. Someone else is snorting at the new Sarah Palin. Conversations are flowing and I'm a happy man. I love books. I love reading books. I love talking about books. And most of all I love helping people find books they might enjoy. This is my job going on 25 years and I can honestly say I've never been bored. This is my attempt, after much encouragment, to can that exuberance for mass consumpution. In the future there will be more book talk but right now it's time for me to hit the lunchtime trail and join my family for a Thanksgiving feast with, hopefully, lots of leftovers.

See ya,
Pete