Sarah's Books - Used & Rare

Santa sure brought me some great gifts (his elves shopped at Levenger and turned up a pair of Boston Athenaeum bookends). And a few days off were mighty welcome too, after working six days a week since Thanksgiving. Now I'm back in the shop, and the giving hasn't stopped - more booksellers' tickets arrived in the mail this morning and subsequently the day's work is out the window. Obsessions come first - that's the rule around here! Work, HA! A big thanks to Don in California for winging them my way. I do love those little tickets so. Don's also been sending me email updates about his systematic ransacking of Acres of Books in Long Beach, and I wish I was out there too, searching the shelves for sleepers (and for tickets).

As 2007 approaches, I'm pondering the year ahead and wondering what to do next. Writing this blog has been a lot of fun, and I've managed to do it and keep my other writing projects moving forward at the same time, so I'll continue. Besides the general goals of writing more, painting more, and minding the shop, I'm thinking that my specific number one priority right now is to restock shelves. I sold a lot of books this month (and last Saturday was a banner day - If only every day was like that...!) and some of the sections at the shop are woefully empty. In other words, let's go shopping - I know of one small library sale in early January, and two other winter madness sales in February, and I'm hoping for a few housecalls. I could also take a bit of my holiday sales money and order bookish remainders from Daedalus, and visit a few local bookshops where I can always find some good books with room for a healthy markup. I'm feeling optimistic because I actually have enough money to pay next month's bills and send in my sales tax (the past six months' worth), and even have something left over to buy more books with. It's dazzling. I won't let it go to my head, however - I'll be bargain-hunting all the way.