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Dear Reader,
If I dig deep enough there's something good waiting for me in the midst of life's mishaps, and some clever readers reminded me of that after they read this past Monday's column. If you missed the library book column or the opportunity to enter the wacky eraser giveaway, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ycvb6u6
From my Email Bag:
"Suzanne, I just finished reading today's bookclub email and had to laugh out loud. I can't believe how many times I have opened a book to find treasures left behind by the last reader. One treasure that stands out the most was an odor...the book smelled so horrible I couldn't read it. I was so upset I really wanted to read this book but I couldn't stand to be near it. I thought I could let it air out by leaving it open on my kitchen table for a couple of days but it didn't work. I even tried to pinch my nose while reading but that didn't work. Maybe an air freshener book mark would have helped? Thanks for sharing your story,"--Stacey Blashka
"Dear Suzanne, being a librarian, I felt your anger about the defacing of a library book. Actually it's amazing how little it happens when you consider the whole scheme of things at the library. More on the humorous side, is the lady that asked to renew her book and then pointed to the many tissue paper tabs hanging out of the book and said, 'I guess you can see where I do most of my reading.' Yikes. Ugh!"--Skeet Wolters
"Dear Suzanne, Monday's column made me smile. I work in a library and indeed we find many books with underlined passages and notes in the margins. And while those make me mad, at least they're proof that someone read the book and got something out of it (as well as putting something into it). Another problem is when people forget to remove their bookmarks before turning in a book. You'd be amazed at the things people use to mark their place--photos, receipts, prescriptions, etc. But the worst was the day I noticed a suspicious bulge in a book and opened it to find a cotton swab--used!"--Kelly Horn
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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* This month's Penguin Classics book is Who Would Have Thought It? by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton. To start reading and find out how you can save by purchasing this Classic from Penguin, go to: http://tinyurl.com/January10Classics
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