Sixpence House | 
bailedI came into this wanting to read a book about books but I got more a book about real estate, commerce, and privilege. It had some charming moments but I just stopped caring about three quarters in when Collins decided to ask for an application to become a lord.
bailedIt's not that I don't like this book, but that it's not generating that much interest in the storyline of the author's move to Hay-on-Wye, Wales. It's generating a rather indifferent feeling. So, on to something else.
Oh, Litsy, how I have neglected you! And how many bookish posts I have to post! I‘m flying home to Los Angeles today after two weeks in Scotland, Wales, and England. And it was a glorious two weeks. Above: just a few pics from my day spent in Hay-on-Wye. 📚😍📚And I must still tell you about the bookshop in Ely with a cathedral view! And a Tolkien-filled day in Oxford! And London! And more Hay-on-Wye! Stay tuned, dear Littens. 😊
For #MemoirMonday: my well-loved copy of this lovely bookish memoir—Collins‘ tale of moving his family (and his books) from San Francisco to Hay-on-Wye, the “Town of Books” in Wales. I‘ve had the privilege of visiting Hay twice—a book lovers‘ dream! 40 bookshops in a town of 1500 people.😍 I loved Collins‘ charming stories of life in a little Welsh village, as well as his all-too-relatable stories of life as a reader. #ReadingResolutions
Scott — congratulations on your milestone! We joined Litsy at about the same time. I still remember how you were MIA for a few months because of your broken phone and how happy we were when you came back! And you‘re the fastest read-a-long buddy there is😂! Anyway, my #vivabookstore bucket list pick would actually be a town full of bookstores: Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Have wanted to since reading the tagged book several years ago! Photo: from link 👇
pickThis is a charming little book about an American writer with British parents trying to move to a small town in Wales that is overrun with bookish things and people. It's light and quick with the occasional deep thought and obscure book title thrown it.
#TBRtemptation post 9! So this guy, PC, moves his family from San Fran to a village far, far away in Wales. The place is called Hay-on-Wye, which is cute, & has 1,500 village-folk & 40 bookstores. ...Wait, what?! 40 bookstores?! I like Wales, good people, smart people. Anyways, PC gives us a tour of this heavenly cool-accented paradise & shows us how he wrote his first book while there. What's there not to like here? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
Finally done!! Now I just need to buy more shelves bc I know I have more books stashed in places. 😭They're going to start piles soon #bookishlife #shefie #bookhoarder
Hay-on-Wye, the Welsh town with 40+ bookshops! #wishiwasthere #booktober (sidebar: I discovered while trying to pick something for this that I've read a shocking number of books set in crumbling English manors, which I thought was funny)
pickA younger, less cranky Bill Bryson type goes to a small town in Wales and talks about books! Yes please!
