Autumn of Books

There are legitimately four or five books coming out in October that are on my “must read” list. Seeing as how I have MAYBE room in the budget for one new book a month, this could be a problem. Not all of them are going to make it to the library either.

Here are the books on my list, all of which launch in October. I list them to make you aware they are coming out and also so I don’t forget.

• Peter & Max: A Fables Novel If you read comic books at all, you know Fables. This book is set in that same universe.

• And Another Thing…Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three
• I mentioned this yesterday. It is the 6th book in the Hitchhiker’s Galaxy series. If you like to laugh, you will enjoy Hitchhiker’s Guide. This one is not by Douglas Adams, but I’m still hopefull.
• Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip
  This one is about the creator of the reclusive Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. I have read the prologue of this book and it is very interesting.

• Unseen Academicals
  This is the latest in the Discworld series. It’s soccer in the Discworld. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Right now I’m leaning toward either the Fables novel or the Calvin and Hobbes novel. Or a second job.

Hello Cooler Weather

The weather has cooled off a bit, and I couldn’t be happier. For one, I can sleep now. Well, I can sleep when the baby isn’t waking me up. Still, I can now theoretically sleep now. Second, the cooler weather means Autumn. I love Autumn. Finally, I love the cooler weather because I get to wear my new jacket (seen above). Also, as you see in the picture, I am invisible and lack a torso.

I don’t normally buy clothes for myself. But this weekend we went shopping with the family and everybody else was getting something, and I really needed a Fall jacket that fit, so I got that one. I felt better, also, that it was on sale. For once I feel stylish walking around campus. That will probably only last a week, but still.

In non-Fashion or Season news, there is a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book coming out in October! It’s being written by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) and published by Hyperion. Dude! How did I not know about this? Also, why am I saying dude again? I thought I quit that years ago.

I feel a little weird about reading a h2g2 book not written by Douglas Adams, but you know what? I still think I’m gonna read this one. What do you think? Did you know about the book? Will you check it out?