And this was *after* giving a bunch of books away

when english majors marry
Originally uploaded by enrevanche.

When English majors marry: a cautionary tale.

Foreground: Some (but by no means all) of the books from our NYC apartment, stacked up by the front door of our new home in North Carolina.

Before Amazon, there was Scholastic

Chap points us to a collection of Scholastic Press book covers on Flickr.

Man, I was a happy little geek when the Scholastic book shipment arrived. I get a much milder variant of that buzz whenever a box from Amazon appears at my office, but it’s not the same. :-)

Back in the day we had to bring forms home for our parents to sign, and return them with a check. These days, of course, it's all online.

Nostalgia for the Scholastic Book Club, circa 60s and 70s (Flickr photoset)

Hat tip: Chap