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Originally Posted by kacir
I had a membership in about 6 libraries here - all within walking distance.
When I visited the library my first steps always led to the "recently returned, waiting for re-shelving" stack of books. Very often I got my book quota for the week using only this pile. And the librarians very wisely did not hurry with the re-shelving of the books because they knew that many of the most popular titles would be borrowed within a few hours after being returned.
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The family trip to the library was a regular part of my life when I was growing up, and is a huge part of why I love to read. It's also how I discovered my love of classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (well, that and my father's collection).
We'd take a large cardboard box full of our returns with us, Mom and Dad would take it to the counter, and the three of us would run off to the stacks and start picking out this week's (or two weeks') haul. When we got home, we'd each take our pile to our room and read them over the next week or two, putting the finished books in the box in the hall. It was invariably full by the time everything was due, and it was time to do the whole thing again.
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Originally Posted by kacir
http://www.literature-map.com/
You enter a name of your favorite writer. The server displays a dynamic map or writer names. The more similar their books, the closer the writers are. The writer you have queried is in the middle of the screen. You should see a few names you recognize and you can then discover new authors with similar style / type of books to your favorite authors.
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This is pure gold. Thanks!