tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post116386175107493799..comments2023-11-02T05:07:44.211-07:00Comments on Books, Boys, Buzz...: My "book tour" of Europe...Young Adult Authorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1164038110708690552006-11-20T07:55:00.000-08:002006-11-20T07:55:00.000-08:00Marley,The vending machine is wonderful! What a co...Marley,<BR/>The vending machine is wonderful! What a cool idea. Thanks for sharing,<BR/>WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163993165130514922006-11-19T19:26:00.000-08:002006-11-19T19:26:00.000-08:00Marley, really cool pictures! I love the book ven...Marley, really cool pictures! I love the book vending machine. What's more nutritious than a good read?Young Adult Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093024348425287064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163960128600211032006-11-19T10:15:00.000-08:002006-11-19T10:15:00.000-08:00The only books in English they seemed to have in t...The only books in English they seemed to have in the Greek islands were MIlls and Boone romances.<BR/><BR/>Genre books are well-represented throughout Australia and New Zealand -- I found their bookstores to be much like the bookstores in America.Diana Peterfreundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681841474717604660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163954991214962002006-11-19T08:49:00.000-08:002006-11-19T08:49:00.000-08:00Great post Marley!I've been wanting to post for ag...Great post Marley!<BR/><BR/>I've been wanting to post for ages about how chick lit has been sneaking in between Che Guevara biographies and Fidel Castro speech pamphlets in the markets of Havana, but those of you who know me know I am very, very lazy...<BR/><BR/>They have proper bookstores in Havana, but it's waaay more interesting (and fun) to go hunting in the makeshift stands set up in the gorgeous Plaza de Armas... sort of like scouting a second-hand clothing store, but for books, and against a backdrop of Spanish colonial architecture... (okay, bad analogy...here's a picture: <BR/><BR/>http://www.nadinedajani.com/gallery.html) <BR/><BR/>The mix is so eclectic, it's crazy... I think the first chick lit I found a few years ago was a German Marian Keyes. I was so psyched I found a chick lit novel among nineteenth century science textbooks, I almost bought it even though I can't understand a word of German... this year I found several chick lit books, and many in English, though I didn't recognize the authors (sorry!).<BR/><BR/>... and I'm with you about wanting to shout it from the rooftops when you see a book out there in the world, written by someone you know. I always gush when I see my friends' books in our local Cayman Islands bookstores (I saw one of Lani Diane Rich's recently). I should probably write to those writers and tell them... if you've made it all the way into a Cayman Islands bookstore, that's gotta feel pretty good...Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276662980308718870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163952886794208232006-11-19T08:14:00.000-08:002006-11-19T08:14:00.000-08:00Those are great pics, Marley! Thanks for sharing! ...Those are great pics, Marley! Thanks for sharing! I think the vending machines are awesome. =DKelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163950346571293612006-11-19T07:32:00.000-08:002006-11-19T07:32:00.000-08:00I'm exactly the same as you, Simone. Especially r...I'm exactly the same as you, Simone. Especially riding the train. In Boston *everyone* reads, so I'm like this manic little kid trying to see what everyone is reading. Heck, that's how I learned about the Red Dress Ink line years ago because I saw someone reading MILK RUN and I checked out who the publisher was. LOL!<BR/><BR/>I always tell people I know when I see someone reading their book. Last sighting was a lady at my pool here reading one of Rocki St. Claire's books. I wanted to rush over to her and say, "She's a good friend of mine!" We writers are so silly.<BR/><BR/>Marley = )<BR/>http://www.marleygibson.comMarley Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645678180669587782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163941536025174372006-11-19T05:05:00.000-08:002006-11-19T05:05:00.000-08:00That was awesome to see, thanks so much for sharin...That was awesome to see, thanks so much for sharing! When I'm on a plane, I usually stare at people's books to see what they're reading. They probably think I'm being nosy, and...well, I guess I am. <BR/><BR/>The most amazing feeling would be if someone was reading one of my books at the airport. I'd probably gush over the person so much they wouldn't believe me if I told them I was the author...they'd probably call security.<BR/><BR/>Do you think Nora Roberts, when she finds someone reading one of her books, says, "I'm Nora?". <BR/><BR/>~Simone Elkeles<BR/>www.simoneelkeles.comSimone Elkeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307922920459102582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163905007397304032006-11-18T18:56:00.000-08:002006-11-18T18:56:00.000-08:00Marley~Books in a vending machine? OMG, that's lik...Marley~<BR/><BR/>Books in a vending machine? OMG, that's like THE coolest thing I've ever seen. Way better than candy! I also loved the display where they were set up like postcards. Very cool! I can't wait to see more pics! And I am so glad you are back and you didn't get that nasty shipboard sickness!<BR/>xo,<BR/>Steph<BR/>www.stephaniehale.comstephhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836703686468306571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163897988216342472006-11-18T16:59:00.000-08:002006-11-18T16:59:00.000-08:00Anon, I'm pretty sure it was book two of the Artem...Anon, I'm pretty sure it was book two of the Artemis Fowl series.<BR/><BR/>TinaTinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163870231504748452006-11-18T09:17:00.000-08:002006-11-18T09:17:00.000-08:00I'm curious. What was the book?I'm curious. What was the book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33681077.post-1163865102790836312006-11-18T07:51:00.000-08:002006-11-18T07:51:00.000-08:00What an interesting post! I loved the pictures as...What an interesting post! I loved the pictures as well as the "scoop" on European bookstores.<BR/><BR/>In 2001, my family and I traveled through Australia. One of my favorite memories was browsing at a Sydney train station newsstand, and spotting the very book my daughter and her friends had been impatiently awaiting back home. Furthermore, it was in trade paperback, not hardcover like she was going to have to spring for (until trade come out a year or so later). <BR/><BR/>Needless to say, she was thrilled to get this "preview". We had to keep nudging her out of the pages on the train ride to look at the passing kangaroos.<BR/><BR/>Tina<BR/><BR/>www.tinaferraro.comTinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.com