Two Books a Librarian will Actually Buy!

I rarely EVER buy books, let alone new books, but these two I am picking up at the bookstore with my gift card!

Write Right! : A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style. 4th Edition By Jan Venolia

One of my New Year's Resolutions is to be become a better writer and speaker. What got me started is my amazement of Jane Austen era conversation. I am so mesmerized by the way they talked and wrote during that time. Not like I will ever actually do this because people will look at me like I am crazy, but I think now-a-days we don't really think about what we say or how we sound (my use of UM and LIKE drives me crazy and I am sure others too).

This book is great, I am reading it from cover to cover, I am still on the first chapter trying to get down all the grammar terms like what is a conjunction!!!! I think my biggest downfall is spelling, which you would think as a Librarian I would be amazing at but I am terrible!!! I have already had about 10 spelling mistakes writing this post! And about 5 run on sentences which I am terrified of thanks to high school English class.

Wish me Luck!

My second book that I will be purchasing is;

You Grow Girl: A Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening by Gayla Trail

If you are an expert or just a beginner at gardening this book is AMAZING! It covers everything from growing a huge backyard garden to a few pots on your urban windowsill. Great illustrations and I love the homemade green friendly solutions to garden problems. Also the book has a great DIY vibe which I of course support! My issue with my garden is always the winter, how do I prepare my plants for the coming cold blast? Well I found all my solutions in this manual! Also an added plus is this book is NOT boring often Gayla has many a witty comment about those pesky aphids and cat friendly plants.

Related Library Tip: Libraries are great places to try out books. Check them out and if you find the book to be AMAZING and you feel it will last you a lifetime then support your local bookstore and buy it. That is how I do it and I am a Librarian so trust me!