Saturday, January 31, 2009

Back to the Book Store

I read in USA Today this week about the US publication of a mystery by Turkish author Mehmet Murat Somer, The Kiss Murder. The protagonist is a computer programmer by day, drag queen by night. I might not have read it, but I was intrigued by an interview with the author. He said that he wanted to create a series centered around a trans character who is depicted in a positive light. I was delighted to find it in stock at a local Barnes & Noble. After my last experience, I reserved the book at the store, and I went out tonight to pick it up. I decided to have a look around the store, and I also picked up Kate Bornstein's Gender Outlaw. I'm in the middle of reading a fantasy novel right now, Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself, but at least I won't run out of reading material for some time.

1 comment:

  1. I'm of the same mind as Erasmus when he said: "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."

    Gender Outlaw is a fun book, though it's a little disjointed. Hope you enjoy it.

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