National Bookshop Day

I bought some books for National Bookshop Day on the weekend:

• Embassytown by China Mieville
• The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murukami

I bought the first one on an excursion with my fellow book-lover friend to Avid Reader, a Brisbane institution. The store was packed with customers and had authors visiting for the event. They wrapped up my purchase in a brown paper bag and I proudly carted my parcel around for the next few hours, not wanting to open. I did finally open it the next day - even though I knew what was in it, it was like opening a present. Quite the experience.