I recently visited three bookstores in New York City and three in New Haven, Connecticut. I had received some gift cards to book stores but I didn’t want to buy books back east and have to deal with traveling back home with them. Instead, I was happily conducting research. I took note of what interested me and then went shopping when I got back home.

The photo below is what I came home with, except for the John le Carré novel, which was a gift I received in New Haven. Pretty good mix; a little poetry, a little philosophy, some memoir, some history. I even managed to get one novel. The surprise of the litter was The Coming of Neo Feudalism. I am also excited to read Brandon Stratton’s Dear New York, since I am a huge fans of his other photography/interview books.

I hope you got something new to read, as well.