Heidi and all you book-hounds out there. >...unedited talk recorded at the independent bookstore Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida with Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief (first ever winner in the Teen Category of the Sydney Taylor Book Award).<
I frequent "Casa del Libro", a book shop here in Valencia because not only does it have a good selection of all types of books but it has a terrific cafe on the second floor with a balcony that hangs over the first floor so you can spy on how everyone is messing up the orderly arrangements of books on the carrels. A couple of weeks ago, from over a cup of coffee while looking down at the customers below, the cover of "La Ladrona de Libros" caught my eye but I didn't pay it much mind. Just this morning though, I was listening to Heidi's podcast as I always do because it's so damned good and entertaining. The interview with Mr Zusak was cracker jack. Only towards the end of it did it dawn on me that "The Book Thief" had been translated into spanish. No sooner did I finish listening to the interview than I got on my bike and pedalled off to "Casa del Libro" and bought "La ladrona de libros" which I read, upstairs on the balcony, overlooking a cup of coffee. Both were very very good. >Go to The Book of Life web page at www.bookoflifepodcast.com, look for the player in the right-hand sidebar, and click on the big button that says "Play my show on your site" to get the HTML code.< Definitely do that. When I got home, I listened to Mr Zusak again. I laughed just as much the second as the first time. Besos a todos Alba Toscano Sinagoga conservador/masorti La Javura http://www.uscj.org/world/valencia Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
