Pense De Jour

Or something like a French restaurant menu in my brain...

I'm almost done reading my very first Grisham novel, The Runaway Jury. I could go into detail, but that isn't important. I read it because the movie is coming out and Munin had already read it... and I had nothing else in paperback that I wanted to read or re-read immediately. Good read, straight forward.

Which brings me to my next thought. Paperback and hardback book prices are ridiculous! I used to think that 27$ for a hardcover was a lot, and was amazed when paperback books went to 9.99$. But what with hardcover books now being priced in the low 40$ range, I am stunned. I can't see myself ever purchasing a hardcover book again. The publishing community has lost me.

I used to pick one up occasionally for an author I would like, such as American Gods by Neil Gaiman. But no longer. I'll wait the year or two for the paperback. As an addendum to this, I am also frustrated by the increased use of trade paperback releases. Too big to carry in a pocket, too easy to wreck, I just don't like them very much.

Every time I go to the bookstore, I am taunted by the existence of a trade paperback release of a book I want, such as House of Chains by Steven Erikson, and no paperback edition. I hope this to change soon since the next book in the series is being released this December.

On a less literary front, I am shocked and dismayed at the listed tour dates for Shania Twain:

September 25 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
September 27 Ottawa, ON Corel Center
September 29 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Center
September 30 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
October 2 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center
October 4 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
October 7 Boston, MA Fleet Center
October 8 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
October 10 Philadelphia, PA First Union Center
October 11 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
October 12 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
October 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
October 17 Washington, D.C. MCI Center
October 24 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
October 28 St. Paul, MN Xcel Arena
December 4 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
December 5 Edmonton, AB Skyreach Center
December 7 Vancouver, BC TBD

Specifically there is no mention of Montreal. I mean, she is going to Hamilton! I am greatly disappointed in Montreal.

I mean, I probably wouldn't have gone, considering I keep the fact that I am a listener of her music a carefully guarded secret, but the fact that Montreal doesn't rate a concert is highly pathetic.

Finally in the soft news, the trailer for the next Matrix movie has been released. Go watch it.