If you have read some of my blog, you will know that I like to hunt for books at Value Village. It's the best place to dig up and discover new work that you might never have previously seen. Books are lumped onto the shelves with virtually no organization, leaving the reader to wade through random subjects and styles.
Here's the common book store trap: Once you have "Chapterfied" a book collection, the natural tendency for the customer is never to venture into new subject areas, thus never discovering new genres and authors. I call this the process of "Heather's Pickification" (a sad state for book retailers…basically the same condition as "Oprahfication".
VV is a great place to find fiction from around the world. What's being sold is what is being donated. New releases that weren't to a readers taste are just as likely to find their way onto the shelf as 10 copies of Stephen King's Tommyknockers. There are always great biographies and historical fiction, as well as murder mysteries and humour. The romance section is bursting at the seams with Harlequins (never read one, but clearly, someone is still buying them!) The most expensive book on the shelf is $4.99. And if you buy 4 you get one for free!!! Love it!
Here's the common book store trap: Once you have "Chapterfied" a book collection, the natural tendency for the customer is never to venture into new subject areas, thus never discovering new genres and authors. I call this the process of "Heather's Pickification" (a sad state for book retailers…basically the same condition as "Oprahfication".
VV is a great place to find fiction from around the world. What's being sold is what is being donated. New releases that weren't to a readers taste are just as likely to find their way onto the shelf as 10 copies of Stephen King's Tommyknockers. There are always great biographies and historical fiction, as well as murder mysteries and humour. The romance section is bursting at the seams with Harlequins (never read one, but clearly, someone is still buying them!) The most expensive book on the shelf is $4.99. And if you buy 4 you get one for free!!! Love it!
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