Another perk of the job: I am constantly getting fun e-mails about books from friends and blog readers. So I think it's time for me to share all of the silly, beautiful and interesting tidbits that I've had sent to me lately:

My friend Mary sent me a comic scan of a short story by Darko Macan and Tihomir Celanovic. It centers around a bookseller whose magical store houses all the books in the world. It manages to be whimsical and heartbreaking all at once. Mary calls it wistful, I call it her M.O.

For any of you eReaders, or those who are considering the switch, eReader.com has a special on Harlequin Romances through Friday. Namely, you can three for absolutely nothing.

And finally, if you thought Mr. McIntyre could be curmudgeonly, wait until you meet Ed Rondthaler, founder of Photo-Lettering Inc and president of the American Literacy Council. He gives a short lesson on the maddening spelling rules of the English language, with a little bit of sass. Not bad for a (then) 102-year-old. And according to Wikipedia, he's still kicking.

Have you got a few of your own odds and ends to share? I think we'd all love to see them!