Throwing away Books
What a dreadful title for a writers’ blog! But wait - I’m only trying to release space for more books. As you know, a writer needs to read to improve their writing skill, so week-by-week I accumulate more and more reading matter. I have a massive bookshelf in my kitchen which is double stacked. Every other room except the bathrooms have equally crowded bookshelves. It’s not a problem until I read something on my ever-growing to-be-read pile but have nowhere to put it. Ok - I could buy more bookshelves but there are two problems there. The first is the lack of available wall space and the second is the knowledge that this large rambling ever-needy house is increasingly becoming too much for us. At some stage we’ve got to sort out our possessions and, with piles of books growing, it is time to begin. I tried the other day. After many hours I’d found four to take to a charity shop, then realised I hadn’t read two of them. Is it permitted for a writer to throw away a book b...