Today was a bookish day for Troy's Work Table. It began with a trip to the Puyallup Public Library, where the child attended storytime, checked out books, and placed a puzzle together.
It was soon followed by visits to King's Books, University of Washington Bookstore, and Meta Books—all of Tacoma. At King's Books, TWT just happened upon an ex-library copy of Herman Melville: A Biography, Volume 1: 1819–1851 by eminent Melville scholar Hershel Parker. Let's just say that I was extremely happy, especially finding a book that will help establish some of the historical and social context of my Moby-Dick reading project.
Miko, one of the two bookstore cats at King's Books, welcomed us as we arrived and bid us farewell when we left. His friend Atticus also made sure that proper hospitality (and opportunities for vigorous petting) were extended. Then it was off to home to read some in Moby-Dick and the newly acquired biography.
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