I am having so many typos today, I should probably avoid posting all together but I promised myself when I started this blog I'd add something everyday. I did my weekly book haul :) and I was super pleased to finally get a copy of ,House of Leaves, it's been on my wishlist for years and will be great (hopefully) October reading.

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