Stumbling Upon Tove Jansson at Barnes and Noble

Arajane is reading a book a week. Last week she happened upon The Summer Book.

Occasionally I wander through the fiction section at Barnes & Noble looking for new editions from New York Review of Books Classics . . . I know I could just look at their website or search amazon or something, but I like the challenge of spotting the covers or the distinctive spines on the shelves. The other day, as Chris and I were searching the stacks, we spotted this book, and my first thought was, "Ooh, an NYRB I haven't seen!" and my second thought was, "What a pretty cover!" and my third thought was, "Holy Jesus F*$@, a book by Tove Jansson???!!!" And then my brain nearly exploded with excitement.

And did the book live up to her expectations? Find out here.