
These ten books, among the hundreds I read growing up, have stuck with me for various reasons over the years, and I would recommend any of them unreservedly to older children and adults alike.

It is perhaps fitting that I chose today to focus on childhood books I loved and that helped to shape my writing identity. For what it’s worth, I extend my most heartfelt condolences.Īnd now on to less soul-crushing subjects. As I’ve written before, Nick Cave is a musical and literary hero of mine, and I cannot begin to imagine what he and his family are going through right now. Before I get into today’s post, I wanted to acknowledge the horrible news I heard earlier this morning: one of Nick Cave’s 15-year-old twin sons, Arthur, has died in a tragic accident, falling from a cliff in Brighton. Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them.I told you guys I’d be back to this blog shortly, and here I am.

If excessively worn, they will be marked as "tray worn."

In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition.

Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents.
