u/GilbertOfPoitiers

Image 1 — Slowly growing my Picador paperback collection. How much do people usually spend when picking these up at second-hand bookshops or online?
Image 2 — Slowly growing my Picador paperback collection. How much do people usually spend when picking these up at second-hand bookshops or online?

Slowly growing my Picador paperback collection. How much do people usually spend when picking these up at second-hand bookshops or online?

I see a lot of variability on prices. Would love to find the Orchard Keeper and Child of God in this same series but not having much luck.

u/GilbertOfPoitiers — 2 days ago

Anyone know much about these edition of Wake for Susan and A Drowning Incident?

Seems that they were limited to 150 sets. What's the quality like, and does anyone know if they'll be reprinted, or if anything like this of these texts has been printed in the past? Thanks!

u/GilbertOfPoitiers — 4 days ago

Just looking over the note of authenticity drafted by McCarthy to go with the sale of his typewriter in 2009. He states he had used it to write all of his novels "including three not yet published". Any murmurs on what these three are? Could we get a posthumous manuscript at some point?

If we accept that two of them are likely The Passenger and Stella Maris (even though these may have been envisioned as one novel at some point), that still leaves the possibility of another novel lurking in the archive or sitting with an editor. Interested to hear if anyone has heard anything.

u/GilbertOfPoitiers — 10 days ago

Has anyone read Ismail Kadare's Broken April?

Found some thematic similarities to some of McCarthy's work, particularly around the role of fate on a man's life, and descriptions of difficult journeys over harsh landscapes. Very different literary and cultural backgrounds and contexts to each other but i've found it a brilliant read. If you haven't read it, I'd recommend it.

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u/GilbertOfPoitiers — 11 days ago

I've got this edition of Blood Meridian, but I'm struggling to find out any info online about print run, desirability, etc. Any information is gratefully received!

u/GilbertOfPoitiers — 25 days ago