Last week I waxed poetic about finding a whole set of Punisher comics on the sidewalk. Still glowing about that find! Here are the books you all have found out there. Susan H. wrote “I once rescued a beautiful edition of Tom Robbins’ Still Life with Woodpecker. It came to me on a wild, hot and otherwise miserable day forty years ago, almost to the day. I still have it, complete with an empty Camel cigarette package bookmark. When you know, you know.” Heather M. found a, let’s call it “well loved,” copy of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. “It fits in your hand and makes you feel like the heroine in The Importance of Being Earnest. It is blue with a filigree stamped, smudged cover. It has gold edged pages. And a satin ribbon bookmark. Very sweet. Its cover has some smudges... But that doesn't matter at all.” And sometimes (if we’re honest, most times), you bring a book home and it takes a while for you to actually read it. When Linda R. found Phillip F. Schewe’s book The Grid on a rainy neighborhood walk, it sat on the shelf for months. “I’m glad I brought it home and finally cracked it open. Like other concerned citizens these days, I’m trying to understand how to use energy more efficiently. We take for granted the complicated and fragile system of electrical power that feeds our homes and businesses, and rely on utility companies to keep it running smoothly. It’s a well-written and informative read.” See you next week! P.S., if a friend sent you this newsletter and you want to sign up, the place to do it is npr.org/newsletter/books. :) | 
