Juist in time (well, maybe) for Worldcon, and after having talked about it for literally decades*, I am finally starting to put together a catalogue of my Bob Shaw collection. I’m at the point where, apart from translated editions, there are only minimal gaps in my collection of his novels. It would be annoying to find myself face-to-face with a shelf of books in the dealers’ room at Worldcon and not know which ones I should be targeting**.
“For the truly compulsive hobbyist, there comes a time when a collection gathers weight — metaphysical, existential weight. It becomes as much a source of anxiety as of joy.”
The Brazilian Bus Magnate Who’s Buying Up All the World’s Vinyl Records
Also, sensible advice from Jen, “If you don’t do anything with it, it’s just hoarding.”
* two
** Again