Friday, February 5, 2010

Mystery on the green line

When: Sunday, 1/17/10, 7:30 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Male, late teens
What: In the Woods by Tana French

The WorldCat summary:
"Detective Rob Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox, investigate the murder of a 12-year-old girl near a Dublin suburb. The case resonates with similarities to a murder committed twenty years before that involved two children and the young Ryan."

More Twilight

When: Sunday, 1/17/10, 7:30 PM
Where: MBTA Green Line (D Line), outbound, between Park St. and Kenmore
Who: Female, late teens
What: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer moving up the ranks in sightings - she is now tied for most-spotted with Dan Brown, J.K. Rowling, and Terry Pratchett.

Guerrilla in training

When: Friday, 1/8/10, 10:00 AM
Where: MBTA Green Line, inbound, between Kenmore and Park St.
Who: Male, late teens
What: Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson

This was clearly a business student; the Billy Corgan lookalike seated next to him kept looking at the book askance.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

New year, new psycholinguistics

When: Wednesday, 1/6/10, 7:40 AM
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, lower busway
Who: Female, 20s
What: Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind by George Lakoff

So want to read this book!

Last sighting of 2009

When: Friday, 12/31/09, around 4:30 PM
Where: O'Hare Airport, Chicago
Who: Female, 60s
What: U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

What is Ms. Grafton going to do when she runs out of letters?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Plane reading again

When: Friday, 12/18/09, around 7:30 PM
Where: on a flight from Boston to Chicago
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

A hugely popular book, but the first time I've seen it being read.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Waiting for drugs....

When: Thursday, 12/17/09, around 6:00 PM
Where: Pharmacy, the CVS on Church St. in Cambridge
Who: Male, 50s
What: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett's third appearance on this blog. Popular man.