LOL Books? A Tourism Project

[alanajoli]

I had a brilliant thought last night (or, at least, an idea that amused me very much) about my travels in Greece and Turkey. In part, the credit goes to tezmilleroz, who takes pictures of her cat with urban fantasy novels. I've been thinking about what books I will be taking with me to read on the plane and in the down time on the tour (not that there's a lot of that, but I'm not taking the course for credit, and am just assisting in the teaching rather than lesson-planning, so there's more for me than for the students). So while I was pondering this, it occurred to me:

Urban Fantasy Tourism.

How fun would it be to take pictures of the books I take with me at prominent locations? The theater at Ephesus. Anywhere in Troy. The Acropolis. Delphi. The possibilities are, at the very least, amusing.

I have a number of mass markets that I haven't had a chance to read yet, and I'm thinking of holding off on until I leave. I have: Magic Burns by ilona_andrews, Dead to Me by antonstrout, and the first two "Squad" books by jenlyn_b on my shelf and will be getting Don't Hex with Texas (shanna_s) and One Foot in the Grave (frost_light) as soon as my pre-orders arrive (have you ordered yours yet? I've conveniently linked them to B&N!)--well before I have to leave. I'll also be getting the new Percy Jackson, but in hard cover, so it is disqualified from the trip (although I have to admit that taking Percy to Greece definitely appeals to my sense of humor; given the title of the new one The Battle of the Labyrinth, if we were going to Crete, I'd totally take it, hard cover and all).

So, gang, here's where you come in. What paperbacks should make the journey with me? Of the above list, which ones would you take? What books would you add? I'm thinking I need maybe two or three more (around eight total--one for each location), preferably mass markets (Shanna's is a trade, but I'm not going to want to wait 'til I get back to read it). Also, what creative ideas would you suggest for posing these world-traveling novels? Is there a location that screams out that it should belong to Dead to Me?

All photos will, of course, appear in this blog. I don't have any prizes to give out at this point, but if I decide to take a book you recommend (or, you know, wrote), you'll get mentioned in the blog space.

So... what do you think?

Comments

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

There are four of them that I'd definitely take if others don't call dibs on the spot. (The likelihood of my writing reviews while I'm gone is pretty low... *g*) But I suspect the Mark DelFranco will be coming along. ;) I'm hoping to start making my way through the pile before I go! (And I'm happy to review any of the ones I take along that Tez hasn't already reviewed. *g*)

[matt-m-mcelroy.livejournal.com]

There was a Forgotten Realms book and I think an ARC or "uncorrected proof" in there that I'd love to see reviews of...but it is pretty much up to you.

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll move those to the top. I have a friend who's interested in reading the Morganville books after I'm done with them, so I'll probably read Morganville #3 quickly as well.