Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Airport fiction


I was in a second-hand bookshop once that had the books organised in interesting categories. I particularly remember the section signed "Airport Fiction." It contained all those books you see for sale somewhere between customs and the boarding gates. Looking along the shelf there were so many familiar titles and authors on the books I had read in the air, but nowhere else.

I read the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella while off the ground, buying a book or two at each airport through Sydney, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Orlando.

The books kept me entertained when I couldn't concentrate on anything heavier and even the movies were too dramatic to follow.

What do you read on the plane (in-flight magazine excluded)?

1 comments:

Jacq said...

I normally go to Galaxy Bookshop and buy 2 nice thick novels a day or so before. I also grab a copy of my favourite mag (metal hammer) incase I can't concentrate.. Sometimes I will grab one book from Galaxy and one from Abbeys - it depends on my mental state LOL

and if i happen to finish a book early i will go and grab a nora roberts novel from the airport bookshop - they always stock her books LOL