Today's Library Acquisitions

1. Hawthorne by Henry James
2. Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860 by Jane Tompkins
3. Woman's Fiction: A Guide to Novels By and About Women in America, 1820-1870 by Nina Baym (whom I have the biggest crush on)
4. The Masochistic Pleasure of Sentimental Literature by Marianne Nobel
5. Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America by John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows. Necessary for decompression.