The erotic allure of unfamiliar books
There's a pile of books on my bedside table in various stages of being read; ditto the guest bathroom at my home which doubles as my personal reading room every so often.
But you will still find me prowling second hand bookshops looking for things that pique my curiosity. This is how I acquired some of David Bullard's "Out To Lunch" compilations which are long out of print.
Second hand bookshops are doomed to extinction in my country because of aliteracy – unwillingness to read even though one is able to do so.