Stieg Larsson

Book: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Location: Luna Park
Notes: The credit for this photo goes to Molly. We were eating dinner outside on a lovely evening a few Sundays ago when I spotted a man reading this book at a table behind us. I tried taking an awkward photo from my seat and Molly, seeing she had a better angle, grabbed my ipod and took this photo for me. While doing so she caught the attention of a woman at the table next to us. Molly told her about my blog, and she was sweet enough to listen. The kind woman then suggested a book app called The Book Lover, which I've just remembered and will be downloading now!

Ernest Hemingway

Book: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Location: BART
Notes: I almost gave up on this photo but I was really excited she was reading this book so I managed to sneak a shot in. I also loved the pattern on her bag.

Marcus Luttrell

Book: Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
Location: Plow in Potrero Hill
Notes: Brendan sent in this one. His email was titled 'Sneak Tip'. He also said Plow has a great brunch that shouldn't be missed. Brendan is a fantastic chef, so when he suggests a place I listen.

Bill Bryson

Book: Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States by Bill Bryson
Location: Wikia
Notes: Saw this on someone's desk at work and loved the way it looked. It's like musical chairs at my office so I have no idea who was sitting here at the time. But Bill Bryson is a fun writer to read and I had never heard of this one, may just have to check it out.

Paul Ingrassia

Book: Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout and Beyond by Paul Ingrassia
Location: 37 Corbett
Notes: Nice quiet bus ride.

Reader Submission

Books: Man in the foreground is reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman and the man in the back is reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Location: 38 Geary
Notes: Thank you Susan for the great shot! And nice work getting two readers in one photo. I love the thought of more and more people being book spies. When she snapped this photo Susan was reading a Jean Plaidy novel on her iphone.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Location: T Train
Notes: I love this writer, while I've never read 100 Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera is one of my favorite novels. And one I've been wanting to revisit for a while now. I was excited about the light in these photos and it's so rare I'm able to catch a book cover. I also noticed she was only on page 6. It made me excited for her. There's something so thrilling about the first few pages of a novel where you're just discovering what world you're entering into for the next 300 or so pages.