Actually, I don't think so, because we had a talk about the current economics of being a writer. I don't buy much these days, save for food, paper, toner, etc. And I mostly need to buy science books for my work. Just bought a bunch at the ev psych conference, including:

Sarah Hrdy's Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding

Patricia Churchland's Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

Gazzaniga's Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique

Plus, I can't wait to read Barb Oakley's latest, which I helped title (the main title, not the subhead), Cold-Blooded Kindness: Neuroquirks of a Codependent Killer, or Just Give Me a Shot at Loving You, Dear, and Other Reflections on Helping That Hurts...although she accidentally credited Gregg in the acknowledgments. (He just sat on the phone as I ran through my slew of proposed titles for her.)

I sat with Brian Dillon at lunch -- author of The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives. Sounds like a great book. Apparently, Florence Nightingale was a terrible person, and Charles Darwin would closely examine his stool.

Thomas McCarthy ended up giving me his most recent book when I told him I'd buy one, and asked which I should buy, and I gave him a copy of I See Rude People that Gregg brought with him, wise Gregg.

My panel went great. I really prepare my ass off, even when I'm not getting paid. I figure if I'm given the job, I owe it to the authors to really show who they are and honor their work -- and that takes serious homework. One of my panelists noted that during my session, which was really sweet, pointing out the hundreds of Post-It tags and highlights I'd put in their books.

A few others books I can't wait to read: Gad Saad's The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature.

Robert Kurzban's Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind.

And I've read much of Martin Seligman's fantastic book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being.

And then Nancy Segal, who is fascinating -- a twins researcher -- has a book coming out in August: Someone Else's Twin: The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth.

And Catherine Salmon, also in August: The Secret Power of Middle Children: How Middleborns Can Harness Their Unexpected and Remarkable Abilities.

And I can't believe I forgot it -- Nancy Rommelman's novel, "The Bad Mother" -- beautiful horribleness of lost teens around Hollywood Boulevard. The Bad Mother: A Novel - a link. Be careful, if you want to read it, as there's a book by Ayelet Waldman with the same name.

Another really worthwhile read: The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah, and the Iranian War Against Israel, by Michael J. Totten, who's been there on the ground.