Excerpted from Hastreiter’s book STUFF: A New York Life of Cultural Chaos ... I came to realize that the objects I chose to keep told the best stories of my pretty crazy life so far.

Stuff Your Kindle Days took place on Feb. 10, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, and Feb. 28 last month, offering everything from monster romance to indie titles for free. And now on March 4, you can pick up free open ...