I’m a word nerd. I love pouring over words in a book, or stringing them together into humorous phrases, or dissecting them into their Latin roots to discover their meanings. During my lifetime, I have spent countless hours curled up reading, because I learned at an early age that books offer escape and entertainment way better than anything on T.V. And a mother of four children under the age of 12 needs some escape time, don’t you agree?
Fortunately, I have friends who share my love of the written word and are willing to meet once a month to discuss anything from The Red Tent¸ by Anita Diamant, to Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer. (Honestly, I hesitated before picking up Twilight; vampires give me the willies. Glad I got over that.) We have no method to our choices, but we embrace variety, and so I read books I NEVER would have otherwise, like Atlas Shrugged, or Outliers. And even though I don’t always like our selections, I usually leave our meetings with new insights and a better appreciation for a book that I have spent my precious free time reading.
I’m approaching this new blog as an online book club, a resource for other literary lovers who want suggestions for worthy reading. Unfortunately, I can’t offer you snacks over cyber space, (yummy treats are one of the best benefits of “in-person” meetings), but I can post weekly reading recommendations from all genres, including kid lit, because my children have inherited my book loving genes and have discovered some beauties. However, I don’t do horror. (See note above about vampires.) I welcome and encourage suggestions and comments from all of you other book worms out there! Just click on the “comments” link below and share your thoughts!