Celebrating Books

I love books. I love reading books. But most of all I love talking about books. I have a bookshelf in every room in my home except the bathroom and that is just because I worry about condensation from the teenagers' 45 minute showers destroying the books or there would be one in there too.

What do I read? Well just about everything. I collect reference books just because it is fun. You never know when you might need to know the Hungarian word for yellow, sárga (SHARgah) by the way. I love non-fiction, I love fiction, science fiction, "literary" fiction, historical fiction, I have even been known to read the odd cheesy romance. Even the much-maligned Dan Brown. 

My dream job would be working for the CBC on Authors and Company with Eleanor Wachtel or The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers. OR better yet, having my own show called Talking Books!  ......wait.  

Oh yeah, and I am also a writer myself. I don't have anything of any consequence published yet. I have been a contributing author for educational resources for elementary students. I work in communications so I write lots of ad copy, newsletters, press releases and that sort of nonsense. 

One day I may have my own books published but for now I am content in celebrating the works of other authors. So check back here from time to time and I'll share with you my faves old and new. I'd love to hear about your favorite books so leave your comments below. All comments are moderated to avoid trolls and spam, please don't take it personally.

New Blog

This is now my third attempt at a blog. The biggest challenge for me has always been the upkeep, but this time I have a plan! I have a story idea file now so I never (fingers crossed) run out of things to write about and I plan to keep them short. One thing I never seem to run out of is words. I am verbose and even talkative. Well that is the challenge I have set for myself -- to be more concise and that just equals better tighter writing.

Leave your comments below, I'd love to hear from you, but all comments are moderated to avoid trolls and spam. Don't take it personally. I learned about comment moderation from Drew McLellan who writes a marketing blog I follow. He is a very smart person that you might want to follow too.