A Good Book
Becoming an English major was probably my destiny because I come by my inner bibliophile quite naturally. My Dad’s soft brown leather armchair is literally nested in by piles of books and magazines on every side. Getting the mail for him is like picking up the periodicals shipment for a small local library! Apparently, the gift goes on:
That’s my daughter Claire at Big Name Bookstore. I wasn’t sure Claire would be a book lover; after suffering brain damage shortly after her premature birth, doctors couldn’t predict what kind of learning disabilities she might or might not have. But First Grade has come along now and Claire spends a good portion of every evening after school reading through her beloved copy of Tiptoes.The tradition continues.
If you love books like me and you don’t mind blogging about them occasionally, you should check out the Thomas Nelson program called Book Review Bloggers. They send you FREE books in return for a blog post and a review on a site such as Amazon. Sounds good to me! I don’t mind working for my books. In fact, I have the latest Max Lucado book, Fearless, and I get to be a tiny part of a huge media blitz on Sept. 8 when it officially releases. Fun!
Another tip for book lovers. This morning I walked past an old issue of World Magazine and had to drop my bag and sit down to have a look. It is the Book Issue and they list the top books of 2009. Also, if you can get your hands on a copy, inside they make lists of some of literature’s best last lines. For example, from Charlotte’s Web:
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.
I’m diving into a fabulous new semester of classes were I get to read, read, read, and then write, write, write. Luckily, to love it is in my genes!
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No wonder I feel so aligned with you, even though we don’t “really” know each other that well! You are indeed a person after my own heart…I love indexes to first and last lines of books. I can literally read them for hours and not get bored. I love compendiums for the same reasons.
Oh how I love books. It seems everywhere I turn in my home I have a book or books within reach. I completely understand your “genes” — it’s in mine too!
And by the way . . . there is certainly a precious “rare rock” in your picture!!
Sometimes I’m a little disappointed that I wasn’t your children’s first grade teacher.
Seeing Claire as a voracious reader thrills my soul! All that SSR time in the summers really paid off with you girls:)
I signed up to try this book review blogger thing. My first book is on the way. Thanks for bringing it up. I tend to stay in my box with my favorite authors and subjects so I thought this would be a good way to step out a little!
Charlotte was both! Oh man that kills me. Good writing is so inspiring and so depressing all at once. Inspiring because it’s so beautiful. Depressing because I’ll never write anything that perfect.
I’m so glad Claire’s got the book gene too!