Monday 31 December 2012

The beginning ...

What Ya Reading Book Club

I have to admit I'm a little obsessed. Whenever I see someone reading, I can't help myself, a curiosity overcomes me and I just need to know what they are reading ... and if it's good. My husband worries that I will be mistaken for a stalker as I crane my neck to see what fellow cruise mates, fellow travellers, and fellow doctor's office patients are reading. But truly, it's only the books that I stalk. 

Whenever I visit someone, my eyes always wander over to their book shelves. I just can't help myself ... I need to know what people are reading. One of my favourite things to do with some of my favourite people is to share book ideas but sadly some of my favourite "book" people are scattered over the country. So I got this little idea to start an online book club. Over the years, I have belonged to a few book clubs and some of the best books I have read have been suggestions that have come out of the book club.

Join me ... tell me what you're reading and if it's good. And I'll tell you what I'm reading and even though we are miles apart when we read the same words, we'll be that much closer.

"The world was hers for the reading." 
~ Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(one of my favourite books of all time)