December 2009 was a tough month for my reading. I was trying to finish my (very first) full-length novel (Mother challenged me to do it, so, there you go). I read far fewer books - almost none in fact - than I usually do.
So here I am on January 2, 2010, with one completed manuscript that I have to edit, and THOUSANDS of books waiting to be read.
It's almost more than I can stand - too many books to even make a decision. I pick up a romance, but NOT, how about a thriller. No, wait, a non-fiction tome on the Civil War that I've been dying to read. Wait, how about that biography of Beatrix Potter. Or the latest paranormal by Laurell K. Hamilton. Or Robert Parker's new Jesse Stone mystery. I've got e-books, and short story collections. Plus some erotica that's sure to start my new decade off with a bang. Plus a World War II novel on the Navajo Code Talkers, an investigative history of Jack the Ripper and a book on literary theory.
Well, there's nothing else to do but pick one and get started.
Here's to another year of reading, of books, learning, knowledge, enjoyment, amusement, entertainment and pure, plain old fun.
If you didn't get a book for Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, or New Years, check out your library. Or head to the book store (trust me, they need the business). If cash is tight, try a used bookstore. Amazon.com has used copies of anything ever written for a few dollars. And, while you're at it, read to a kid, or buy a kid a book.
Now, let's see, I think I'll start with . . .
