All my life I have loved books. One of my earliest memories was going to the Roseville Public Library with my best friend Stacey MacDonald for Library Story Hour. We went every week and we loved it. I remember learning that once you got into 1st grade you would learn to read. I was so excited. I couldn’t wait to go to school.
Books, like the movies, have always been my great escape. While I was growing up, I devoured books. It didn’t matter what kind. From the classics to mysteries to Stephen King horror, I love it all (except the cheesy Danielle Steele type romance novels).
I guess I am a collector of books as well. I can never seem to part with them, even the lowly paperback. Although over time I have donated or sold several books, I always feel like I’m giving up a good friend. It is hard for me to explain the feeling that I get when I’m in a bookstore, a library, or in my home, surrounded by my books. It is a sense of comfort, like coming home.
Every year I keep a list of the books I've read.
2020 Books Read (so far)
- Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco
- Hunting Prince Dracula - Kerri Maniscalco
- The Devil in the White City - Eric Larson
- The Other Einstein - Marie Benedict
- The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
- The Sea Garden - Deborah Lawrenson
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
- All by Myself, Alone - Mary Higgins Clark
- Christmas on the Island (Summer Seaside Kitchen #3) - Jenny Colgan
- The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister
- Escaping From Houdini - Kerri Maniscalco
- Next Year in Havana - Chanel Cleeton
- The King’s Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7) - Philippa Gregory
- Kingdom Keepers (Vol. 1) - Ridley Pearson
- The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes (The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries #1) - Leonard Goldberg
- The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe - Mary Simses
- Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4) - Kerri Maniscalco
