In the Mood for a Meme
(thanks to Pages Turned)
What are you reading right now? About to start Phillip Pullman’s Golden Compass
Do you have any idea what you’ll read when you’re done with that? The Long Goodbye
What magazines do you have in your bathroom right now? Entertainment Weekly and The Atlantic
What’s the worst thing you were ever forced to read? Paper by a racist student in a writing class I taught.
What’s the one book you always recommend to just about everyone? Lately? Eat, Pray, Love.
Admit it, the librarians at your library know you on a first name basis, don’t they? They know my kids by first name, since they often hear me calling after them. They know my last name, since that’s what my holds are under.
Is there a book you absolutely love, but for some reason, people never think it sounds interesting, or maybe they read it and don’t like it at all? Gilead. Neither of my book groups liked it.
Do you read books while you eat? While you bathe? While you watch movies or TV? While you listen to music? While you’re on the computer? While you’re having sex? While you’re driving? While I’m eating, if I’m eating alone, which is rare.
When you were little, did other children tease you about your reading habits? Yes, I sat against a wall at recess with my book, and always finished my schoolwork quickly so I could pull out my book.
What’s the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because it was so good you couldn’t put it down? HP and the Deathly Hallows. For me, half the night was after 11pm.