Writer reading.
It is winter and a time of introspection and reflection.
I am in the midst of a badly needed reading spree.

On the list?

*Just finished: Wishin’ and Hopin’: A Christmas Story
by Wally Lamb (Christmas gift from my girls. It was hysterical)

*Next: Raymond Carver: ‘A Writer’s Life’
by Carol Sklenicka (this years birthday gift from Pamela. I love Carver. Always have.)

*Next: (finishing)  The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb (should have finished this long ago)

*Next: A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
(a used book from Hyannis, Cape Cod, July 2009, remember, Moe?)

*Next: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
(always wanted to read this)

Is this a wish list?
Nope.
I have every book on the list (except for the Diaz which I plan on getting sometime tomorrow)

There’s more after that but I’m thinking that’s a pretty good start. Yes?
Might be a bit quieter than usual around here but hey, it’s winter.
Time to chill out.
And definitely time to read . . .

• anonymum says:

  January 13, 2010 at 3:35 pm

  You can never read too much so this is a good thing.
  I generally read 4 books at the one time…
  
  Yeah, I remember the book you speak of. Worth buying just for the title!
  
  Enjoy your chill out time….

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• Deb says:

  March 13, 2010 at 9:04 pm

  I LOVE Wally Lamb….but never heard of the Wishin’ and Hopin’. One of my “all time favorite books ever that I would take the time to read again” is She’s Come Undone….read it YEARS ago…..it may very soon be time to read it again!

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