Every year I have a contest with myself. How many books will I read this year? In 2012 I read 61 books, the same number I read in 2011. According to Pew Research, I’m way ahead of average. Three-quarters of Americans finish just one book a year, an abysmal statistic for a literate society. Bookworms brought up the “average” to …
Reading at “that certain age”
I write a weekly column for Catawba County Library, where I spend my other half life. This week’s edition was so much fun to write, I want to share it here. One of this summer’s hot picks is the new Anna Quindlen memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. Her quips and tell-it-like-it-is style will resonate with most women of …