Readers Be Advised

Ever have spans of time where you’re just staring at your TBR pile dreaming of the snowfall, rain, sick kid, or any other opportunity to crack them open? Right now, I’m doing just that. Here’s are the titles that I can’t wait to break open.

Lolita by Nabokov… Because there’s got to be a classic in the pile so that you get jokes and references.

My Salinger Year by Rakoff… Because I’ve discovered the power of nonfiction in the last three years and DEVOUR it, much like my obsession with documentaries.

Ready Player One by Cline… Because even though I rarely see a movie in a theater, I still want to be able to say I read it before it was a movie.

The Rule of Three by Walters… Because action, adventure and the beginnings of a series are like the beginnings of beautiful friendships.

 So excited to be planning her visit coming in just over a month and getting book studies going. If you want to join the conversation, check out the link http://bit.ly/SepetysBookGroup. Two of the most beautifully written books with entirely different settings, atmosphere, and heroines!

As I prepared and executed (pun totally intended) a booktalk for two Forensics classes this week, I got to rehashing all of the great fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels that lend itself to investigating science, from a forensics angle. There are great thrillers like Todd Strasser’s Thrill-ogy and Barry Lyga’s Jasper Dent series. There’s My Friend Dahmer by Backderf written as a graphic novel about the early life of Jeffrey Dahmer and nonfiction like Picking Cotton that pulls apart eyewitness testimony versus DNA as science continually improves. So many great titles, so little time. What’s your favorite?

And, how can they fit into the 2015 Reading Challenge? Well pick a trilogy like Lyga’s or read Backderf’s for the graphic novel. Plus, you can’t get any better than many forensics titles that double as a “lock the door” mystery!

If I’m going to have a blog dedicated to reading, I should probably have a philosophy or at least a vision for what I’m aiming to do. What is it? You’ll soon find out, won’t you?