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I have loved books all of my life and a year ago today I started this book club blog mostly for me but also for my friends who love to read as well.  It is obviously not a money-maker (call me immediately if you know someone who will pay me to read all day!).  But, this book club is a labor of love (as my grandmother would say as she stood cooking over a hot stove in the Texas desert making our favorite Mexican dishes).

This year I have read so many books filled with inspiration.  Some in the past but many in the present.  These books have helped me grow as a person and I think that most people will agree that reading is fundamental to understanding the world we live in.

The process of reading to understand is a simple task.  For some it is enjoyable and for others it remains a task.  I enjoy the act of reading for the knowledge I gain, for the entertainment it brings me and for the idea that there are other people out there who don’t necessarily think like me.  It generates empathy for others.  It gives me the freedom to travel and imagine far away places in my mind.  Books create a world for us that we may have never been able to physically visit but we’ve traveled there through description and details set forth by someone with a great voice and point of view.

To those that think reading is boring, I say you’re not doing right!  You need to find the things that interest you and turn curiosity into an obsession to know more.  Reading is an escape and it provides us with the empathy we need to understand things outside of our comfort zone.  Books are what can bring us closer.  Books are what educate us about other places, cultures and people.  Through books, the possibilities of our world are endless.

Join me as we set off to read more and imagine more!  Happy Reading!

This is a book club!  We may not see each other face-to-face or meet at the local coffee shop but I guarantee we are going to read some great books and have some great discussions!

To say that I love to read is an understatement.  I truly LOVE to read and will ignore my entire family if I am totally into my book.  But, it’s because I can appreciate the labor that goes into a well thought out story and its so rude to interrupt a crucial plot point!  I enjoy that reading takes me to other places or that it makes me see things in a totally different way.  I feel like reading can be a way for us to understand the human condition whether it’s through humor, sadness or angst.  My favorite part of reading though is the discussion aspect.  It makes me feel like I know people better by the way they respond to a story, whether it’s in agreement or against what I feel.

By education, I was an English Literature major but I have to confess that while I do enjoy the classics and have my favorites, it’s some of the contemporary novels that are really sparking my interest these days.  I have my moods that must also be satisfied…sometimes I want funny and sometimes I want sad.  Sometimes biographical and sometimes fantasy.

My hope for this blog is to generate some thoughtfulness on humanity…but mostly, it is my selfish desire to have some friends and family to talk about books with!  So come along with me and we can figure out where we want the next story to take us.

Happy reading y’all!  Jennifer