Hi everyone--I'm sure you are all lovely folks, but please don't ask me to be a friend just to promote your book. I am much more likely to be your friend if you send me a personal note, as well, not one you've sent to as many people as possible!

I live in Birmingham, Alabama with my husband and our four children. My first baby girl...more »

Hi everyone--I'm sure you are all lovely folks, but please don't ask me to be a friend just to promote your book. I am much more likely to be your friend if you send me a personal note, as well, not one you've sent to as many people as possible!

I live in Birmingham, Alabama with my husband and our four children. My first baby girl just turned 13! We also have a 17 yo (my stepdaughter), an 11 year old daughter and a 7 year old baby boy. I work at a regional chain book store. Reading is my passion, but I also like to do some crafty stuff (knit,crochet, etc.) do stuff with my kids, and walk/run/workout, and travel when I can. I belong to three book groups. I graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a BA in English and really never did anything with the ever useless degree! Except read! I am originally from Long Island, New York.

Not all the books on my shelf are ones I own--I read a lot from the library--but the ones I love I own, usually. When I love a book, I usually plan on re-reading it one day, and will try to obtain a personal copy. I also like to buy them at used bookstores/thrift stores/yard sales, to give them away to people I really like and I think will appreciate the books that I love.

I love a lot of classic stuff, a lot of new literature, and like ww2 lit also. Some of my favorite authors are E. M. Forester, Jane Austen, Anne Tyler, Amy Tan, Bill Bryson and David Sedaris. I like poetry, also. « less