I am 54 years old and live in Texas. I'm married with 2 grown children, a son in college and a married daugther who is a 7th grade English teacher. I am a substitute for a public school as a Special Ed. teacher's assistant. Besides reading, I enjoy music, and scrapbooking. I also enjoy going to movies and collecting (and watching) TV shows...
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I am 54 years old and live in Texas. I'm married with 2 grown children, a son in college and a married daugther who is a 7th grade English teacher. I am a substitute for a public school as a Special Ed. teacher's assistant. Besides reading, I enjoy music, and scrapbooking. I also enjoy going to movies and collecting (and watching) TV shows on DVD.
If you had asked me several years ago what my favorite genre of books to read, I would have said mysteries. I still love to read mysteries but I read as many Southern fiction books as I do mysteries. Mysteries set in the South are really a favorite! When it comes to mysteries, I normally read series that have recurring characters. Over the years, I have gravitated toward "cozy" mysteries or mysteries with a lot of humor in them. Sue Grafton 's wonderful Kinsey Millhone series is what got me back to reading many years ago. In the last few years, I have begun reading fiction written by Southern authors, primarily women authors. Actually, most books I read are written by women.
I read a lot autobiograpies/biographies and memoirs about people specifically in the entertainment field. I also have a fairly good library of books about television shows---behind the scenes and that kind of thing.
I am in a book discussion group who meet every other month during the school calendar year. There are only 4 of us but it gives me a chance to read books I wouldn't normally pick up at the bookstore---trying to span my reading horizons.
I am one of those people who finishes one book and immediately pick up another. I'm looking forward to joining some groups and learning about authors I have yet to read.
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