I love books. There I said it. It was not always that way. Even during my teens my main reading material was comic books. But my mom decided that I needed to broaden my interests. Every once in a while she would bring home a pile of books from the bargain table at Coles the Book People! The books ranged from Sherlock Holmes to Moby Dick to an H.G. Wells collection. Then my mom introduced me to used book stores. It is all her fault. And I love it!
Over the years I have spent a lot of money on books. I would hate to know the final number. I still have a lot of books even though I have tried to purge somewhat.
I still love reading but obviously with a family I cannot spend the same as I used to. That is why I am thankful that I get most of my books for free now. Why is this? As a blogger, there are all kinds of programs out there to give away books in return for a book review. I also review books for journals. I sometimes even get contacted directly by an author requesting a review. One of the nice things (other than free books) is that I encounter books that I would not normally have sought out.
I would love to blog more but I have to go back to reading.
