Alas, Spring Break 2015 is almost over. I enjoyed my time by traveling to Wilmington NC with both my children, as Sarah will be graduating this year from high school and our time together will begin to be limited. During our time away, I had the chance to catch up on my reading, as librarians never have enough time to read. The first book I read was "Unforgotten Sins in Charleston" by Jim Gordon III. Since Charleston SC holds the key to my heart, I devoured this novel in record time. Plus it was historical in nature which was an added bonus.
While shopping at Two Sisters Bookery (a fantastic indie book shop), I bought "Whistling Past the Graveyard" by Susan Crandall, which is also historical fiction and a recommended read by Karen White, one of my favorite authors.
After returning from Wilmington, my son, Stephen and I accompanied Sarah to Boone NC for Appalachian State University admitted student day. Once home from Boone, I had 3 glorious days left to finish my leisurely reading.
Next on my list was "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. You guessed it! It is set in Charleston SC and it's historical fiction. Then to clear my mind between reading two long novels, I quickly read "Lowcountry Hurricanes" by Lynn Michelsohn. As my spring break time got shorter, I began reading "Out With the Tide" by Lola Faye Arnold, which I bought after the author contacted me to read and review it. I love local/regional authors and am always willing to help self-published authors. Plus this book is also set in Charleston SC and takes place in 1981. I suppose I should just go back to school and get a degree in Charleston history.
I also try to keep a balance of professional reading as well. I recently bought "Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed by Paul Solarz. This is no easy task as a school librarian when you teach the majority of your day. But you do what you love and you keep on striving to be the best at it. For me, that involves blending pleasure reading with professional reading so as not to burn out to quick. Reading is a huge part of my life that makes me happy. What makes you happy? Try blogging about it. :-)
