HELP! I’m trying to read!

Last week’s blog brought some smiles to my face as I read my reader’s suggestion of the books that stayed with them.  One of the things that came to my attention was a couple of people gave me an idea about their favorite authors.  It made me curious, so I am asking all of you to let me know who your favorite authors are, please and thank-you!   

I have shared that I am struggling to read at night.  I am sure I have shared that the problem seems to be more about my cats than the books I want to read!  There is only so much room when the two primary characters inhabit my lap.  It is just not big enough for the two cats and a book.  So I have become one of them…someone who reads two books at once: one ebook on my phone or kindle and one actual book from the library.  

When reading a physical book, I have dropped it and lost my place.  I have bopped each of the cats at least once and the last book was heavy. Then I have to move them to get the darn book on the floor.  They use their claws to hold on!  So I read them in the morning and when the cats are outside.

I decided that reading on the phone should be the answer.  I tried to balance the phone, leaning on Gizzie’s back.  It kept slipping toward Yoshi who acted like he was being beaten by Gizzie. Both of them overreact each time.  They both run using claws to help them start and jump and hiss at each other and me!  If I  drop the phone on me (in my 3 inches of space) it slides off and bounces on the floor.  Again they have to move (See prior paragraph).  Meanwhile, I am still trying to learn to balance and find the sweet spot between having to wear my glasses and not wearing my glasses while reading.  I feel like it is a losing battle most of the time. Just some humor to add to your day.  

Elise sent in a review and an interview this week.  Bone Thief is a review of a book that “exposes a legacy of violence that refuses to stay buried.” The novel is by Vanessa Lillie and is the second book in the Syd Walker series.  It is a book that exposes us to facts through the genre of fiction.  This week’s interview is with Alex DeMille (his father was Nelson DeMille) and his book, Nelson DeMille’s The Tin Men.  It is the third book in a series about Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor and how they investigate and find answers.  It seems the book includes AI and robotics as well as showing the difficulty with drug abuse in the military. I found the way Alex DeMille speaks about his father Nelson and writing about his characters very interesting.  

I would like to hear from people about their favorite author for next week’s blog.  Meanwhile, find time to read (hopefully without fur in your face).