Today Blogger telling us about her reading Journey is Claire from Always Need More Books.
She is a book lovin’ technical librarian who has loved reading all her life. She has always read but it was when she discovered Bookstagram, her reading and book buying habits reached a new level!
She describes herself as pretty old school, rarely reading ebooks, and preferring an actual book any day of the week. She reads a wide mixture of books, and probably the only genre she doesn’t read much is sci-fi, preferring contemporary literature as opposed to the classics, and also reads young adult as some of the books out there are outstanding.
She runs a book club in her home town at the local pub (usually between 5-10 of us). It is a great way to discover some amazing authors and books.
What is your earliest reading memory?
I can remember my mum reading to me…I can’t remember clearly the books but I can remember feelings they invoked
What was your favourite childhood book?
I liked the Richard Scarry books
What book do you remember reading at school?
I remember choosing a book in the school library for the first time…Pollyanna.
What was the book that changed you?
I’m finding this question hard! I don’t think there are books that have changed me but certain books mean more to me because they were read st important moments of my life
Who was the author who helped you discover a whole new genre?
Probably J K Rowling. Harry Potter was a book I wouldn’t have thought to read as an adult and fantasy is certainly not a genre I would have chosen
What was the last book that you bought?
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
What was the last book you reread?
Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes
What was the last book you couldn’t finish?
I can’t remember! It’s very rare for me to not finish!
The book I am currently reading
Christmas on the Murder Express by Alexandra Benedict
Where do you read?
Bed, sofa, bath…anywhere really!
What books/genres do you turn to, to get out of a reading slump?
Probably some sort of chicklit
What was your last five-star read?
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
How many books do you currently own?
Probably around 800 but I don’t know for sure
What is the oldest book on your bookshelves?
An edition of Little Women that belonged to an aunt, Probably dating around 1950
What book did you last buy based on the cover?
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
What book do you always recommend?
Depends on who I’m talking too! I love particularly authors so will usually recommend those. Authors like Marian Keyes, Elizabeth Strout, Beth O’Leary, Maggie O’Farrell
You can find Claire on her blog here, on Twitter, here and on Instagram here
Thank you Paul!
You are very welcome
I enjoy these little detours into other’s reading journeys. Thanks.
It is interesting finding the breadth of what people read