This one’s going fast and furious in the book blogosphere right now. Not to be left out (I’m sure there’s some sort of desperation jab here, but I don’t know what it is)…. I saw it first at Bookworm and Slow but Steady, just to be fair.

What are you reading right now? I’m trying to finish Letters from Pemberly, by Jane Dawkins before Saturday so I can write a review of it for the September issue of Estella. Surprisingly, I’m actually liking it.

Do you have any idea what you’ll read when you’re done with that? Oh, yeah. I’ve got Pretties that’s due at the library on August 31st, Eclipse (which I only have for 2 weeks), The Blue Castle, Eggs and the Bartimeaus Triliogy. Nothing like having a huge pileup on the bedside table.

What magazines do you have in your bathroom right now? None. I’m still at the parenting stage where I can’t go to the bathroom by myself (the kids have to follow me), so reading in the bathroom (well, while going to the bathroom) is an impossibility.

What’s the worst thing you were ever forced to read? Anything by any Russian author. Seriously depressing.

What’s the one book you always recommend to just about everyone? Right now, it’s Austenland by Shannon Hale. It changes whenever I get a new favorite.

Admit it, the librarians at your library know you on a first name basis, don’t they? Yep. Not as well as the librarians in Jonesboro did, but they know me well enough to hassle me every time to join the Friends of the Library (I did, about a month ago.)

Is there a book you absolutely love, but for some reason, people never think it sounds interesting, or maybe they read it and don’t like it at all? Hmm… I don’t know. Usually, I’m the one who doesn’t like the books that everyone else does. I can’t stand book hype.

Do you read books while you eat? While you bathe? While you watch movies or TV? While you listen to music? While you’re on the computer? While you’re having sex? While you’re driving? Eat, no. I used to, but it’s not a good thing for my weight. (I tend to crave food when I read. Not a good habit when I do as much reading as I do.) Bathe, yes. What other point is there to bathing? The rest, no. We do try to listen to books when we take long drives, though.

When you were little, did other children tease you about your reading habits? No. (Well, maybe, but I was oblivious.) My best friend was as avid a reader as I was, and we just tuned everyone else out. At some point, I noticed that people usually didn’t read, but by that time, I didn’t care.

What’s the last thing you stayed up half the night reading because it was so good you couldn’t put it down?
Harry Potter. (But I was done with it by 10 pm, so it was more like what did I spend and entire day reading…)