Recent LibraryThing Additions
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Authors I Like
Marie Brennan Kristen Britain Glen Cook Tamara Siler Jones C.S. Lewis George R. R. Martin Brandon Sanderson Other authors whose names have momentarily escaped my pea-sized brain
My Favorite Books
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain The Forest by Edward Rutherford The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
My Favorite Book Ever
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
I believe in the power of the written word. Sounds a bit melodramatic, I know. But when I was in junior high, I read The Witch of Blackbird Pond seventeen times. Something about it caught hold of me. I related so well to it, and at that transitional time in my life, I sometimes really felt that this book was my only friend. No book before or since has captured me so much, and in fact, this is part of the reason I write. The Witch of Blackbird Pond had a profound effect on me. If something I write can help even one person as much as Ms. Speare's book helped me, it's been more than worth the effort. Writing a book is hard. Polishing it for publication is even harder. But I'm thankful for the labor that went into The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Even now, years later, it is my favorite book in the world.