I use Goodreads and in my list I have books from different topics/genres. At any given moment I try to have at least 1 book from each topic in my “currently reading”. If I finish one, I go to the next. And I try taking the oldest ones waiting for me to read them. Sometimes I delete few, according to my personal taste’s evolution. My topics are usually “fantasy”, “hobby”, “mental health”, “people”, “fiction”, “sci-fi”, “thriller/horror”, “work related”, “science”… my favorite shelf is fantasy I move those a bit more than the rest, the fastest shelf is hobby due to the size of the books. I organize my list from date added, that way I keep adding but don’t forget those old ones that I wanted to read years ago.

What book?

My wife is a cookbook author and gets occasional fan mail. She loves hearing from people. A few weeks ago a librarian from an elementary school asked for our address because a little girl wanted to send her a letter. Apparently this girl kept checking out one of my wife's books over and over and loved it. My wife responded by sending this girl's class a full set of her signed books. So, worst case you get ignored, but most authors really like it unless they are super famous and inundated.

It's not about sex at all. It's a flimsy pretext to attack and defund public schools, which has been a decades-long project on the part of Republicans. They want private school for their kids and child labor for yours.

Yeah, imagine living here.

Hahahaha, I really misquoted it as Vonnegut! Thank you for correcting me. I knew it was one of the science fiction authors

Yes, op please suggest which novel of hers should we read. Btw , can you please suggest some Allingham and Tey novels to read? Thank you!

I've only read Jane Eyre, so far at least. I really liked it

Yes, as long as you are respectful. Met a few authors and artists that I have liked over the years.

Back when I was running my book review site, I tweeted about a new book coming out that I was really excited about. I said basically 'WHO DO I HAVE TO SLEEP WITH TO GET A REVIEW COPY? I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS!"

You know, sometimes I forget that tweets are public and people read them.

I got a very polite DM from the author saying that wouldn't be necessary and he would have the publisher send me a copy.

So yeah. Maybe don't do that, but it's fine.

He stabs his friend to death and drives a young girl to suicide, following which her brother goes crazy and is killed in his pursuit

Of course you’re forced to pay taxes. Nothing about taxation is voluntary. I’m obviously not arguing for the abolishment of libraries. You aren’t paying attention.

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Gross

I reached out to my favourite author a few years back (Angie Sage of the Septimus heap series) and she was so lovely, I say go for it :)

I love Anne because Tenant of Wildfell Hall basically subverts everything about what it was like to be a woman during the Brontes' time. And is the first piece of, dare I say it, feminist literature. Way ahead of its time.

Republicans can only win elections and maintain control of the poor if they keep them uneducated.

I've only read Wuthering heights and Jane Eyre. While Jane Eyre is fantastic, Wuthering Hieghts is one of my favorite books of all time.

Way back in the days of yore (I'm older, see), you wrote the publisher. Example:

To: Gray Rinehart
c/o Baen Books Editorial Offices
P.O. Box 1188
Wake Forest, NC 27588

This is an actual author, and this is a mailing address on the Baen website.

You aren't forced to pay taxes any more than you are forced to pay rent.

If you don't want to pay then, don't live there.

You are arguing for the effective abolishment of libraries. You are arguing to force people to pay for something they don't have to pay for already.

All you libertarians are housecats.

Lord Henry was getting older. Not as much attention. He tells him that the world is his for the taking and he will show him. What does Henry get in return? More invitations, more attention, more of everything due to reflected glory from Dorian. He got a kitten for company that turned into a tiger which he couldn’t tame or keep up with.

It means they won’t be given state funds this year. As to how it affects them, I honestly don’t know how much of a budget they depend on these funds for, if there are other funds that can’t be removed, etc. Maybe a librarian could enlighten us on that. My only point is that the MO congress seemingly thinks it’s ok to risk precious resources for communities because they want to throw a temper tantrum about a lawsuit that the people of the state likely had no knowledge of and certainly no culpability for.

You absolutely are forced.

“Libraries are a good thing.”

I agree. Why are you arguing a straw man?

I started following a few on Reddit and they both are quite friendly and communicative.

I emailed Chris Pavone (The Expats) because I loved his book so much and he wrote back!

Yes it’s ok, be prepared to not hear back or worse. My dad wrote to Asimov back in the day and the response he received was … not polite.