I love to read. As a young girl I would devour books at a record pace, always feeling a little disappointed when I reached the end. In my world, a good book is a guilty pleasure, an escape, an indulgence. I load up my kindle several books at a time and often switch back and forth between the online news sources and whatever novel I’ve been assigned for book club. And yes, it’s a serious book club. Not to say that I didn’t enjoy my previous book clubs which were, shall we say, a little less focused on book discussion and a little more focused on wine consumption! No judgement there, I just love to dissect a good book with like minded readers and happily, I have found a great group!

My reading repertoire includes (but is not limited to); the local newspaper (I particularly get a kick out of the…