I love to read. I have read a lot of autobiographies. I also like thrillers and mystery novels, but I am also always up for trying new authors and genres. I particularly like reading while on planes and in hotel rooms.
In a former professional life, I ran the Newspaper in Education program for a local newspaper. I had the opportunity to talk to many students who were avid readers. In the age of PCs, iPods, etc., it is awesome to hear that youngsters find as much enjoyment out of curling up with a great book as I do.
I just finished reading Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz. The book is part mystery, part humor. It is a light-hearted suspense novel, but the real pleasure is the wisecracking of virtually all the characters. It is the third in the Spellman series, and I am looking forward to the next, The Spellmans Strike Again, due out in March 2010.
I am also looking forward to reading A Deadly Silver Sea by Bob Morris. This is also the fourth book in a series. Zach Chasteen is a football player turned private investigator. Chasteen is humorous and very human, unlike many larger-than-life fictional P.I.s.
I recommend anything by Mick Foley. Whenever I say this, most people groan. However, whenever people have actually taken my recommendation and read any of his books, they have come away pleasantly surprised. His non-fiction books are unique because he actually writes them by himself. His two novels, Tietam Brown and Scooter, are unlike any books I have ever read.
Other authors I like are Andrew Gross, Michael Ledwidge and Tim Downs. Gross and Ledwidge have collaborated with James Patterson and have done solo efforts. Downs has a series surrounding a forensic entomologist (aka the Bug Man), who helps investigate crimes.
Of course, every month I wait for my copy of GT to arrive. After devouring it cover to cover, I crack open a new book and begin a new voyage. Often times the book is so good, I really don’t want to see it end. At least I know there is another waiting for me though. There are always more books.
— John Wroblewski, distribution specialist
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