This is my nightstand.
I love reading. Can you tell? Here is what is on my nightstand right now:
* Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell -- Given to me by my Mom. Haven't started yet.
* Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury -- Bought last week and I'm LOVING it
* Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling * Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt -- Bought last week
* Goose Girl by Shannon Hale -- Bought last weekend at the Provo Book Fair and got autographed. I need to take this one upstairs. Just haven't done it yet.
* Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card -- Lent to me by my friend. About halfway done.
* The Mom's Book -- For the Mom Who's Best at Everything by Alison Maloney -- Given to me as a gift and I haven't started yet.
* The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull -- Bought last weekend at the Provo Book Fair, got it autographed and am enjoying it quite a bit.
* Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (2 copies) -- Also bought at the Provo Book Fair, got them autographed and now I'm deciding which lucky nephew gets to have the spare.
* In the South by Salman Rushdie (short story printed from The New Yorker)
* Married for Better, Not Worse by Gary & Joy Lundberg -- Read a long time ago, thought I'd pull it out to remember the fun ideas it has inside for getting to know your spouse better
* I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better by Gary & Joy Lundberg -- Read it, loved it, haven't put it away yet
* The Wizard's Princess by Alyson Ingebretson King -- Written by my friend, Alyson! Loved it and I need to return it!
* The Hiding Place by Carrie Ten Boom -- Lent to me and I haven't started yet (It's on the list. I'll get there!)
* The New Strong-willed Child by James Dobson -- What? My children aren't strong-willed. Why are you looking at me that way?
* Phantom by Susan Ray -- Lent to me and I haven't started it yet
* The Peacegiver by James L. Farrell -- Lent to me and I'm almost done.
* Autobiography of Nuon Phaly (printed from the Internet) -- Story of the woman who started the orphanage where I am supporting an 8-yr-old girl
* Approximately half a dozen articles printed from http://www.lds.org -- This is a fairly regular feature ON or IN my nightstand
* Broken Things to Mend by Jeffrey R. Holland -- Given to me as a gift. I'm done reading it, but haven't taken it uptairs yet.
Looking at this list, I honestly wouldn't believe this would all fit on one nightstand. At least, not alongside a toaster that needs to be sold/given away, Boggle Junior (also needs to be sold/given away), a lamp, receipts from my latest trip to California, a clock and a box of thank you cards. It certainly SHOULDN'T all be crammed into one small space, but there you have it. I love books. I love reading. I want everything to be within my reach when I settle down to sleep each night.
Still ... it may be time to tidy things up.
Great books! I love Bradbury's book and have mislaid my copy of Card's book on characters. After reading his other book so quickly, I'm at a loss. Must. Find. Other. Book.
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I just think it's awesome that my book is in someone's pile of books. That made my day!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know other people read multiple books at a time! I usually listen to one on my ipod (helps keep the exercise boredom away), read one or two church books, a non-fiction and a novel! Love reading!
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