It's Monday! (5/4/15)

It's Monday! is sponsored by Sheila at Book Journey.

 

 

Last week I finished the audio of Oprah's What I Know For Sure. It was fabulous. I feel guilty saying that. (And then I feel guilty saying that!) Truly, this book came at the right time in my life. I felt ready for its lessons and challenges. If you're looking for a growth experience, I recommend it highly.

I also finished my re-read of Eat, Pray, Love, and I loved it as much as I did the first time I read it.

 

 

This week I'm still re-reading One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty, a southern short-story writer. It was a book that meant a lot to me when I read it in college, always sitting by Bird by Bird in my mind as essential books for wannabe writers.  

 

When I finished my Oprah audio, I started Malcolm Gladwell's What the Dog Saw. I love how this man's mind works. Suffice it to say, my mind does not work that way. His narrating voice has a soft, dreamy quality that is nice in the mornings. Oprah's was a bit...perky.

I also began Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed, a book of essays by childless/childfree women. Being a part of that camp myself, I'm sure I'll have lots of...thoughts.

 

 

And, because I'd had such a productive weekend I was exhausted and unable to concentrate on reading last night, I started Novel Interiors, which shows room interiors that mesh with your favorite books and author's time periods. I purged nearly my entire cache of interior decorating books this weekend, realizing I'd outgrown most of them, but maybe this will be a keeper to start rebuilding my collection.

 

What are you reading this week?