I’m doing no traveling right now, but if I were, with world enough and time at my disposal, I’d make a pilgrimage to Nashville. Two of my favorite contemporary writers—Margaret Renkl and Ann Patchett—live there, and Patchett co-owns Parnassus Books, which appears to be a wonderland. Renkl is a New York Times columnist, covering the world from Nashville. Patchett is an essayist and novelist. Coincidentally, both have recent essay collections out: Patchett's These Precious Days and Renkl's Graceland at Last. Reading both of these women concurrently has been a delight and a new reading experience. To read about a horrific storm (derecho) in Patchett, and the next night, to read about it again from Renkl’s point of view, was something I’d never before done. Might be time to treat yourself—or a friend or family member—to one or both of these lovely essay collections.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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