Hi, my name is Mary

I've been friends with Kaitlin for a few years and we'd previously discussed having a book club of our own...only for me to move out of state. So I am really looking forward to this one and am glad that everything worked out.

As the daughter of a librarian, I have a natural affinity for reading, though admittedly I haven't done nearly as much reading as I should! When I worked at a library I was reading between 5-10 books at a time and now I dawdle through one...maybe two. My favorite genre is probably chick lit although I majored in Nonfiction Creative Writing in college. But don't worry - I don't read romance novels. :) My favorite authors are Sarah Dessen (Along for the Ride), Curtis Sittenfield (Prep), and Ian McEwan (Atonement). I rarely read books that are on the bestsellers list - I don't have anything against them necessarily, but I haven't found as many books I love (DaVinci Code, anyone?)

I also love to read about all things food - my favorite food writers are Ruth Reichl, Gary Nabhan, and Jeffrey Steingarten. Barbara Kingsolver, famous for a few of her novels, wrote a captivating book with her husband and eldest daughter about the year they lived fully sustainable and I loved how easily she moved from fiction to non-fiction - she kept it vastly interesting in spite of its genre. :) (Btw, the book is entitled, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle).

I'm excited to take part in this club and generate discussions with everyone here! Gooooooooooooo books!