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What books are on your nightstand?

Posted by Candice on Saturday, Sep 21, 2013

Or, as in my case, on your kitchen table?

In many magazines, such as People or Vanity Fair, there is often a column where famous people are asked what they are reading. Sometimes their answers are something you might expect (Kyle Richards is reading the Fifty Shades trilogy, okay), sometimes they're a little surprising (Trisha Yearwood read Team of Rivals? did she finish it?), and sometimes a little dubious (Leann Rimes reads?).

Let's be honest, though...if I were randomly asked what book(s) I am reading right now, chances are I wouldn't have a stellar, wow-inducing response. I'm often reading a mystery, or only halfway through a couple books, or slogging through something that is a couple years old and it might have a bit of dust on the cover. Right now, I'm reading The Bookman's Tale. It's good, I'm almost done. But, the picture below tells the real story: those books have been on my table for a few months, I haven't opened at least one of them, and I'm not even showing you the books on my nightstand, or the books I have on my desk at work. So many books, so little time. And flat surfaces.

So, reader, what is on your nightstand or table??

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

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I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs.
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