How long have you worked at Lemuria?
Since January 2005.
What do you look for in a good book?
If it can make me laugh, cry, or angry. If it can move me in some way, give me some emotion, like The Ice Bear and The Snow 
Leopard by Jackie Morris. She’s my favorite author and illustrater of children’s books. Her and Katie DiCamillo
How long have you been seriously reading?
Probably since I was 23; after I got out of school. Before that I would occasionally read good stuff, but mostly it was trash. I wasn’t a frequent buyer at Lemuria before I worked here. I went to stores where books were cheap. But I always loved Lemuria. I would just come to look at the books.
How do you organize your books? (Do you?)
They aren’t in alphabetical order or anything. They are organized by category. The heavy ones are on the bottem shelf so they don’t bring the whole shelf down. I don’t keep a lot of books, just things you can actually use, like Gardening books. Everything else I give to the library. I usually give away all the books I get from here. The ones I keep are odd, like books about toilets.
The books you keep, why do you keep them?
Most of them are factual or books that are about things I’m really interested in that I would enjoy reading at a later date for no reason. I might just happen to be standing by the bookshelf and just pull one of the shelf and read it.
Is there a system to how you choose what to read next/the order you read books in?
Whatever Advanced Reader Copies Emily hands me. I have them in chronological order; I try to read the ones that are coming out soonest.
What book have you liked most that came out this year?
These are my 3 favorites children’s picture books at present:
Too Tall Houses, Gianno Marino
Clever Jack Takes the Cake, Candace Fleming, G. Brian Karas
Big Mean Mike, Michelle Knudson
Well, you know my actual favorite book I read this year, was 50 Shades of Grey. I thought it was amusing and quite enjoyable.
What are you reading right now?
I just finished reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio.
When do you read?
Between 8 and 10 o’clock in the evenings.
Are you a one-at-a-time reader, or are you reading many books at once?
I read books one at a time. With these crazy little themes going on, it’s hard enough to keep them separated. It’s kind of ridiculous. I read one, finish it, and move on.
Top 5 favorite books in your library right now:
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate DiCamillo
- The Ice Bear, Jackie Morris
- The Snow Leopard, Jackie Morris
- Food for Thought, It has some good recipes in. I actually read recipe books more than I actually cook out of them.
- Clever Jack Takes the Cake, Candace Fleming
- Bear-Foot Book of Collected Poems
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