A New Year, A New Reading Goal, and the Temptation of Gift Cards
My boyfriend is a pretty wonderful man. Every year for the past 15 years, he has given me gift cards to Barnes & Noble at Christmas. I always ask for them, because I want to play it safe and make sure they're on my list. He's generous, but it still only it takes me about one month to spend all the gift cards. Last year I made it to mid-February. This year I'm going to try and stretch them out to at least April. Working at a public library helps keep my spending down, but I still can have a hard time controlling myself at a bookstore. 2018...you're the year I will read new titles, but also tackle my bookcases. They are now filled with more books that I haven't read than books I've read. That is a problem. I can't give any away to friends until I've read them. Trust me, I've tried to pick out books I could give away, but I just can't do it without reading them first. Pulling from my bookcases, here's what I'm going to read this...