Book Blogger Appreciation Week

Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?

Neither of us typically snack while reading, but every once in a while I find myself munching something - which would always have chocolate in it. Last night I had some dessert tea.

Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of

writing in books horrify you?

No - but if a book is thought-provoking and profound, like Les Mis or Anna Karenina, then yes, I've highlighted several passages.

How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?

Library books are layed inside down by both of us. If we own them they're bookmarked. We try to stay on top of bookmarking library books, since I was previously a librarian....

Fiction, Non-fiction, or both?

Fiction for us both.

Hard copy or audiobooks?

Neither of us like audiobooks at all, but we've listened to a couple of Agatha Christie's on long car rides before.

Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?

Most of the time both of us have to be torn away from a book. Just the other day I was in the kitchen and had to come out and tell trackgeek that his child had closed himself in the bedroom and wanted out. He looked up from his book with a confused expression on his face. :)

If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?

No. I grew up with a word fiend, and I think for the most part both of us get it from the reading.

What are you currently reading?

A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly (Raspberry - although I read The Hollow last night instead)
Just finished A True and Faithful Narrative, by Katherine Sturtevant (trackgeek)

What is the last book you bought?

For my birthday, trackgeek bought me the third book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, The Faceless Ones, by Derek Landy

Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?

Trackgeek reads one at a time, period. I tend to read a couple at a time, plus I forget that I've already started book and go to the shelf to find another.... :)

Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read

Trackgeek reads whenever he gets a moment - when he gets home from school (he's getting his PhD), or before bed. I tend to read during the 'half''s nap or before bed as well.

Do you prefer series books or stand alone books?

Trackgeek likes series, I like stand alones. More often than not I've read the first book of a series Trackgeek is interested in. But then he reads all the rest.

Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?

I've never had anyone disappointed in The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale, and I like to recommend Hanley's trilogy that starts with The Seer and the Sword. Trackgeek tends to fall back on more classic juvenile/teen fiction because I think he's afraid of recommending something people won't like. And of course, who doesn't like E. L. Koningsburg?

How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?)

Well, since we're in a two bedroom apartment, we shove our books in as many bookshelves as possible - we have nearly 2000. Some are sadly in boxes, but we are just completely out of room. Library books get a couple shelves in the front room and we read them in order of interest. Someday we intend having an entire library in our house, sorted traditionally - as you would find them in a library.

Thanks for reading! More reviews later today..... :)