Lee Weick

That came back to me during college when I had little time to choose my own

I had so much reading to do for school, but in order to stay on track of just being able to read what I wanted to, I would go to the library and pick a biography from each letter of the alphabet.

So I read through the alphabet biographies just to stay on track with some other reading.

I've also thought as an adult that I didn't like magical realism, but then I realized that one of my favorite books as a

And that is exactly what it is.

It's very historical kind of fiction, but with a significant magical element.

And I found that delightful.

As a busy mother, I always read at bedtime.

I fell asleep with my nose in a book frequently and had to reread pages, but I made it a habit because that was the only time of day I could just sit and read what I wanted to read.

My children love that I read one James Mishner novel during each pregnancy.

So eight James Missioners.

They always want to know, well, which one did you read when you were pregnant with me?

While I was teaching literature and writing in our homeschool co-op, that kept me engaged with classic rereads and a few new titles.

But when my friend Pam learned that I hadn't read a book published after about 1970 in decades, she urged me to join her book club, and it was life-changing.

I really had a bias against contemporary literature and frequently would go through periods where I only read classics.

But she and that book club introduced me to so many wonderful new titles and they relied on me for the classics.

So these days I read a wide variety.

I really do like variety.

That's what keeps me going.

I love historical fiction.