It is so hard to know where to begin with this post but I suppose saying hello is a good start! I hope everyone has been well and happy and that 2023 is fruitful for you in all areas of your life - including reading.
As for me, 2023 has been a mixed bag. I absolutely love my job. I am now the acquisitions librarian for my library and am responsible for selecting and purchasing all print and digital items for our four branch system. It would not be an overstatement to say that this has been my dream job for a while and I am thrilled to be doing it for the library I've been employed at for nearly 19 years now.
Other areas of my life have not been as satisfactory, but I suppose that is how it goes sometimes. One of the areas that has not been great this year is my reading life - which is especially frustrating as I now look at books all day and see so many great ones! But do I actually want to read them? Not so much. I've read a few gems this year, but most everything else has been mediocre. Most of my reading has been for the three book clubs I am in - yes, three - and though I sometimes grumble about the deadlines and the obligation, if it wasn't for the book clubs I wouldn't have read much at all lately.
So you might be wondering why I am starting a new book blog... Well, I am hoping that blogging again will get me reading again and I do so miss this community. I follow some of you on social media but it isn't anything like reading your words and discussions about books you've read and loved, or hated as the case may be.
And I switched to Blogger because I honestly can't keep up with the changes over at Wordpress and have no inclination to try! I can barely figure out how to post something over there anymore and Blogger seems much simpler and intuitive.
I hope you will visit me as I try to bring the enchantment back into my reading. I will be visiting all of you. See you soon!
