Member: JessicaOrr

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GroupsAwful Lit., Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Books on Books, FantasyFans, Happy Heathens, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction Readers, Rare, Old or Offbeat, Science Fiction Fans, Science! — show all groups , Tea!, The Green Dragon, Writer-readers

Favorite authorsPaul Collins, Diane Setterfield (Shared favorites)

About meMy name is Jessica and I’m a bibliophile. They say admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery but I don’t think it helps when you’re addicted to books. At least, I’ve conceded to being an addict for most of my life and I’m still a bibliophile. Despite my addiction, I’m still able to function in normal society. But then maybe I’m not addicted so much as in love. There’s a difference between being a bibliophile and a bibliomaniac. Bibliomania is a brand of obsessive compulsive disorder whereas Bibliophilia is an extreme hobby. Really it’s like comparing a raging alcoholic to a Saturday drunk. It’s all a matter of degrees.

About my libraryMy library is an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction, with the later predominating. Most of my books are acquired from library sales which I anticipate with the same childish glee normally reserved for Christmas.

I collect old science books, writing guides, books about books and fiction with interesting cover art.

My current big fetish are books about Gilded Age Chicago, including the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. More generally, I also love books about America in the late Victorian period- it's material culture, etiquette, family life and so forth.

I also love cooking and cookbook collecting. I have far more recipes on my bookshelf than I can ever attempt.

Really, I just can't resist a book -period-

Homepagehttp://www.bookaddiction.org

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Real nameJessica

LocationMidwest

Emailthatbiogeekyahoo.com

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Member sinceMay 1, 2008