Membertapestry100(he/him)

Real Name

David

About My Library

My library grows at a far more accelerated rate than it is read. It seems that I either can't stop myself from going into the local bookstores on a regular basis, or can't stop myself from buying at least one volume while I'm there. Both scenarios seem to present a problem, as I live up the road from several indie bookstores, and my friends and I still frequent the local Barnes & Noble so much so that the employees know us all by name (it's like Cheers!).

As far as my library, it's a little bit of this, a little bit of that. I usually find either a subject or an author that catches my interest, and start focusing on buying books in that particular genre or by that particular author. Nothing like a little self-diagnosed OCD to make life fun!

As mentioned, I buy more books than I can read at any given point, and for awhile tried to keep a stack of books by the bed of what I wanted to read next, but when that stack grew into three, I decided that might not be the best idea. Sometimes I think I need to reduce my library or at least buy less, but as my good friend Sarah says, "One can never have too many books."

About Me

Well, I think it's a given that like everybody on here, I like books. And reading. You'll generally find me in the stacks of the SFF/horror sections of any bookstore, but I do like to read a wide variety of genres.

I live in Lansing MI with my dog, Vader, and his kitty sister, Rey. Yes, I am that nerd that names his fur kids after Star Wars characters.

I recently shifted careers; after 26 years as the Creative Director of a small, independently owned community resource guide, I'm not the Graphic Art Supervisor for Dart Container. I oversee the department that handles the art for most cups/plates/etc that you'll find in many restaurants (McD's, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, etc), as well as Solo products. It's quite the career change, but I'm ready to start a new chapter in my life.

Location

Lansing, MI

Homepage

http://www.frommybookshelf.com/

Memberships

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Currently Reading

X-Men: Days of Future Past: Doomsday by Tba

Storm by Ann Nocenti

The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition by Julia Cameron

The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab

Invincible Iron Man, Vol 3: Iron & Diamonds by Gerry Duggan

Favorite Authors

Piers Anthony, Meg Waite Clayton, James Dashner, John DeChancie, Patrick Dennis, J. F. Englert, Fannie Flagg, Penelope Przekop, Anne Rice, Brandon Sanderson, May Sarton, Sharon Shinn, Janny Wurts

Local Favorites

Bookstores: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Lansing Mall, Nicola's Books, Schuler Books & Music, Schuler Books & Music - Eastwood, Schuler Books & Music - Okemos, The Green Hand Bookshop

Libraries: Delta Township District Library

Member Connections

Friends

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Interesting Library

bookworm12, Caspettee, greeniezona, Irisheyz77, JessLibrarian, NativeRoses, PandoraKnits, Rarcar1, saltmanz, Storeetllr