Member dianeham

Real Name

Diane Hamilton

About Me

I am a poet and retired public librarian. At the library I was Assistant Director in charge of IT. I live at the seashore with my husband, Michael. My husband is retired from law enforcement and a veteran of 2 US armed forces. He is currently a member of the USCG Auxiliary. And he is a karate instructor.

Location

Cape May, NJ

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Currently Reading

The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience by Kent A. Kiehl

Three Buddhists Walked Into an AA Meeting ...and got sober.: "...where perceived barriers become wisdom gates." by Bill K.

One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Edward Griffin

A Nation of Immigrants by John F. Kennedy

Vigil: A Novel by George Saunders

Found in the Street by Patricia Highsmith

Favorite Authors

Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, William Blake, Peter Bushyeager, J. M. Coetzee, Samuel R. Delany, Timothy Findley, Dashiell Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, Hugh Howey, Helen Humphreys, Kazuo Ishiguro, Mieko Kawakami, Claire Keegan, Margaret Laurence, Philip Levine, Colum McCann, Patrick Modiano, Haruki Murakami, Yōko Ogawa, Kenneth Patchen, Ann Patchett, Louise Penny, Rafael Sabatini, George Saunders, Carol Shields, Joan Slonczewski, Rivers Solomon, Anne Tyler, Tennessee Williams

Favorite Lists

2023 Christmas Gifts, Top Five Books of 2022

Local Favorites

Libraries: Brooks Memorial Library, Monroe County Library, New York University - The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library

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