Saturday, January 5, 2013

Adventures of the Mind

All of my life I have been a book lover and avid reader. For me, reading spurs creativity in so many areas of my life–including my artwork. The worlds you can visit and discover in a book are never ending and can take you away from the stress of daily life. For those of you who love to read, here are a few of my favorites that I read in 2012: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; Twelve Times Blessed Jacquelyn Mitchard; An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff; Body & Soul by Frank Conroy; The Postmistress by Sarah Blake; The Help by Kathryn Stockett. And waiting on my nightstand…Gone Girl! Can’t wait to start it. Let me know your favorites and what you have waiting in the wings!

2 comments:

valerie walsh said...

Each year I treat myself to a unique vintage book and this year I received "The Black Princess and other Fairy Tales from Brazil. It is exquisite and the illustrations are by Florence Mary Anderson. It was a good price and the author Christie T Young signed and dated it 1918 :) very exciting! I must read some of the books you mention, I have only read The Help.
Happy New Year to you!!!

Valerie Lorimer said...

I'll have to check out this book. It sounds beautiful! Happy new year to you too!