March 24, 2016, Thursday afternoon -- Reading Seven

Near the main library downtown

She is reading Gorilla Black: A Novel, by Seven. She loves reading urban lit. Another good book she read recently was Hold U Down: Tripple Crown Collection, by Keisha Ervin.

March 20, 2016, Sunday afternoon -- Reading Herbert F. York

At Asilomar Beach

She is reading The Advisors: Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb, by Herbert F. York. She is getting a Master's in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies at the Institute for International Studies in Monterrey. Right now she's on Spring Break.

I asked her who her favorite author was and she said that the author she has the most books of is Stephen King. Her dad started reading her Stephen King books for bedtime stories when she was 9-years-old. On reflection, she said, his books probably weren't intended to be bedtime stories for 9-year-olds.

March 13, 2106, Sunday afternoon -- Reading Rupi Kaur

At the mall, hiding from the rain

She is reading milk and honey, by Rupi Kaur. She bought it for her friend who is sitting across from her. They sometimes give each other gifts, and sometimes the gifts are books. She was going to give her Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir), by Jenny Lawson, which she described as Tina Feyesque, but decided that this, a recommendation from a poet friend in Toronto, was a better gift. She bought two -- one for herself and one for her friend. Here's a write-up from the Huffington Post.

Her favorite book is Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger. I asked her which one she likes best and she said they are all good, and dark. She first read them in high school and is re-reading them.

I didn't have time to interview and post a reader this week. Check back next week. Thanks!