The Ballad of (a) Reading Gaol Vacation

Posted by on Feb 13, 2009 in Reading | 4 comments

With apologies to dear Oscar Wilde. And of course I mean “reading” and not “Reading” as in “Reading, Berkshire.” Although I would love to visit Reading, Berkshire one day. Barring the gaol, of course.

Anyway. Starting today I am on a reading vacation for the rest of the month. No writing, just reading. This morning I collected, from library and bookstore, a stack of eight beautiful books to start me off—seven novels and 1434 by Gavin Menzies, subtitled “The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance.” Who could resist that?

Stay tuned for reviews and comments.

4 Comments

  1. 2-15-2009
    Dana says:

    Okay, I am officially bright green with envy…a week to just read? Heaven!!!

  2. 2-16-2009
    elizabeth says:

    TWO weeks! There are books everywhere. Although I’m already having a hard time with the not-writing part. I keep thinking, “Oh, maybe just a little.” Heh.

  3. 2-17-2009
    Bryn Greenwood says:

    I love a reading holiday, although I have a sneaking suspicion you’ve been told to take a vacation from writing just to MAKE you WANT to do it. You know how that is–the allure of the forbidden.

  4. 2-17-2009
    elizabeth says:

    And you know, it’s working. Would probably be working better if I weren’t so miserably sick. Tomorrow. I’m can just jot down ideas, I’m sure. Wouldn’t want them to get away from me…

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