Book Chat: First Adult Book Read

 

Since we talked about children's books last week, I thought I would flip it to adult books this week.

The first adult books I read were probably the Cat Who books by Lilian Jackson Braun. I began reading these in about fourth grade, or was it third? I think they're the type of books that can be read at any age.

By eight grade I was reading Michael Crichton and Stephen King, though. And now I read more YA. Weird, huh?

What was the first adult book you read?

Wednesday's Writing Update: A Death, a belated birthday, and more!

On Saturday, best-selling author Lilian Jackson Braun of the “Cat Who” series died at the age of 97. You can read her obituary here. I didn’t hear about her death until late Monday, and it really has saddened me. I believe I read my first “Cat Who” book she wrote in fourth grade. Throughout the years, my mom and I loved her books. There are few things better than cats in mystery novels, so she will be missed.

I realized this week that I missed my two-year blogger anniversary. I started this blog on May 29, 2009. Happy Belated Birthday, blog!

If you follow things over at my review blog Surrounded by Books Reviews, I have an announcement there. You might be interested in checking it out.

My short story “A Killer Rose Garden” is featured on Raven and the Writing Desk today.

My mind has been stuck in edits. Unfortunately, none of them are edits on Virtuoso. That’s what I get for being a freelance editor. *laughs* I hope to get back to my novel work after June 15^th. *crosses fingers*

And, if you haven’t heard – where have you been if you haven’t? – Elana Johnson’s Possession made its debut yesterday! I even found it at B&N when I stopped by there, although I’m waiting for my copy to come from Amazon.com.

So what’s been going on with everyone else this week?