Ingrid L.M.
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” ~Thomas Edison And it’s corollary for writers: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 50,000 words that don’t work in that order.” ~Ingrid Anders
What I do when I'm not at the library:
I write fiction and poetry, play the ukulele, go on nature walks, stew things in the slow cooker, spend time with my family, and listen to lots and lots of audiobooks.
The last thing I read:
The last book I read that I really enjoyed from start to finish was Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House Book 13) by Mary Pope Osborne. I love all the Magic Tree House books and am relearning so many great things about the world as my preschooler and I read them together. But Jack and Annie’s trip to the ancient Roman town of Pompeii on the day Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. was particularly gripping.
My top 5 favorite books:
I write fiction and poetry, play the ukulele, go on nature walks, stew things in the slow cooker, spend time with my family, and listen to lots and lots of audiobooks.
The last thing I read:
The last book I read that I really enjoyed from start to finish was Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House Book 13) by Mary Pope Osborne. I love all the Magic Tree House books and am relearning so many great things about the world as my preschooler and I read them together. But Jack and Annie’s trip to the ancient Roman town of Pompeii on the day Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. was particularly gripping.
My top 5 favorite books:
- Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
- Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
- The Crossover (novel in verse) by Kwame Alexander—I recommend the audiobook, read by the author!
- He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
- The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer: biography of Christopher McCandless, a hiker who gave up all his possessions and ventured into the Alaskan wilderness, never to return.
- The Problem with Me by Han Han: collection of essays and posts by China’s popular and irreverent blogger.
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily Pan: YA novel about a grief-stricken teen getting to know her grandparents in Taiwan.
- The Book of Fables by W.S. Merwin: smoothie of short narratives blending poetry and prose.
- Fiction: Multiculturalism, Magical Realism, Humor
- Short Stories: Magical Realism, Feminism, Allegory
- Nonfiction: Adventure, Biography, Self-Improvement
- Picture Books: Story Time Books, Super Silly, Unreliable Narrator
- Audiobooks: for listening in the car