I'm larissamorn. My husband BayouBink and I are Readers. Our kids are, too, as well as our folks.
When I was a girl my mom kept my early appetite for books stimulated. Every summer she'd pull out a tiny three ring binder ( no kidding, this thing was miniature, maybe 4x3in) and keep a list of everything I read. I would compete with my last-summer-self and read more, and more challenging, books every year. She stopped keeping the list by the time I was in high school but by then my summer reading habit was ingrained and entirely self-sustaining.
Bink's mom was a librarian and his dad a college professor. A love of books came standard in his DNA. He somehow found time to read lots of books in between watching lots of college football and playing lots of baseball. Nowadays he still finds time to read lots of books in between watching lots of college football and playing lots of video games.
For a long time after finishing my college career I dreamed of finding a job as a professional reader. I never pursued it past the dreaming stage and ended up in a career that has absolutely nothing to do with books. When the opportunity to go semi-pro presented itself I jumped in headfirst. Bink was right behind me, "Wait...you get to read books that haven't been published yet? And publishers just send them to you? Heck yeah!!" Followed of course by a hearty high-five.
Thanks for coming along with us on this adventure. We'll be posting weekly (at least) and keeping you abreast of whatever we're reading. I'm sure we'll reminisce about some of our past book-loves, too. You'll definitely get to know us by our very different tastes and writing styles. Bink loves historical fiction and latches onto a good series like a lamprey. He's also very terse. In fact, he would never even say "very terse." Just "terse." I'm practically florid in comparison. I'm a sucker for short stories, all manner of nonfiction and I'm also down to get much darker than Bink is willing to go.
We can't wait to get started so if you'll excuse us for a moment there's this book we're reading...
