What’s a book to you?
Escape. Inspiration. To slow down. To learn something. To pull my brain out of life’s everyday. For entertainment. To fight boredom while waiting. There’s a million reasons to read. And a million ways to devour the books we love.
Of course, those who don’t cherish books will tell you TV or music can do many of those things. They can, but not like books. Stories spun with words in the confines of your imagination have a particular power, don’t you think? Books offer a kind of companionship I don’t get anywhere else--and not just because a book or an e-reader fits in my handbag or on my iPhone.
I was stuck waiting in the car the other day, pulled out my iPad, and was transported to Regency England for fifteen minutes. Yesterday, I dropped off more copies of my WWI historical HOMEFRONT HERO to a relative because more of her friends wanted to read the book. After that, I drove an hour to meet some friends and the audiobook coming out of my phone educated me on how to build a better blog. Then I came home and spent time with the characters from my upcoming book FAMILY LESSONS (April 2013) in 19th century Nebraska.
Only my beloved Doctor Who can pull off better travel and time and space!
What about you? How many places do books take you in a single day? A single week?
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