I read all the time. Although for the last decade and a half, I've focused on gay fiction, I enjoy all fiction, some poetry, some humor, and biographies. I have a literary background, because I was an English major, but I've never been a snob about what I read. I'm a Southerner, so I like good storytelling. I don't usually read horror, suspense, science fiction, or fantasy. I'm more partial to layered characters than I am a strong plot. And when I see lists of what people are reading that are full of critically acclaimed books or literary novels, I always wonder what they're REALLY reading.
Books I've read or re-read lately:
But Enough About Me: A Jersey Girl's Unlikely Adventures Among the Absurdly Famous, Jancee Dunn
Sleeping Arrangements, Madeleine Wickham
A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, Tim Gunn with Kate Moloney
Life With My Sister Madonna, Christopher Ciccone with Wendy Leigh
The Brontė Project, Jennifer Vandever
Wishbones, Carolyn Haines
Mighty Old Bones, Mary Saums
Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever, Joel Derfner
The Prayer Chest: A Novel About Receiving all of Life's Wishes, August Gold and Joel Fotinos
Bones to Pick, Carolyn Haines
The Unkindest Cut, Honor Hartman
Crossed Bones, Carolyn Haines
Buried Bones, Carolyn Haines
Splintered Bones, Carolyn Haines
Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
Fearless Fourteen, Janet Evanovich
Wings of Fear, Mignon Eberhart
The Dishonest Murderer, Frances and Richard Lockridge
Visions of Sugar Plums, Janet Evanovich
The Norths Meet Murder, Frances and Richard Lockridge
Murder Out of Turn, Frances and Richard Lockridge
A Pinch of Poison, Frances and Richard Lockridge
Remember Me?, Sophie Kinsella
Little Stalker, Jennifer Belle
Raggedy Chan, Camille Picott
The Red Pony, John Steinbeck
Cannery Row, John Steinbeck
A Crazy Little Thing Called Death, Nancy Martin
Things I Learned About My Dad (In Therapy), edited by Heather B. Armstrong
Michael Tolliver Lives, Armisted Maupin
Cocktails for Three, Madeleine Wickham
Confessions of a Casanova, Chris Kenry
Ever After, Elswyth Thane
Murder in the Rue Chartres, Greg Herren
A Three Dog Life, Abigail Thomas
Bring Your Own Poison, Jimmie Ruth Evans
Clublife, Rob the Bouncer
Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance, Julia Cameron
Paws and Reflect: Exploring the Bond Between Gay Men and Their Dogs, Neil Plakcy and Sharon Sakson, eds.
My Secret: A Post Secret Book, compiled by Frank Warren
The Code of the Woosters, P.G. Wodehouse
Lean Mean Thirteen, Janet Evanovich
Shoes to Die For, Laura Levine
Killer Blonde, Laura Levine
The Gatecrasher, Madeleine Wickham
First Person Plural, Andrew W. M. Beierle
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
Metro Girl, Janet Evanovich
The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
The PMS Murder, Laura Levine
Last Writes, Laura Levine
Candy Cane Murders, Joanne Flick, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier
Singing Lessons, Judy Collins
The Boy Next Door, Meg Cabot
Dead Ex, Harley Jane Kozak
Hallowed Bones, Carolyn Haines
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
On the Slam: A Bridge Club Mystery, Honor Hartman
Thistle and Twigg, Mary Saums
A Secret Edge, Robin Reardon
Twelve Sharp, Janet Evanovich
Sanity & Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival, and Strength, Judy Collins
This Pen for Hire, Laura Levine
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket, John Weir
The Mammoth Book of New Gay Erotica, ed. by Lawrence Schimel
Turning Up the Volume, Patrice Melnick
Men Who Love Men, William J. Mann
The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
Dog Years, A Memoir, Mark Doty
Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life, Erica Jong
Post Secret, compiled by Frank Warren
Comfort & Joy, Jim Grimsley
Winter Birds, Jim Grimsley
Dream Boy, Jim Grimsley
Going Down in La-La Land, Andy Zeffer
He's the One, Timothy James Beck
It Had to Be You, Timothy James Beck
Shopaholic & Baby, Sophie Kinsella
Grief, Andrew Holleran
Best Gay Erotica 2007, ed. Richard Labonte, introd. Timothy J. Lambert
The Landower Legacy, Victoria Holt
The Power of Kindness, Piero Ferrucci
Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich
American Bistro, Irena Chalmers
Valley of the Shadow, Christopher Davis
In Vogue, Georgina Howell
The Devil on Horseback, Victoria Holt
The Secret Woman, Victoria Holt
Daughter of Deceit, Victoria Holt
Shoot From the Lip, Leann Sweeney
Dead Giveaway, Leann Sweeney
A Wedding to Die For, Leann Sweeney
Pick Your Poison, Leann Sweeney
Fade the Heat, Colleen Thompson
Heat Lightning, Colleen Thompson
The Best of Bad Hemingway, intro. by George Plimpton
Second Son, Robert Ferro
Best Served Cold, Jimmie Ruth Evans
Other Voices, Other Rooms, Truman Capote
What I Did Wrong, John Weir
Ammie, Come Home, Barbara Michaels
From Boys to Men, ed. by Ted Gideonse and Rob Williams
Love, Bourbon Street, ed. by Greg Herren and Paul J. Willis
Best Gay Love Stories, NYC edition, ed. by Brad Nichols
Sweet Son of Pan, Trebor Healey
Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
When the Stars Come Out, Rob Byrnes
Is He Or Isn't He?, John Hall
A Little Twist of Texas, Linda Raven Moore
My Lucky Star, Joe Keenan
The Master of Seacliff, Max Pierce
The Time of the Hunter's Moon, Victoria Holt
Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter
Liquor, Poppy Z. Brite
Prime, Poppy Z. Brite
Aftermath. Joel Meyerowitz
My Brother Michael, Mary Stewart
This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart
My Lives, Edmund White
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
Alternatives to Sex, Stephen McCauley
Murder Over Easy, Jimmie Ruth Evans
Mardi Gras Mambo, Greg Herren
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Fated Love, Radclyffe
The Singing Stones, Phyllis A. Whitney
On the Night of the Seventh Moon, Victoria Holt
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, John Grogan
What Becky does by herself.
What Becky does with that sexy author Timothy James Beck.
What Becky does with the incomparable Timothy J. Lambert.
Why Becky does it.
Becky roams the Internet.
Becky speaks at her online LiveJournal.
Becky loves to read.
Becky loves her friends and family (including dogs).
Becky cares about how HIV/AIDS impacts us all.
Becky likes to take photos and make photo collages.
Sometimes, Becky paints.