The Book Meme
December 3, 2007 by Lillie
Karen at A Deaf Mom Shares Her World tagged me for a book meme. This is one meme I’m responding to as it fits the theme of my blog.
Total Number of Books on my Bookshelves: Not counting the nearly 100 books I’m donating to my friend Beverly’s literacy project, I have more than 500 print books on my bookshelves in my den and my office. These include writing and reference books as well as Bibles, devotionals, and other Christian books. In addition, I have a bookshelf in the bedroom with about 150 autographed books (mostly novels) – from my clients, writing friends, and favorite writers. I have about 600 e-books (nonfiction and fiction) on my computer “bookshelf” and more than 100 e-books (mostly novels) on my virtual bookshelf at Fictionwise. It’s possible there’s some duplication there, but generally I download e-books I buy directly to my e-book reader rather than to my computer.
The Last Book I Read: The last 15 books I’ve read have been entries in a contest, and I can’t divulge the titles of the books I judged. The last book before that was Help from Above by Misti Sandufer, a Touched by an Angel type novel.
Last Book Bought: I never buy just one book! 
I ordered e-books from Fictionwise just before I got the contest entries to judge, so I haven’t even downloaded them to my e-book yet. The titles I bought are Web of Deceit by Kim Watters, Fated Love by Darcy McKenna, Secret Agent Minister by Lenora Worth, Marriage on Her Mind by Cindi Myers, Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace, Their Christmas Wish Come True by Cara Colter, Summer Heat by J. A. Clarke, Junior Matchmaker by Susan Lyons, and One Halloween Evening by Susan Lyons.
Five Meaningful Books:
The Holy Bible – You can’t get any more meaningful than God’s Word! I love the King James Version for its beauty and like the New International Version for study and understanding.
Mere Christianity
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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Rather than tag anyone individually, I’m inviting anyone who loves books and wants to share their favorites to participate. Just put a link to your post in comments. I’d love to hear from booklovers!
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Wow, that’s a lot of books! Thanks for sharing!
Lillie,
Well, now I don’t feel so lonely. I too read A LOT of books, and I think I’ll participate in this meme as well. It may be a day or two, but I’ll be sure to link back to you when I do.
Thanks for the plug, and I do hope you enjoyed my book. If you get the time, I’d love for you to leave a review on Amazon for me.
Blessings,
Misti Sandefur
Well, I feel better…! Book stores are dangerous for me, but you’ve eclipsed my collection by far. I tend to give a lot of them away after reading, but some of them ( example: The Tipping Point ) are just too dear to give up; give it a year and I’ll be tempted to reread a few of them. Anyway, I tend to feel like a pack-rat, but it’s good to see somebody else has a better model library.
I probably have a few hundred books myself.
Christopher,
Booklovers just seem to accumulate lots of books.
I responded to all comments at the time they were left. However, when I moved my blog, nested comments (including my replies) were lost.
Karen,
You can see why I’m in the publishing business! Like you said in your post, I’ve had my nose stuck in a book since I was a small child.
Misti,
I look forward to your post. I think most writers are avid readers, and it’s always interesting to see what others are reading.
I did enjoy your book and have on my to-do list to write a review at Amazon.
Forrest,
I don’t read many print books any more because of my eyesight, but when I did I always exchanged books with family and friends. The only print fiction books I’ve kept are those that are autographed. Most of my print books are nonfiction – some my husband and I keep because the books mean something special to us, others because I continue to use them for reference. One of the great things about e-books is that I can keep all the novels I read in just a little space on my computer.