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May 20, 2007
New Book Club
I finally caved in and did it. I joined the Science Fiction Book Club. I've been tempted to join many times. But I always felt too guilty about the expense. I knew I couldn't join and not constantly want to buy new books. Plus when did I have time to read books anyway? I could barely keep up with reading submissions at DKA and SR.
It was a quandary, but finally I just called it an investment in my writing career and went ahead and did it. I figure that if I want to write great science fiction then I need a steady diet of great science fiction. Makes sense, right?
Plus, I love books. (I belong to three other book clubs.) I read so much for my positions at DKA and SR that I hardly ever read just for pleasure anymore. And that's not right.
When I got my initial order it was like Christmas. A big box of new books – what could be better? It took quite a while to decide which one to dig into first. But in the end, I chose "The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories" by Susanna Clarke. I've only read the first story so far, but it was wonderful so I can hardly wait to read the rest. In fact, I will probably blog about the story. It spoke to me in the nicest way.
If you don't belong to the Science Fiction Book Club you can also buy the book through Amazon here:
Enjoy. And don't forget to make time for books. There must always be time for books.
Posted by Selena at May 20, 2007 07:12 PM