Books...Books...Books...

I am having the best time with our new little paper store in sweet Laurel, Mississippi. It's all the wonderful things that I enjoy most in life...journals, planners, books and of course the design work. 

But one of the things that I might be enjoying more is reading fiction again. It feel like forever since I have enjoyed a good fiction book. Most of my reading has revolved around business for the last 20-years. I remember, what seems like 20-years ago, when I used to love reading James Patterson books. They were my escape from day to day life and, of course, Patterson is such an easy read. However, I haven't read one of his books in so long.

Last week when a gentleman came into the shop in search of a book that he wanted to read while vacationing in Laurel. The author of that book Rick Bragg - he informed me writes for Southern Living and as soon as he said...I knew who he was talking about as I read Southern Living from cover to cover every month. After talking to him for a bit and hearing him talk about why he wanted to read the book made me realize that I have been missing out on reading beautiful books and novels, that have nothing to do with business, and more to do with life, love and living. By the way, that book The Speckled Dog is now available in the shop. I think I will have to start reading that one next.

Last week I ordered Where the Crawdads Sing for the shop. I'd heard about how good it was but just never picked it up. So before the books got here I started reading the book on my iPad and I can't seem to put it down. It is an amazing story and I feel like I have missed out by not reading it before now. 

As much as I love a good business book...there really is more to life than reading about business all the time...