I don't know what I'd do without books. There's no question that I love them. Crisp, unmarked or dented paperback or jacketed hardcovers, I don't care which. I do hope that when I look behind the jacket, I'll find a smart, elegantly embossed cover with silver or gold writing. Something that will look great in 50 years, like the story inside was worth the effort and expense of a fabulous cover.  Don't you just love the texture and smell of the paper and the fanciful covers that draw you in? Most of all, I love that each book is a mystery, a new experience. You can discover new worlds, fall in love or solve a mystery. Each book is a present I can’t wait to unwrap. E-books are great, but I hope the world never completely replaces the good old fashion book.

Here’s the Barnes & Noble wish list I just started:

1. Paper Garden and Other Stories by Jerome Wilson

2. Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively by Rebecca McClanahan

3. French Pressed by Cleo Coyle

4. Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk by Boris Akunin

5. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

6. The Haunted Bookshop (Barnes and Noble Library of Essential Reading) by Christopher Morley

7. The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre by H.P. Lovecraft

8. Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden