Kate’s Corner – When not romance – what?

by Kate Walker on May 15, 2012

I‘ve just had a birthday -  well, it was a week ago now – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? And I was – having fun that is. I had a lovely birthday, it was a Bank Holiday here  in the UK so everyone was relaxed and not at work. My son and his partner  joined us for a meal  and we had a lot of fun.  I had dozens of cards – and some lovely gifts  that really made me smile.

One of these was something I’d wanted for a long time – my DH gave me a brand new Kindle . I think it was rather a desperate move – he’s seen the huge TBR pile (TBR shelves if I’m  honest!) that are filling my bookshelves and he knew  something had to be done!  Also we’re doing a fair bit of traveling in the next few months –  workshops,  the RNA Conference, writer’s Holiday in Wales  – and  a week-long writing  workshop in Tuscany in the autumn. I can never decide what books to take with me when  I travel – so being able to take a selection will be wonderful.

But of course then I had to decide what  I was going to load ton to this new toy. There was the whole range of the Kindle store – and it was huge!  Thousands and thousands of books , all just waiting to be downloaded  and then – hopefully – read. So where did I start?

I could have  gone for lots of romance of course. I try to keep up with what my fellow authors are publishing – in series romance and other types of romantic fiction.  But I already have a large RTBR  (Romance To Be Read) pile by my bed  and I’ve e already picked the most recent ones I want to read.  Plus, I’ve been enjoying reading a lot more variety  recently.

And that made me wonder. I’m writing a blog here on We Write Romance. I write romance- obviously – I  also read it – I read  a lot of it. But I also love to have a change and read different things.  So I was wondering what you read when you’re not reading romance.   What would  you stock up on on your Kindle if you had one? Or what have you already got on there.

I’ll share shall  I? I’ve already downloaded several  new titles –  it’s a bit dangerous really because you can’t see how many books you have on there and, if I’m honest, I  was already given some lovely new books as birthday gifts too .

So  I have the thriller, Before I  Go To Sleep,  a biography of Robert Kennedy, a couple of titles by an author new to me  – who was recommended by a friend – Lisa Jewell,  The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley and  – yes I know I’m late coming to this  but life has been so hectic recently – The Hunger Games Trilogy.  And   now that I realise I can pre-order  titles that aren’t published yet I think I might really be in trouble because there are several new boks coming out that I’d really love to get my hands on. And  I won’t even have to clear a space on my bookshelf to store them.

Oh yes – and if you’ve visited my personal blog today you’ll see that a friend of mine  has a brand new book out this week -  Deadly Inheritance by Janet Laurence.  That’s going on the list too.

So what about you?  What books have  you read and enjoyed recently?  Or which ones  are you going to pre-order ready for when they come out?  What do you read when you’re not reading romance?

My Kindle is already well stocked up  – the only trouble now  is that I need the time to do the actual reading. As I always say, it would be wonderful if when someone gave you a book – or you bought a new one for yourself – it would be wonderful  if you could also buy a voucher for the time to sit down and read it. I’d love  one of those!

Oh, and if you’d like to be in with a chance of winning my friend Janet’s new historical  mystery, then why not drop by my blog  and tell her about your favourite  crime novel character – she’s giving away a copy of Deadly Inheritance to one lucky commenter.

 

But if you’re still looking for  a romance to read, The Devil and Miss Jones is avaialble  in Presents Extra.
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