Renee

This is me

When I was in junior high, my dad grounded me from the library until I read The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico by Bernal Díaz del Castillo. (He was really into “learning about my culture” and knew how to get me to cooperate.) Books have always been a big part of my life.

Me & my guys

I’m a reader. Not a writer. At least not a creative writer. I have SO MUCH respect for those who can create in this way. When I had to declare my college major, there was no doubt it would be Literature-Critical Writing (my only second choice would have been History.) I love connecting with people around books, something I don’t get to do too much in person. The most notable exception to this, though, is my husband. I met him at UC Irvine (Zot!) in a Hispanics in the US lit class. We’re both big book geeks. We have an on-going struggle to find new places for bookshelves.

My son's "little buddy"

Our house is what I think of as my southern Californian dream. A Latino/Chinese-Jamaican/American household. We’ve got a 5 year old son who rides herd over our 100 pound black lab. I have a small vegetable garden that grows lots of peppers (Mexican and Jamaican, of course!), squash, berries, and whatever else I can fit in and amongst my roses and fruit trees in my teeny tiny yard. I love ebooks and audio books that I can read/listen to while I knit, cook or drive. I’m excited about this blog. I like the idea of having an online version of my lists, which I make and keep up compulsively. I also have fallen in love with the online book community. Please be sure to check out the sidebar for some of my favorite book blogs/sites and authors.

I can be contacted at:

reneesbookaddiction at gmail dot com