About

Birth photo

This is what I look like without my face in a book

Born to read, forced to do other stuff

An “old soul” with various interests that would take more than one lifetime to adequately pursue

Certified information junkie and Wordsmith

• Journalism graduate, Class of 2018 (Psychology minor) from Auburn University in Auburn, AL
• (When I’m not reading I’m thinking about reading) but I also enjoy: being a mom, spending time with family, writing, studying, blogging, singing, listening to GOOD music, watching GOOD movies, drinking GOOD coffee, sleeping, etc.

• I read the hell out of: John Irving, Stephen King, Wally Lamb, Jeffrey Eugenides, etc.
• I will never turn down the opportunity to try new genres and authors
• The best reading is couch reading with the TV off, while nursing my son
• All I really need is a big book and a big cup of coffee, it’s that simple; but other enjoyable reading companions include my son, cat or just the silent comfort of my nearby stack of TBR books
• I will not turn down the following genres: fiction, non-fiction, mysteries/thrillers, biography, autobiography/memoir, etc.

• I will never understand why more people don’t read
• I enjoy foreign languages (especially Spanish) but have never left the States
• Libby is my new best friend for immediate, on-the-go readage
• I will pick up a book and read it based on the cover alone
• I am not a morning person, and hit my stride at 7 pm
• I used to like music but people like Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry are the reason I read instead
• I will never read a “bodice-ripper”
• I have a mild infatuation with Charlize Theron
• I have always envied and admired those who can sketch, draw, and paint
• I support the arts in any medium
• I hated high school and my idea of hell would be returning
• I suck at math but I’m a damn good speller
• I have a baby bookworm in the making (fingers crossed)
• I have a Nook for e-reading but I never use it; I’m never going to give up the paper and the sweet, sweet smells of actual books
• I enjoy “Murder, She Wrote” re-runs a little too much
• The first thing I do when moving to a new town is locate the library and get a card
• I’m EXTRAORDINARILY detail-obsessed
• Nothing sexier than a guy reading an existentialist novel
• I am Italian and my people come from Bari, in Southern Italy
• No one has ever pronounced my last name correctly (ok, maybe one person)
• I have library cards checked out in other peoples’ names so I can check out as much as possible
• My perfect breakfast is biscotti and a cuppa Joe
• My biggest fear is not having access to books at any point during the day
• I never want to live in a world without books
• I started this “Readage” blog in April 2012; here’s to awesome readage!