Top 5 most requested nonfiction titles for March 2013

“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rod Stewart (I will never, as long as I live, understand his popularity and, moreover, why women swoon at the mere mention of his name), Anabel Langbein, Miranda Hart (YEAH! I lurve Miranda and you need to check Laura's review of the television series), the Road Code and Jamie Oliver. Such an unusual mix this month. I judge you not, though, people. I'm eyeing the odd mix that is my own request list and thinking "People who live in glasshouses shouldn't walk around naked." My shortest post ever? Maybe. Why? Because its not about me, it's about the books *steps out of your way and let's you request them* Be well, people.

Top 5 most requested items for March 2013

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.”
- Joyce Carol Oates

How much do I heart the quote for today? THIS MUCH. Very short post from me today BECAUSE REASONS. Namely: I don't have much to say to introduce these books, really, and I've never been much of a fan of saying things for the sake of it. So I'll get out of your way, and point you below to the top 5 most requested items for March 2013. Have a great weekend, people!

Top 5 most requested items for February 2013

"Books are delightful society.  If you go into a room and find it full of books - even without taking them from the shelves they seem to speak to you, to bid you welcome." - William Ewart Gladstone

Bookishly speaking, I am an unabashed voyeur. I am forever curious about what people are reading. I don't care HOW they're reading. I'm not concerned about whether it's an eBook, eAudiobook, audiobook, printed book, or fanfiction. I'm not even fussed if it's Facebook updates, Twitter posts, blog posts or gaming. I rejoice in the fact that people ARE reading. I'm not at all snobby about it. The alternative is just too sad to comptemplate, and I feel like we would all lose in that instance. So lists like this - our top 5 most requested items for February 2013 - are, to me, like peeking through someone's underwear drawer, you know? Literary voyeurism. It's a thing. And I'm wholly unrepentant about knowing what some of you are reading.