BooksIf you couldn’t tell, I am a fan of all things writing, which obviously includes reading. However, lately I haven’t really had all that much time to take part in this or any of my favorite activities for that matter. But with a break just around the corner and more free time in my foreseeable future, I’m finally going to get to tackle the stack of books that’s been waiting for me in the corner, lonesome and dusty.

The funny thing is, I used to read books like crazy when I was younger. All through out my childhood and through middle schooler, I was an avid reader, constantly getting my hands on any kind of book I could, wanting to devour its words like some text monster, ravenous and hungry for all the knowledge and stories I could gleam from their pages.

This eventually faded in high school, as most noble pursuits do, but finally returned by the time I was ready to graduate from college. That’s when I picked up reading as a hobby again to slide alongside writing and playing video games. These days it tends to be the first thing left off the list when I actually do get some time to myself, but it hasn’t lessened my love for it in the slightest.

I feel like anybody that wants to be a good writer has also got to be a good reader, because good stories will help continually inform the things you create. Which means I’m more than likely rusty and dull in this area. So, here are the books I’m eager to tear into in the coming weeks:

  • On Writing, by Stephen King
  • Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
  • Old Man’s War, by Jon Scalzi
  • Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
  • The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
  • His Majesty’s Dragon, by Naomi Novick
  • Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson
  • Manual of Detection, by Jedediah Berry

There are a few others on there, to be sure, but those are the ones that top the list. Hopefully I can fly through them and move on to other titles that are waiting for me.

What about you guys? What are some of the better books you’ve read recently, and what’s on your reading backlog?

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