As we move towards March 2023 and Tasmania Reads ALIA Island decided to ask our members to share their reading tastes. Today we speak to ALIA Island member, Jo Reeve from Launceston. We’d love to hear from you! Let us know about your reading style.
What type of reader are you?
I’m an eBook fan, apart from cookbooks which have to be hard copies. I generally only like to read one book at a time and generally read for pleasure. Once I get hooked on a genre, or author, I will binge read until I’ve had enough. I like to try different genres as well and will also like to read a good biography / autobiography.
What was the last book / current book you’re reading?
Apart from cookbooks, I recently finished The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott. I’ve just started, The space between the stars by Indira Nadoo.
What are you planning on reading next? Why?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It’s been a long time since I read this, so thought I would read it again.
Two sets of books by Ruairi Murphy – because it is set in the Hobart Library!!
Scenario: You open up your beautifully wrapped Christmas present and discover it’s a book. What would your reaction be, and why? (Does it depend on which book you get?)
I’d be very excited, especially if it is a cookbook or a fiction book (of any genre) that I can read over the Christmas period.
Joanne Reeve is Library Services Coordinator, Policy and Strategic Improvement | Libraries Tasmania and is based in Launceston
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