I had an interesting week. I went on a field trip with the hubby into Louisiana during one of the hottest June's on record. Hubby and ExxonMobile (his employer) have helped fund these field trips designed to introduce minority high school students to the sciences. It was an education to see the hubby doing his thing. He's a great teacher. The surroundings were great, too. Chicot State Park was beautiful.

It was just so dang hot! The heat index hovered around 100 degrees for all three days.

I was impressed with the determination of teachers and students. My job was to  keep hubby on his feet (he's been sick) and I did it. But boy, was I glad to sleep in my own bed!

While out and about, I finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Wow, really enjoyed reading this book. It was funny, moving, heart-breaking and uplifting.

I also did some editing on my COMPLETED rough draft of Girl Gone Nova. That's right. It has an ending! I expect to turn it in by the end of July and my publisher is hoping for a late fall or early winter release. This book really made me work for the story, but it was really fun to write (when I wasn't afraid my head would explode from trying to figure it out.). I'm excited to find out what my readers think of this next installment in the Garradian Galaxy series (aka Project Enterprise).

It's always interesting to me how I choose which books to read. My TBR pile is impressive (though hidden on my ereaders), so I had a lot of choose from. I have some seriously cool books awaiting my attention: a couple of Penny McCall books. Godmother: The Secret Cinderella. The PMS Anthology. A Night at the Operation. Kensington's Soul. Uncubicled. Your One and Only.  The Mirror Prince. The Grave Yard Book.

And that's just a sampling. I have sixteen pages of books on my Kindle, some of them free books offered on Amazon or on Baen Books (a great place for free SF books). Some of them I've read. I guess I should delete them, but I like seeing them there. I also have some samples waiting for me to decide if I want to buy the books.

And that's just on one of my ereaders.

I'm like a miser with a pile of gold, but I can't figure out what makes me open one book at any given moment. I know, thanks to the heat, I needed something light, that wouldn't make my heart pound and my temperature go up. It was too hot for excitement. Today, in the cool, I'm reading Tag, You're It. I'm in a/c and can handle excitement again.

I know other people besides me have TBR piles. How do you choose which book to grab from the pile? Does mood affect your reading choice? Or is all about the author and which book you've waited for the longest? Sometimes I'll be dying for a book to release, but will delay reading it because I know when its done, the wait starts for the next book.

Let's see, looking forward to seeing the new Sandra Bullock movie. Heard it was good from a friend, but have to go to ApolloCon this weekend first.

Wow, it's "only" 91 degrees, though it feels like 97 according to the weather channel. So glad I'm inside with a/c!

Happy reading!
Perilously yours,
Pauline