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Interview with a bookworm: Steph from Life According to Steph

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You guys liked my interview with myself so much that I turned it into a series! Up first, and it’s fitting since we co-host the Show Us Your Books linkup, is Steph from Life According to Steph. interview with a bookworm

Jana: Thanks so much for joining me. Let’s get started with a simple question. Why do you enjoy reading?

Steph: Reading allows me to go to so many places and meet so many people without ever leaving the couch.someplace to go

Jana: How do you decide what to read?
Steph: In a very arbitrary fashion. If I hear of a book I think I might like, I add it to my To Read list on Goodreads. Then I request them from the library and read them as they come
in. I don’t place a lot of weight on what to read because I’m a fast reader and if I don’t like something I will put it down. 
Jana: Who are some of your favorite authors and/or genres?
Steph: I feel like I used to have favorite authors and genres but I don’t anymore. When someone says favorite authors my mind reverts to 12 and shouts out Judy Blume! Christopher Pike! When I do find an author I like, I will systematically go through most of their books. I tend to read more literary fiction and mystery/suspense than anything else, I guess. I read Young Adult if it speaks to me.
Jana: What’s your favorite book or a book you always recommend?
Steph: For years I have recommended Beach Music by Pat Conroy and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. My recent recommendations are Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler, The Martian by Andy Weir, The Piper’s Son and Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta, and You by Caroline Kepnes.
Jana: A resounding second to The Martian and You. I just started Saving Francesca this week. Yesterday, in fact.
Jana: Do you watch movie adaptations of books? What do you think of them?
Steph: Rarely. I’d rather read a book than do anything else entertainment-wise. I seem to watch less andless movies and TV as the years go by. I will say I liked the film versions of
Gone Girl and The Great Gatsby. The only movie I’ve seen that I’ve liked better than the book is Cider House Rules.
Jana: Ebooks, paper books,audiobooks, or a combination? Why?
Steph: Strictly paper books.I don’t enjoy ebooks as much and find them easier to put down and walk away from than an actual book. I haven’t listened to audio books but I don’t really
retain information well that way – my mind wanders and I end up not listening. I recently saw Toni Morrison read from her latest novel and I actually had to get the book out and follow along reading.
Jana: Do you use the library or buy books?
Steph: I use the library.libraries
Jana: Does it offend you when people call you a bookworm or book nerd? Why or why not?
Steph: No. I don’t care what people call me period but I would consider that a compliment anyway.
Jana: How do you find time to read?
Steph: We find time for the things that are important to us. Reading is integral to my life. There is never a day when I don’t find at least 10 minutes for it.
Jana: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to people who say they don’t enjoy reading or don’t have time to read?
Steph: If you don’t enjoy reading, I’m sorry. That’s about all I can say. If you don’t have time to read,I’ll say that it’ s not that important to you and that’s okay.jk rowling
Thanks again to Steph for taking the time to hang out with me today, talking about books. Here’s a little more about her if you’re not already familiar. 
300x250Life According to Steph – telling it like it is live from Philadelphia.
I blog about life in general – recipes, books, my three pugs, things that annoy
me, my card of a husband, and whatever else catches my fancy. Loves: a clean
house, cooking, vacations, lists, framily, coffee, nail polish, creative curse
words, fresh sheets, Dirty Dancing, family, reading real books over e-readers,
being beside the sea, flip flops, laughing raucously, and organizing. Dislikes:
poor grammar, whining, talking on the phone, being patronized, weak people,
heels, entitlement, and tardiness. 

 

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  1. Linda Sheridan says

    That’s my girl. I always feel bad that my dad is only a sight reader.
    He was sickly as a child and his dad made him quit school at 12, when his mom passed, to go to work. God love him, he supported 6 kids & a wife who was financially foolish. The ability to read is priceless!
    Gone With the Wind, The Thornbirds, the Agatha Christie books, Nancy Drew as a child. Magazines. Newspapers. Book nerd IS a compliment!
    Love to infinity and beyond and am very proud of my Stephanie!
    Love,SMD’s Momma

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  7. Christina says

    I love the library! I’d be broke if I had to buy all the books I read. That said, it’s hard when a hyped book has a list of 550 people. I’m still waiting for The Martian! I’m going to look into those other recommendations too.
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  11. Nadine says

    I love this series!!! I started working on my interview questions the day you emailed them and got distracted and this reminded me to go back to them!!! I remember Kristen recommending The Martian. Clearly I need to get on that! I feel sorry for people who say they dont like to read. I automatically assume they must not have much of a personality or imagination.
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  14. alyssa says

    Love her answers—hurrying to make time to finish up my own for ya! I actually already mentioned Judy Blume in mine too…is there a girl on earth who Blume doesn’t speak to!? Also good to hear another recommendation for Shotgun Lovesongs. That one just shot a bit farther up on my list now! (No pun intended, ick.)
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  15. Kay R. says

    I love Steph’s answer for why she loves reading. That about sums up why I love it too. Also kudos to her for using the library. I can’t remember the last time I used a library other than a law library … and thats no fun is it?
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  1. […] And if you “don’t have time,” let me tell ya. I stopped reading in 2010 when I had my son and had no time to read. In reality, I didn’t make it a priority, and that was ok. I owned it. Well, now I have two kids and less time for myself, so I made reading a priority. I cut back on blogging and scheduled other responsibilities around reading. Just like anything else you do – exercise, start a vegetable garden, learn to cook – you have to MAKE time for it. PS. I also liked Steph’s answer to this! […]

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