My buddy Laura Anne Gilman's wonderful book, FLESH AND FIRE is now available! Wine and magic! Check it out!

1. One book that changed your life.

2. One book that you've read more than once.

3. One book you'd want on a desert island.

4. One book that made you laugh.

5. One book that made you cry.

6. One book that you wish had been written.

7. One book that you wish had never been written.

8. One book you're currently reading.

9. One book you've been meaning to read.

Bonus question: What book scared you the most?


Me:

1. One book that changed your life.

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. It changed me from a reader to a writer.

2. One book that you've read more than once.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

3. One book you'd want on a desert island.

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea by John Lofty Wiseman

4. One book that made you laugh.

The BFG by Roald Dahl

5. One book that made you cry.

At Swim, Two Boys: A Novel by Jamie O'Neill

6. One book that you wish had been written.

Why I Didn't Win the 2000 Election by George W. Bush

7. One book that you wish had never been written.

The Book of Revelations by John of Patmos (maybe)

8. One book you're currently reading.

Easy Guide to Green Living:The ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly choices for you and your home by Reneé Loux.

9. One book you've been meaning to read.

Serious: The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya by Maurice Walshe

Fun: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs, Curse The Dark: Retrievers, Book 2 by Laura Anne Gilman (OK, I cheated, but it's true.)

Bonus question: What book scared you the most?

A toss up between Salem's Lot by Stephen King, some of the stories in Ray Bradbury's The October Country, and Ghost Story by Peter Straub.

In the interest of cross pollination, and for the erudition of any newcomers not aware of my work, the third book of my trilogy was released on June 26 and is available in fine bookstores everywhere. Enjoy!