My five Ws of reading

WHO – An author you would love to have a ‘one to one’ with? The author who comes to mind is Corey Doctorow. I mostly like his science fiction and I resonate with his essays on modern technology. My main fear is that I would not be able to hold my own, and he would soon be bored. The only well-known author I have spoken to was Timothy Findley, and I do believe he was bored though too polite to say so. WHAT – What genre do you most gravitate to? If you go by sheer volume, the answer would have to be science fiction. But it’s the realm of speculative fiction that has the most power to pull me in. I’m fascinated by books like Piranesi, The Memory Police and The Other Valley. They take me to an impossible place and make me believe it’s real. WHERE – Where do you prefer to read? I mostly like to lounge on the couch and it needs to be quiet. WHEN – What time of day do you prefer to read? It seems to happen more in the afternoon and evening. It’s almost like I have to work my way up to…