A Blog Commercial

Every Tuesday evening I drive my son to one of his activities. Because it's too far from home to drop him off and then return to pick him up, I wait around with the other parents who are in the same boat. Some people chat as they wait, but I usually bring a book. One mother has taken to asking me what I am reading every week. I tell her, and we chat a bit, but usually she hasn't read it so there isn't much to say. The other night she asked me again what I was reading, and this time she said in a kind of querulous voice "Every week you have a different book! How much do you read?" It wasn't a question that needed an answer, so I just laughed. But what I wanted to say was: "A Book A Week – Read the Blog!" I've never before been afforded such a great opportunity for self promotion, but I didn't manage to think of my response until it was just a little too late.