The beginning.

And this shall be my book blog. I had another one that I shared with Shelley and Kate, but that is kind of defunct.

I'm thinking of starting a whole line of ShaBang blogs and products. ShaBang Bites (where I talk about nachos and potatoes); ShaBang Abroad (where I move to another country and do the ShaBang blog there for awhile). Ok, pipe dreams aside...

I love books. A lot. If you know me, you know this. If you've seen my book shelves or my credit card bills, you know this.

I don't like writing book reviews, but sometimes want to talk about books. Especially reactions and favorite passages.

For example: I sat next to a girl on the EL the other week. She was reading the third or fourth Harry Potter book. I was supremely jealous. Why? Because I've already read them and know what happens and have no more Harry Potter to read.

Do you ever feel like that? Like you have read every single writing by your favorite author and crave more but can't get it (especially if said author is kaput)?

I'm hoping to dedicate some serious time to reading this summer while I take a break from grad school.

Let's get ready to rumble.