The realistic answer is, it depends. Mostly, it depends on your goal. I run a literary consulting company which is more affordable than major editors because it's geared toward self-publishing authors or people who are looking to get their manuscripts up to snuff in order to submit it to a major pub...

Another great way is to reach out to bloggers that read a similar genre and ask them to review you book (you would provide a copy).

I'm reading The Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks

Neat! I run a book blog and am always looking for a new one to follow. Thank you for sharing!

Anything by Celine Dion has a tinge of sadness...

I just finished Y by Marjorie Celona, The World Without You by Joshua Henkin and am starting The Good Father by Noah Hawley.

I get my books from all over! I try to support local, independent stores but I also have a Kindle. Usually I end up renting library books on my Kindle and buying at local stores, though.

I used to be a one at a timer, but lately I've been reading two at a time. I have been trying one fiction and one non-fiction book of essays so that I don't weave the stories together and it's working out pretty well.

Thank you! Colorado is beautiful and I LOVE it. And Theomaniac, the great thing about politics is that it is always changing and relies so heavily on the people (that's the idea, at least, despite recent years....)!

I stumbled across a list of 100 Great Non-Fiction Books and wanted to share. I've read several of them (Nothing to Envy and Devil in the White City) and have a few others on my 'to be read' list.

I hope this helps someone find his/her next read!