About

My name is Jessica, and I am a book addict. I read and read and read (as much as my career, family, and church will allow). I am a lawyer by trade, but a reader by necessity. I have a B.A. in English Literature and, of course, a J.D.

Reading

I think I was born a voracious reader. As a child, I was happier to receive books than dolls as gifts, and my parents eventually had to inform me that they would no longer be financing my book obsession.

My favorite places include bookstores (particularly musty ones with stacks of used books) and libraries. Powell’s Books and Sam Weller’s are high on my list of the happiest places on earth.

I belong to a face-to-face book club that meets once a month.

I am trying, relatively unsuccessfully, to cure myself of my book-buying habit.

I, obviously, love to read and tend toward literary fiction as my genre of choice. That being said, I’ll read almost anything that sounds good (or has won a prestigious award). :o)

Blogging

The Bluestocking Society has two purposes, equal in import:

(1) To interact with other book lovers, readers, authors, literati, etc.
(2) To keep a record of the books I read.

Recommendation System

I rate books based on a five-star scale.

= Genius
= Excellent
= Good
= Mediocre
= Terrible

Review Services

If you would like to send me a book to review, please email me.

Contact

Email - thebluestockingsociety (at) gmail (dot) com
Goodreads (books I read) - thebluestockings
LibraryThing (books I own) - thebluestockings
Book Blogs (book blog community) - Jessica @ The Bluestocking Society
Twitter (stuff I think) - thebluestocking