Hey there!
I’m Michelle Watson, a stay-up-late-with-a-book kinda gal.
This Substack is dedicated to interviewing authors, readers, and other book-hungry people.
Here, the interviews happen in 10 pictures or less.
(It should be 10 pictures or fewer, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.)
I’ll go first so you can see how it’s done. Here’s my “hello” in pictures.
That’s me at home in Arizona, standing in front of one of my bookshelves holding a copy of Little Women.
Library Binding is an offshoot of The Book Devotions, my blog and off-Substack newsletter for bookish moms who love to read but are short on time and energy.
I’m wife to my husband of 18 years and mom to two energetic and creative little boys. When I’m not homeschooling them or functioning as VP of Homemaking, I’m doing something awesome for church, hanging with family, or playing around with yarn.
For the record, I have no fancy titles or sparkly achievements to my name. But I’ve read loads of books, and Library Binding is my idea of a grand ol’ time. 🪩
What did I do at Disneyland? I worked a certain Fantasyland attraction that involves slow boats, tiny buildings, and a big whale’s mouth. Can you guess?
My hands get cold because they are not moving, and sometimes, they are higher than my head. Could cozy reading gloves be the solution?
I read a lot of e-books, but I do prefer paper and ink, all things being equal.
Elizabeth Bennet vs. Jo March is almost too hard. But there ain’t no “ties” in This or That.
As my Aunt Val would say, “Meatball face.” 😆
I still remember crying over Charlotte’s Web as a 6-year-old. After my broken heart healed, the only thing I wanted was more where that came from.
The Secret Garden took me about 34085349823 days to read when I was a kid, and I knew I’d read something. Then, I re-read it as an adult, and that’s when I fell head over heels.
Back in 2002, a bunch of us read A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers, and this was one of the first books that I gushed over with friends. I realized that genre fiction can be just as much fun as brainy classics.
(Affiliate links to each title below)
Breeder by K. B. Hoyle. First in a YA dystopian trilogy. Read my review.
Frederica by Georgette Heyer, the OG of the Regency romance genre. Read my review.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. A bucket-list classic that was worth every page. Read my review.
I love reading classics, middle-grade, historical fiction, romances, fantasies, and the occassional cozy mystery.
Keep reading 👇 there’s more!
Thank you so much for stopping by the first-ever post for Library Binding!
I can’t wait to start publishing picture interviews with authors, readers, teachers, and anyone else who has a stack of books on their nightstand.
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This is such a fun introduction post! Welcome!!
Love the getting-to-know-you images! (Also, I’ve had the Road to Avonlea DVDs sitting in my Amazon wishlist for years--because someday I’ll be able to get it...someday.... I loved that show.