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Today I have the pleasure of showcasing the amazing Ann-Kat of Today, I Read.  Ann is the awesome artiste who created the gorgeous banner of gorgeousness you see above….so please make sure you give her some love for that because she totally rocks right?  Oh and show her blog a little somethin’ somethin’ too.  Click that link up there and look at how awesome her home is!  One better subscribe it’s totally worth it!

Now that I’ve made our introduction lets get on with the even gooder stuff.  Ann answers the burning questions:

Q: What is your current read?
AK: I tend to be a mood-based reader (grabbing something that strums a chord within me at a particular moment), so I don’t have a single title that I’m currently reading. However, my current reading pool includes: Dracula by Bram Stoker, DearS by Peachpit (graphic novel), Ruined by Paula Morris, Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, and Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters.

Q: What was your favorite book growing up?
AK: I don’t know that I had one favorite book growing up, but when I was a kid I was addicted to the Madeleine L’Engle series (A Wrinkle in Time, Many Waters, Swiftly Tilting Planet, et al), oh and I loved The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Q: Who are your favorite authors?
AK: This list can get unruly, but I’ll try to keep it tame. :)

Madeleine L’Engle, C. S. Lewis, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Shakespeare, Patricia Briggs, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Neil Gaiman, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Edgar Allan Poe to name a *very* small sampling.

Q: What is the worst book you’ve ever read?
AK: I try to avoid books I’ll dislike and when one does happen to slip by my mind goes into survival mode and suppresses the trauma deep in the darkest parts of my memory only to emerge should I accidentally reach for that same book again. That said, the only book that currently springs to mind is The Well by A. J. Whitten.

Q: What is the best book you’ve ever read?
AK: You mean I have to pick only one? I can’t. It’s unfathomable. It’s downright impossible. But, I’ll limit it to my top 5 in no particular order. (Trust me, the list could be *much* longer. :P )

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King

Q: What book have you bought simply for the cover?
AK: I’m a sucker for a good cover, but I can say in all honesty, I’ve never bought a book based solely on its cover–something about its contents must draw me in. The closest I’ve come recently, however, is In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to tell that you haven’t been asked?
AK: I adore books that have a tangible emotional effect on me. Those, in my opinion, make the best books whether the emotion is sadness, anger, loathing, love, or happiness. Those tend to be the books I cherish and think about long after I’ve finished them. Granted, some of those I may never re-read because I’m afraid to relive some of those emotions (The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold springs to mind), but I still appreciate them. Also, and I probably should have warned you sooner, I’m addicted to emoticons–expect plenty.

Q: What is your favorite word?
AK: Dangerous question to ask a girl who reads the dictionary with a highlighter. ;)

So, rather than pick an all time favorite, I’m going to flip open the dictionary to a random page and offer you a highlighted word…does that work for you? Yippee skippee.

Muttonchops.

Q: What is your least favorite word?
AK: Any racial pejorative.

Q: What turns you on?
AK: Confidence, intelligence, humor, and humility.

Q: What turns you off?
AK: Arrogance and dishonesty.

Q: What sound or noise do you love?
AK: Rain and wind grazing my window…also the flute…bonus if it’s a flute being played in a rainstorm.

Q: What sound or noise do you hate?
AK: Sirens.

Q: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
AK: Oh, the possibilities are endless: Astronaut, lawyer, dancer, renaissance re-enactor.

Q: What profession would you not like to attempt?
AK: Let’s just say I’ve seen almost every episode of The Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs…none of those.

Q: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
AK: You’ve had one helluva life, my child–good job. Now make yourself at home and I’ll have [INSERT HOT GUY OF THE MOMENT'S NAME HERE] bring you a frozen margarita and a large pizza (oh, and don’t worry, it won’t actually make you fat).

Q: What is your favorite curse word?
AK: Any (and sometimes all) will do in a pinch.

Thank you Ann, you’ve been awesome in a myriad of ways.  Don’t forget to check her out readers she totally rockity rocks!