About Me

Welcome to Always With a Book!!! As the name implies, I always have a book with me wherever I go.

My name is Kristin and I am an avid reader. I have been ever since I can remember and I owe all that to my parents who instilled the love of reading into me and my siblings. I remember always seeing my parents reading when we were young. We always were given books – for birthdays, holidays including Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Easter, and for report cards. And, not just any books – my parents always were able to pick put books that would interest us – not an easy feat for 7 children at different ages with varied reading interests!

Today, that love has continued to grow and I love nothing better than trying to foster that love of reading into my nieces/nephews and friends’ kids. For birthday gifts, I send books or take them to the bookstore so they can pick out their new reads and I cannot tell you the joy I have when they share with me how much they love the books they got or picked out.

Our wedding – Long Island, NY

I am married to a fellow avid reader and we live on Long Island, NY. There is nothing we like better than perusing bookstores. While we don’t tend to read the same things, we are very content spending time together, reading. Our other favorite hobby is playing Scrabble – he is much better than I am, but it’s still fun to play. We actually registered for the deluxe version of the game for our wedding and got it!!!

 

Some of my other interests include scrapbooking, crocheting, baking, doing yoga, and walking. I am a huge tea drinker – no coffee here. It’s hot tea, a good chai latte, or iced tea – no coffee for me! There’s nothing better than a good book and a cuppa tea!!!

We recently lost our older dog, Maddie, who we got just after we got married. She was the best reading buddy, walking partner and all-around best dog. Chloe came into the mix a few years later, and she is trying to fill Maddie’s shoes, but definitely misses her pal. She now features in a lot of my posts on Instagram as she has become my shadow.

I started this blog as a way to share my thoughts on books. I never imagined it to grow to what it has become today and am thankful for each and every visitor and comment. I am so thankful for the blog world – I have ‘met’ SO many great people that have the same book addiction that I have. It’s great! My reviews aren’t perfect, I just say what I feel. If I inspire you to read a certain book, then great! If not, that’s ok, too.

I hope you enjoy your visit to Always With a Book and come back often!