NL: Can you share a bio with us?
CR: Hello all! I’m a Teen Information Specialist at Nyack Library as well as a grad student. I am currently wrapping up my Master’s degree in Library and Information Science to be a full fledged Librarian! Being able to connect with the community within and outside of the library as inspired me on many different levels.
NL: What are you currently reading? Do you like it?
CR: Right now I’m reading Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. This is my first time reading the Percy Jackson series! As a fan of Greek mythology I am enjoying every bit of it, as he incorporates many of the myths and characters into his stories.
NL: If you could have any author speak at Nyack Library, who would it be and why?
CR: If there was one author I could think of it would be Becky Chambers! She has written many sci-fi books but her Monk & Robot series has inspired me a lot. Her writing is thoughtful and very inspiring. I try to recommend it to everyone I can!
NL: Which character in a book do you most identify with?
CR: Most likely Dex from the Monk & Robot series by Becky Chamber. A lot of the time they are so focused on the destination, they often forget to look around and enjoy where they are.
NL: What books are on your night stand?
CR: At the moment they are Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Final Fantasy VII: The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story by Kazushige Nojima
NL: Are there any books that you feel are overrated?
CR: This might be controversial but I don’t see the appeal in the A Court of Thrones and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. I’ve looked into them and tried to read them but I just couldn’t.
NL: Do you have a literary “guilty pleasure”?
CR: Probably anything by John Green. I sobbed hysterically at the end of The Fault in Our Stars and still think about it to this day.
NL: Would you ever organize your books by color? Yea or Nay?
CR: Even though I have seen people do it and it looks very pretty I could never! I like to organize my books in size order (which may be strange) and series.
NL: What do you plan to read next?
CR: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir most likely! It is such an interesting take on science fiction with the inclusion of necromancers and fantasy elements. I already started it but then decided to just finish the Percy Jackson series first.
NL: What’s the first book that you remember reading?
CR: The first book I can remember reading on my own is A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket.
NL: What’s your least favorite book?
CR: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. It was painfully slow and honestly could not get behind the story.