NL: Can you share a bio with us?
KK: Hi all! I am a programs specialist, teacher, and artist, with a passion for event planning. I have a studio at Garner Arts Center in Garnerville (if you haven’t been to the complex, head over – it’s a treasure). I am a life-long Rocklander and have been with the Library for 18 years, both in the Children’s Room and now in Adult Programming & Outreach. I’ve also had a long career as an educator, with an MA in History. I love time with my favorite people, live music and venues, traveling the world, writing, creating mixed-media art, and shooting street and landscape photography.
NL: What are you currently reading? Do you like it?
KK: One book I am reading is In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain. I think it’s a great read and pairs with my love for non-fiction, pure authenticity, and travel. We had Tom Vitale, his veteran director and producer, at the Library a while back for an author talk and it was really interesting to hear his perspective on Tony and all that made up their era together.
NL: If you could have any author speak at Nyack Library, who would it be and why?
KK: Record Exec & Producer – Rick Rubin. He’s a writer too. I really enjoy his insightful passages and anecdotes in The Creative Act. He just has a positive, real nature. I think he’d be an excellent person in conversation, with his interesting life and discoveries.
NL: Which character in a book do you most identify with?
KK: Probably Alice, from Alice In Wonderland. Curious, smart, strong willed.
NL: What books are on your night stand?
KK: Party Boys by Lon Ballinger, Always Italy by Frances Mayes, and The Paris Secret, by Natasha Lester
NL: Do you have a literary “guilty pleasure”?
KK: Nora Roberts books.
NL: Are you a re-reader?
KK: Yes, generally with memoirs and other non-fiction topics.
NL: How do you get out of a reading rut?
KK: I go to a book club meeting or chat on books with an enthusiast. Completing this form got me out of my current rut.
NL: Thoughts on prologues? Epilogues?
KK: I read them and like them. Epilogues are nice when you want to “hold onto” the story longer.
NL: What’s your least favorite book?
KK: My checkbook.
NL: Are you a one-book-at-a-time reader? Or do you like reading multiple books at the same time?
KK: I read multiple books but they are always on very different topics. I tend to only read one fiction book at a time.
NL: Do you DNF (do not finish) books or always read until the end?
KK: I like to call them the – I’ll try again in the future – pile.