Must read

The Huffington Post is running a series in which authors answer the question "Where I like to read?"   Although it started in January, I just discovered it since I am presently obsessed with the thoughts of writers and the creative process.  My favorite thus far has been from T. C. Boyle.

I read everywhere. And my least favorite place, hands down, is on an airplane, my knees shoved up into my throat and my skin still smarting from a good TSA working-over, the clouds curdled and death imminent. On the other hand, I do like reading while stretched out on the couch before the fireplace, music pulsing through the speakers, the very old cat puddled on my chest, rain—precious rain—hissing through the interstices. And in bed. And sitting at the kitchen table. In the shower. On the toilet. In the pool at the Y.

I read Malcolm Gladwell's after T.C. Boyle's--by contrast, Gladwell likes to read on planes and inconsistently capitalizes I as a proper noun.  They are occasionally hilarious (Chuck Palahniuk) and sometimes disappointing (Joyce Carol Oates).  They are all an interesting window into the habits and thoughts of very creative and talented people.