A series of spiritual personal essays by this mystery writer about how she went from Atheism to Episcopalianism and the spiritual lessons she's learned along the way, "considering I didn't accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior, didn't believe the Bible was divinely inspired, and wasn't entirely sure about the whole God thing." Reflects my experiences and attitudes quite well.

Seducing The Skeptic by Kathy Lyons was a complete and total surprise.  What I expected was a well written love story.  What I got was a young lady stepping into her roommate's closet and ending up in a land of magic, green frog people and spacecraft.  Of course Janet and Keeven's story is well written, as always with a Kathy Lyons book.  This romp is fast paced and loaded with humor.  I loved the characters in Seducing The Skeptic.  There is plenty of drama and action that will keep the pages flipping.  While I'm normally not a sci-fi/paranormal fan, I did enjoy this book and look forward to reading more from the talented Kathy Lyons in the future.  Seducing The Skeptic is book 1 in the Accidental Angels Series, but can be read as a standalone.  This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

I won a copy of this book in a giveaway.

Out of all the essay anthologies I've read, I think that this one was probably the best.

It seems almost inevitable that an anthology is going to be a mixed bag, but this one didn't have any standout "duds." Some were certainly more moving than others; in particular, the essays about why people chose not to have children felt more didactic, whereas the essays from parents were more narrative in nature. Still, every essay was well written, most of them were vivid, and some of them will probably stick with me for a while. While none of them fell particularly short, it's also true that none of them totally blew me away. This is a solid four-star collection for those interested in memoir, or the decision "to be or not to be" when it comes to parenthood.

The Guardian Books has picked the top 10 books about reading, would you add anything to this list? 

Here's the interesting quote from the author of the Guardian article, Rebecca Mead:

My favorite books about books, or about reading, are those in which the writer has not felt it necessary to hide his or her own personal involvement in the subject – or to limit its disclosure to a preface or afterword – but instead has taken his or her own investment as a starting point. Reading isn’t a terribly dramatic activity to write about, admittedly. But since all real writers are also readers, it is, for some of us at least, a compelling, indeed unavoidable, subject. I bet if skydivers could skydive about skydiving, they would. (via)