The "Book Worm" Part

This blog is entitled "Book Worm in the Big Apple" and it occurs to me that it isn't really living up to its name.  I am not in the Big Apple, and I have done very little book blogging.  That is about to change.

It was (very) recently brought to my attention that my "Favorite Books" make it appear that I am in high school.  While I disagree with that, and believe the person who pointed that out probably doesn't even know what some of the books on the list are, I believe this is the perfect opportunity to unveil one of my New Year's Resolutions.

I thought of this idea a few days ago and was putting off writing about it until I began.  But I think now is the perfect time.

I am going to read every #1 book on the New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction in 2011.  Now, at first that seems like a lot of qualifications.  But there are like, 20, different bestseller lists that come out every week.  So, I chose one genre and am going to read every book that hits number 1 this year.  This is a great way to: A. read more books, B. become more in touch with what's happening in the book publishing world and C. occupy my time with yet another project (blogging, photo of the day and planning vacations being the others).

So, I am about to leave for the library and I'm hoping that Tom Clancy's Dead or Alive will be available, because that is the bestseller for the weeks of January 2nd and 9th.  I am going to read all kinds of books I wouldn't normally choose!  Wish me luck at the library!