Run, it's an avalanche of books

While reading and reviewing Jeffrey T. Babcock's wonderful novel Should I Not Return (based on a controversial mountain climbing tragedy on Mt. McKinley), I kept noticing the waiting stack of books I've also promised to read and review. One of the risks a mountain climber faces is getting caught in an avalanche. I'm starting to think an avalanche of books is a little-known danger for critics and reviewers.

Unfortunately, I have to turn down more review requests than I can accept simply because I'm not a fast reader. (I don't understand people who can read an 80,000-word book over the weekend and then write a review of it the following Monday.) So, here in this small den where the bookshelves already cover the walls like thick wallpaper, books are piled on top of anything. Anything (such as one of my cats) could set off a rumbling cascade of books at any moment. Note: my real shelf is larger than the one in the picture.

If you have sent me an ARC, I haven't forgotten you, I promise. I know it sounds lame, but I'm backed up, running behind, and trying to catch up.

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Have a great week and, if you're behind in your reading, please stand clear of any and all bookshelves.

Malcolm

Malcolm R. Campbell is the author of contemporary fantasies, including Sarabande, an adventure novel released by Vanilla Heart Publishing in 2011.

The novel is available in trade paperback, on Nook and Kindle, and in multiple other e-book editions on Smashwords.com.