A Memoir of Book Addiction

My origin story: That fateful day mom read me "Goodnight Moon" Early warning signs: Building forts exclusively out of books The gateway books that led to harder stuff (from Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare)The lies we tell ourselves about TBR (To Be Read) piles "It was on sale!" - The enabler that is BookBub Mathematical proof that one can never have too many books The "one in, one out" rule and why it never worksYour Kindle is fuller than your refrigerator You know all the bookstore employees by name (and their reading preferences) You've missed your stop on public transport more than once due to reading Your dating profile says "must love books" (and you mean it as a threat)Tales from the monthly meetings at the local library (ironically) Failed interventions by concerned family members The twelve steps of recovery (and why we keep relapsing at step one) Testimonials from chronic book buyers