Books "To Read"

I have a pile of books next to my bed. It is my "to read" pile. And there are 16 books in it. I just finished "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris for my book club tonight and so was looking this afternoon to see which book I wanted to start next. There are murder mysteries, history books, books I bought at the elementary school book fair, books that are on the list for my book club, light-weight ones and ones that will take more focus. But I love having something to look forward to. And I love knowing that if the book I'm in the middle of doesn't appeal to me at any given moment I can switch for something different. I'm often in the middle of two or three books at a time. I spent some time sitting on my floor prioritizing that pile into an order that I plan to read them. According to my mood today, that is. Maybe tomorrow it will change. But honestly, I felt like I was going through a treasure chest. And maybe all those books won't turn out to be jewels. Some may be wonderful. Some, just entertaining but ultimately forgetable. Some might be downright stinkers. But I'm excited to find out.