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When I took the bus on a regular basis, I read a lot during my commute. It's a great way to avoid people who want to make idle chatter with you.

In larger cities, I'd say, there's probably not a good reason to use this service. Any world-class library system will suffice (in my city, they even replace Netflix for DVD accessibility, in most cases). But in smaller towns, I imagine this could be quite useful.

I've gotten a few book recommendations here. I can't remember them specifically, though. I think I gave Laurell K. Hamiliton a second try after talking to folks here.

GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire is fairly violent at times.

Who are the characters in fictional stories that, in your opinion, added nothing good to the rich world of literature? Whether they were one-dimensional, uninteresting, shallow duplicates or even offensive, which fictional folks could you do without?

I'd recommend Heroes Die or Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover.

Lions of Al-Rassan. Ammar is one of the most seductive characters in fiction.

Lines can and should be crossed... however, in a free society we have a built-in and very fair type of censorship. You can put as much darkness and violence out there, but if people are offended, they simply won't read it.

Is it a romance fantasy crossover?

I read Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks and found it immensely hard to suffer through.

Just turned 28

I'll admit to raising an eyebrow if I see someone reading a trashy romance or overblown bestseller on the bus. On the other hand, I'm proud of what I read and not afraid to be seen reading it.

Make-shift lap desk.

Usually the author has a website; sometimes there's a c/o address offered through the publisher, or you can get in touch with a publicist. Unless an author is really big, I've found that most authors are receptive and happy to correspond with readers

Footnotes are for scholarly or nonfiction works. If a fictional work has footnotes, then the author probably isn't doing his job correctly... unless the footnotes are fictional, too.

I don't read anything in public that I wouldn't be proud for it to be part of my public image. Though, sometimes I'll read audiobooks that I wouldn't want people to know I'm reading.

Depends on the background noise. If I'm reading outside or in a public place, the natural background noise isn't going to bother me. But if someone is talking very near to me, or if music is playing audibly, I can't read.

It's Spook Country by William Gibson

It was definitely a reading experience I'll never forget. I read it back in college

Rather than looking for a "Modern English" translation (though, Shakespeare technically is modern English, just "early modern english"), you should try listening to an audio reading instead. Part of the trouble of reading Shakespeare is that it was meant to be performed. When I was in early...