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20 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MARCH 2016 | We await the true beginnings of spring. That does not keep Sun Lakers from enjoying the warming and the lengthening days. Time to start planning for your year of reading! This is a regimen that pays dividends in pleasure. How to start? What shall it be? A specified number of books finished by December 31st? A book in each category? An author that interests you, but you never started? A fascinating historical period, reading both non-fiction and historical fiction (my "go to" for something different). There are no wrong ways to develop the reading bug! First on your list, mark your calendars for March 12. The Library Committee hosts the first book sale of 2016, starting at 9 am at the Main Clubhouse. Peruse the selection of hardbacks and paperbacks. We set up a table for just non-fiction because many Sun Lakers are particularly looking for these. We also typically have a table with movies and/or TV shows. With the outstanding prices you may find something for a binge-watching weekend! The hours are 9 am to 2 pm. Thank you for supporting the libraries! What other important days are in March? St Patrick's Day of course (3/17)! Get your Irish on with some great Irish authors: Frank McCourt was born in the US but the family moved back to Ireland during the Depression. He chronicled his family's desperately poor Irish life in Angela's Ashes (1996) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He returned to the US after WWII and served in the army during the Korean War. Using the GI Bill he later went to college and graduated with an English literature degree. During his many years of teaching, he took up writing. Maeve Binchy: One of the most beloved and well- known Irish writers, Ms. Binchy is known for her humorous and sympathetic portrayal of urban and rural Irish life. She wrote for many years in The Irish Times before successfully publishing her first novel Light a Penny Candle in 1982. Another major theme of her many works is the dramatic changes which occurred in Irish life from the end of WWII to the present. Frank Delaney's career started as a news reader for Irish State radio then with the BBC in Dublin. He's known for his coverage of the intensely violent period dubbed "The Troubles." He hosted a literary review program, interviewing authors, first on radio, then on TV. He writes fiction and non-fiction. His first published book is James Joyce's Odyssey which describes in words and pictures Joyce's Dublin. He has a great knack as a storyteller; his novels regarding various times and places in Ireland are the most well- known. I've read Ireland, a Novel (1995), enjoyed it completely, and was particularly struck by the plot device where an older, wandering, itinerant storyteller desperately seeks to pass on his knowledge to a young man. Each of these authors are in our libraries. This March 17, why not start one of these books… and hoist a glass of stout! Library Committee