Of bibliophages

Of the few interests noted in my profile most are to do with music beginning with the very general 'music making'.

When was I first aware of music? The nursery rhymes my mother sang as she rocked me to sleep in her arms? The music dad would play at the piano? My own humming?

I haven't listed reading but I do say my favourite book is the one I am reading at the moment. Now I will raid the book shelves for a sampling and a good place to start is Nicholas Basbanes's

A Gentle Madness Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books.