About Paige & NCBC

My name is Paige and I love books.

 

Here's the thing, though. I have an English degree, and getting an English degree kind of makes you hate books. After reading almost nothing but Capital L Literature for four and a half years, I took the year after I graduated to read whatever I wanted. Thus, NeuroCandy Book Club was born, created with the idea of having a space for reading without judgment.

 

What is NeuroCandy? These are reads that are easy and entertaining and completely valid in their own right. While the literary fiction I consumed in college is like the vegetables that make for a well-rounded diet, NeuroCandy books are the Reese’s Take5 that I have after dinner… and after my niece has gone to bed. They make my brain happy– and shouldn’t that be the point in reading? Isn’t that what got readers started in the first place?

 

After so long reading exclusively for academics, it was hard to come to the understanding that while eating my vegetables is important for my educational and career development, there was nothing wrong with having a Take5 too. (The food is still a metaphor for books, BTW.) 

 

When I realized that as an adult I could still have the fun books that got me hooked on reading and writing as a kid, I found myself having a lot of feelings about the books and wanted to write it all down.

 

At this point, I thought, "Seriously? I spent almost five years writing essays and now that I'm done I want to start doing it again for fun?"

 

So here we are! My focus will be book reviews, but I also want to highlight other things I enjoy. That's the beauty of writing outside of school, I can write whatever I want! I hope fellow readers and publishing enthusiasts find my content helpful and enjoyable.