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One of my favorite things about reading a book is when it contains a reference to something,

a novel, a song, a TV show, an anecdote that leads me to something else.

For instance, as a child, in reading the brilliant novels for children by Edward Eager,

written between 1954 and 1962, I discovered the

equally brilliant children's books by E. Nesbit, which were written in the early 1900s.

In fact, Edward Eager quite deliberately included allusions to Nesbitt's books to help his readers

discover her work because he had been so inspired by her novels.

He wrote of Inesbitt's influence,

I am always careful to acknowledge this indebtedness in each of my stories,

so that any child who likes my books and doesn't know hers may be led back to the master of us all.

Through reading Thomas Merton's acclaimed spiritual memoir,

The Seven Story Mountain, I discovered the spiritual memoir of Story of a Soul by St.

Therese of L'Eye, a book that I have read and reread many times,

in which led me to a profound and lasting interest in St. Terrez.

Often, one book leads to another book, but a book can lead to other places as well.

For instance, a few years ago, I read the outstanding novel, Murder by Kavei Akbar.

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