I've always loved books. Ever since I read Hugh Lofting's Dr. Doolittle books in elementary school I couldn't get enough of reading. Adventure, excitement, sex - you name it, I got it from books. I read through high school and continued as an English major at the University of Minnesota. In the Peace Corps in Africa we had a book locker full of classics, history, poetry. That book locker got me through some difficult times. Following the Peace Corps I spent a year in Morocco. Saved again by the British Council Library. Armed with a PhD in history from Michigan State University I began writing books of my own, but they were academic studies. I yearned to tell my own tales of adventure, excitement, and yes, sex. I began with two non-fiction books about long distance trail running, experimenting with description, dialogue, building suspense - the elements of fiction. Finally, I had enough confidence in my imagination and my grasp of the tools I needed to write a novel of my own. With help from an excellent editor I made it. I published my first novel, The Chinese Laundry, and now three more, but I'm still reading. Still can't get enough of books. I'm on LinkedIn. For more about me go to my Bob Boeder Facebook page or visit my website www.robertboeder.comRead more about this authorRead less about this author