Who I am
In Brief
Pat Gray loves thrillers and also enjoys mysteries of all kinds, especially British mysteries. She reads outstanding fiction in most genres and devours books featuring dogs.
Pat can be found at the Coventry Village Library.
About Pat Gray
My name is Pat, and I am the branch manager of the beautiful Coventry Village Branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library. I have been an avid reader throughout my life, and I love helping other people find books they will enjoy. I am part of RATS (Reader’s Advisory Team) here at the Library. “Reader’s Advisory” is Library speak for helping people find a good book to read-a book the reader will enjoy.
In a previous life, long before I started working at libraries, I earned a graduate degree in English, so I have training in literary criticism, and I have read and studied many of the “classics.” But even before that, I spent years reading mysteries; fiction of all kinds; and an assortment of non-fiction, including history, politics, self-help, and new-age spiritual books. I have usually had at least two books in progress (reading, not writing), and a long list of books I wanted to get to as soon as possible!
When I joined the RATS team, I had to have a RATS name, and my enthusiasm for whatever book I am recommending suggested the name “Excitable RAT” (as well as my enjoyment of Warren Zevon). I call this the “(Mis)Education” because I read all kinds of things, from books about serial killers to books about spiritual enlightenment. In this blog, I share some thoughts about what I am reading and where my reading is taking my lifelong (mis)education.
I hope you’ll find some books you want to read here and I hope you’ll share your own suggestions.
