Welcome to Maw Books!

To tell you a bit about myself, I love to read.  I also have a weakness: I love to own great  books.  For some odd reason it gives me great satisfaction to see all the different titles bursting at the seams on the bookshelf.  I immensely enjoy having a personal library and know that having books in my home will also encourage my children to read.  

I live in West Jordan, Utah with my husband and two little boys aged two years and 6 months.  My husband, Taylor, also has great satisfaction with full bookshelves, but his is from DVD’s rather than books.  Taylor is an animator and artist at heart and by way of occupation.  He always has a pencil in hand either to sketch or to take notes for his screenplay, young adult fiction novel, and children’s book that he’s always working on (he’s already published a children’s picture book, check out his work at http://www.taylormaw.com).  That's him in the upper left hand corner, about two years old.  Say it with me, "Ahh . . how cute . . . "

But enough about him and back to me.  I grew up in a few different parts of the country, Salt Lake City, Utah; Austin, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois to be specific.  I came back to Utah to attend college and have been here ever since.  Taylor and I married while in college, then after graduation we bought our first home, moved in and two weeks later had our first baby.  Hmmm . . that sounds like it happened all at once, actually it was a four year process.

Among my other interests besides reading (my great escape from being a stay at home mom), I enjoy photography.  I actually majored in photography, but for now it’s on the back burner to come forth at another time.  But I can admit that I have never taken my kids to a portrait studio.  I also love to garden!  I love to get outside, feel the sun on my back and watch the transformation around me as I work.  During the pregnancy and birth of my second son I accomplished one of my life goals: to become a Master Gardener.  My next goal is to become an Advanced Master Gardener.

As a family we enjoy our time together by going to the library, festivals of any type trying all kinds of different foods, watching movies, and vacations of any kind even if it’s staying at home but we love Hawaii the best.  Our dream vacation would be to Thailand.  I enjoy being a Mom to two wonderful sweet little boys, who melt my heart each day.

I've put together this website as a resource for you.  I have book lists, book club recommendations, a children's reading corner with nursery rhymes, and you'll find me the most often at my blog where I review every book I read.  Sit back, relax, and don't hesitate to contact me for further inquiries.  

Natasha at two years old