Carol AlabasterCarol Alabaster is one of those "women who love books too much," but an extremely fortunate one who has been able to indulge her passion full time as a librarian. She has more than thirty years' experience working for public library systems in both Nw York City and Phoenix. During the thirteen years she was collection development coordinator for the Phoenix Public Library, she developed and implemented systemwide core collections. In addition to writing a weekly book review for the Arizona Republic for more than seven years, she was a National Book Award judge in 1982. She is retired from the Phoenix Public Library but continues to foster her love for books as a book club leader and a full-time reader. Read More Read Less