My name is Paul Lappen, and I live in Connecticut, USA. I am in my early 50s, single, and a lifelong, very avid, bordering on voracious, reader. I have been a freelance book reviewer since 1997 and have my own blog called Dead Tree Review. I am also one of those who practically lives in bookstores. Generally skipping the Best Sellers and New Releases, I am the one in the back of the store checking out the obscure and less well-known releases. My preference is for small press and self-published books (fiction and non-fiction), but I read practically anything other than poetry, romance and blood & gore horror.

As well as reviewing for BookLore I submit to several other sites on the Web, including Bookreview.com, The Midwest Book Review, Librarything, Shelfari, Goodreads, books.google.com, lunch.com and Amazon and Barnes and Noble (of course).

If you would like to send any comments please mail me at editors(at)booklore.co.uk or visit my blog at http://www.deadtreesreview.blogspot.com.