When Roger was a child he read through the World Book Encyclopedia from A to Z. He reads primarily for enlightenment, information, knowledge and wisdom. He likes to read Books on families, relationships, spirituality, wellness, business and technology. He was a 6 time Award-Winning Lighting Designer and worked in Family Advocacy before he became the Chief Operations Officer at Rainy Day Books. Roger jokes when he tells people that when he joined Vivien and Rainy Day Books that "I moved from Lighting to Enlightenment." 05302023

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn is Vivien & Roger's all-time favorite Book. Vivien & Roger read this Book together in the summer of 1994, when they first formed their relationship. It is their favorite Book together and as individuals. This Book is kind of their Personal Operating Manual & Spiritual Compass to guide them to their True North.

2023 Pulitzer Prize-Winner for General Non-Fiction. Published by Viking Press, an Imprint of Penguin Random House.

2023 Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Biography. Published by Viking Press, an Imprint of Penguin Random House.

2023 Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Memoir. Doubleday Books, an Imprint of Penguin Random House.
