February's Book and A Writing Milestone

I thought that I would let you (whomever "you" may be) know what our book group has chosen for the February read. We will be doing "Sweetness in the Belly" by Camilla Gibb. I have just picked it up from the bookstore and I am really looking forward to reading it. Gibb was nominated for The Giller Prize for this novel and it has had a lot of good buzz around it, so I will certainly keep you posted on how it goes for me. On another note, I finally shared some of my creative writing. I get really ill at the thought of showing any of my fiction work to anyone, but I really trust the person I gave it to. I know that she will be honest and helpful. She is also a writer and keeps giving me a hard time for being so weird about getting my work "out there"! Anyway, I gave her the first chapter of a new project I just started and...drum roll please...she liked it, she really liked it! I still feel sick, but phew! I hope it will be easier next time. She gave me some helpful feedback and some pretty serious compliments too. So, yay for me! It's weird because I do freelance writing for magazines and newspapers (definitely not fiction) and I have no problem with that work being read and commented on. I guess I just don't get as attached to those projects as I do with my fiction. Well, now I have to press on with the fiction project because my reader wants to know what happens next, and I know she will give me a good swift kick in the arse if I let it slide too long! I would love to hear writing stories from you. Do you get sick thinking about sharing your work with others?? I would also love to know what you are reading right now...I'm am always looking to expand my list of books to read.
Cheers!