After two years of somewhat consistent posts on this blog, I regret to inform that I will be taking a sabbatical. It could last anywhere from two to six months, or maybe longer.
Posts Tagged ‘books’
Once a Monotheism, Always a Monotheism
I left off last time explaining how Zeitoun is the only “new release” book I’ve ever read. I zoomed through it in eight days, since I had checked it out from the local library (the book was sold out everywhere from Christmas until about a week ago — but I hadn’t had a library card [...]
On Reading a ‘New Release’ Book
You may have noticed from my discussions that I don’t read much modern literature. I think Palahniuk’s Fight Club and Choke might be the only works of narrative prose (i.e. – fiction or creative nonfiction) published within the last 25 years on my bookshelf at home. (Correction: I also have Nick Horby’s novel High Fidelity, [...]
Vote for the 100 Best Beach Books Ever at NPR.org
I saw this today and I couldn’t help but post it here. Plus we’re all in need of a lighter post. NPR is holding a vote for the 100 Best Beach Books Ever. They received 600 nominations, which they narrowed down to a list of 200. Now you get to vote for 10, whether those [...]
