Well, there goes my winter reading! So, Rupert Murdoch pulled the plug on OJ. How will the literary world ever recover? But take heart! Maybe Anna Nicole will scramble to learn the alphabet super-quick and fill the void created by this tragic loss. But speaking of that void, let's hope Nicole Richie doesn't fall into …
Lots of restless reading this week, resulting in an above-average number of books being tossed aside with great force. Part of it is a personal general malaise, so keep that in mind if you find the list somewhat shocking. I can't guarantee I'd feel differently about any of these books when my mood is better, …
Anticipation's running high, at least in the literary-related blogging community, as to which book will wind up winning the ManBooker Prize for 2006. My own money is still on Kate Grenville, for The Secret River, but I've been hearing an awful lot of buzz that Sarah Waters may pull ahead with her The Night Watch. …
The Booker Prize is Due to be Announced Today! and What I’m Reading Read More »
October?! Surely you jest. I turned my back for what seemed just a few days and weeks slipped by. Something is not right. What on earth have I been reading? Well, I haven't finished that much but drat if I haven't been reading at all. I have been dipping into Francine Prose's Reading Like a …
Shouldn't shock anyone to hear this was another busy week. In addition to all my previous duties, as assigned, I'm now also freelancing for a local independent bookshop. I designed their first newsletter last week, and this week am working on their upcoming author signings. I'm not sure it gets much sweeter than that, but …
Wow, busy week, but I still did manage to squeeze in a few books. I'm currently reading The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a Mansion, A Fortune and a Dynasty by Jean Zimmerman, Pride and Prejudice by Do I Need to Tell You Dear God I Hope Not, and also a …
Booker Longlist reading has kept me pretty occupied over the past week or so, and it's been the source of some fantastic reads, unsurprisingly. David Mitchell's phenomenal Black Swan Green was Booker Book # 1, and without having read the other books I'm putting my early money on this one to grab the prize. The …
Booker Project Status Report, and a Review Copy of Mark Haddon’s Latest Read More »
Now that the Booker longlist has been announced I'm eager to clear off my reading plate and sink my teeth into a few of the most likely candidates to eventually win the prize. In the blogging circuit two books seem to be getting the most buzz, David Mitchell's Black Swan Green and Kate Grenville's The …
