September 1, 2008 – 11:50 am
Heat by Bill Buford
I actually read this book while on vacation last August, but my bookclub recently read it so I skimmed through again. To keep this short (it is Labor Day after all, and I’m about to head out to a barbeque) if you’re interested in food and/or interested in restaurants, you’ll probably like [...]
August 25, 2008 – 10:15 am
Sorry for my absence for the last few weeks, all will be explained shortly, but for now let’s jump back into the Monday book series, which I’ve missed for the last two weeks.
Comfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
I love Ruth Reichl, in many ways she’s one of my role models as a writer (and [...]
I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
I wish I’d written this book. I wish there was another way to say that it’s funny and smart and doesn’t take itself too seriously, because I’m sure a million people have said those words about this book, but they’re true. During my two and a half [...]
I have learned not to worry about love;
but to honor its coming
with all my heart.
To examine the dark mysteries
of the blood
with headless heed and
swirl,
to know the rush of feelings
swift and flowing
as water.
The source appears to be
some inexhaustible
spring
within our twin and triple
selves;
the new face I turn up
to you
no one else on earth
has ever seen.
- Alice Walker
from [...]
All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen
I actually read this about a week or two ago, so it’s not particularly fresh in my mind, but let’s give this a go. The first thing I thought was how similar it was to (Gessen’s fellow N+1 editor) Benjamin Kunkle’s book Indecision, and the second was [...]
Tigers
What are we now but voices
who promise each other a life
neither one can deliver
not for lack of wanting
but wanting won’t make it so
We cling to a vine
at the cliff’s edge.
There are tigers above
and below. Let us love
one another and let go.
-Eliza Griswold
With poetry, I’m starting at the beginning, or at my beginning with [...]
a random shelf from my unorganized bookcases
I’m what some would call an avid reader. If left to my own devices I would probably fall asleep with a book in my hands every night (T. prevents this from happening, but when he’s out of town I often wake up in the middle of the night to [...]
January 5, 2008 – 9:22 pm
Ugh. I was flat on my back sick all day yesterday, and only got up today because I had a class that I could absolutely not miss. The only good thing about being sick is being able to not feel guilty about a) sleeping a lot and b) reading. I spent all day yesterday moving [...]
this is where I will apparently not be spending my summer
I was browsing for books on Amazon today because it’s summer, and reading is what I do in the summer. More specifically, reading outside while getting partially tan is what I do in the summer, while wearing lots of loose cotton summery clothes. And then [...]
Oh man, I am so pumped for this.
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Sketch Tuesday was excellent last night, photos and a recap will be up later tonight.
