Archive for December, 2009
Links for a Fine Tuesday
Salon asked authors like Judy Blume, Junot Diaz, Colm Toibin, and Chimamanda Ngozi Aidichie pick their favorite book of the year. I really enjoyed Cory Doctorow’s article on audiobooks in PW last week. I’m not a big fan of DRM and agree with him that the current system doesn’t work. It all seems so complicated. [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2009 under The Book World.
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The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee
Chang-Rae Lee has written a very ambitious fourth novel with The Surrendered. It travels back and forth through time from Korea to New Jersey to Manchuria and Italy. The story begins with June Han, a Korean orphan trying to survive a trek to safe ground. Young GI Hector Brennan finds her on the road and [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2009 under Book Reviews, The Book World.
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It’s a Miserable Wednesday
The slushy snow has now turned into rain. Don’t let this deter you however from coming to tonight’s event featuring yours truly. It’s become a tradition to have the buyers present their favorite holiday picks from 2009. There will be wine and cookies and lots of talk about books. I’m sad to be not watching [...]
Posted: December 9th, 2009 under The Book World.
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NPR…in Cleveland
I’m going to appear on the show The Sound of Ideas that airs on WCPN in Cleveland tomorrow morning from 9 to 10 am. We’ll be talking about…wait for it…books!
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under The Book World.
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It’s Thursday and Over 60 Degrees Here
Yes, you read that correctly. I’m staring out into some Spring like weather here in Cambridge. I hope to escape for a lovely run on the Charles this afternoon. I dashed off to Atlanta last week to visit my folks for Thanksgiving. I didn’t read as much as I had planned, but I did finish [...]
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under The Book World.
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