Talking to Rebecca Skloot
I met Rebecca Skloot in New York last fall, when after a National Book Critics Circle event I had little business attending, I tagged along with a group of former…
Category Archives: on books
Another year in reading
If you’re trying to keep up with the year in reading at The Millions, then, like me, you’re a little bit overwhelmed. So… many… books! All read in 2009. And…
Reading EATING ANIMALS
I consumed Jonathan Safran Foer’s book EATING ANIMALS very quickly, mostly because I had less than 24 hours between the time I got my hands on it and our scheduled…
I put down Cleaving, too
Megan, aka Bookdwarf, writes about her troubles with the upcoming book Cleaving by Julie Powell. Powell is the blogger-turned-author-turned-Meryl-Streep-counterpart of Julie and Julia, the blog/book/movie. I read the blog, intermittently,…
Monday book night with Richard Castle
Last night, after catching a reading that’s related to a piece I’m working on, I headed to the Barnes & Noble at The Grove — not my regular stomping grounds,…
Really, all I want is a library
I don’t mean a public library. I mean a room in my house with shelves and books and a good reading light and a place to rest my bourbon. Friends…
WPA, in posters
I wrote a short blurb on the new book Posters for the People: Art of the WPA that ran in Sunday’s LA Times. The piece appeared with several illustrations; the…
Sure is hot
I read a lot of books for reviewing, or blogging, or — well, formerly, grad school. But I’m done with grad school. So I read this book … just because….
What’s shaking in the metropolis
On Saturday, three authors read from their entries in the 33 1/3 album-focused series: above, Hayden Childs reading from his book on “Shoot Out the Lights” by Richard and Linda…
Favorite author signatures
Today on Jacket Copy you’ll find a whole series of author signatures and the stories behind them. This one is mine, and it’s last. The far-more-luminary contributors are Maud Newton,…
