I’m in Marie Claire, with a bunch of other people
If you pick up the February issue of Marie Claire, the one with Renee Zellweger on the cover in pink, and you flip to page 77, you’ll be in the…
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The bookswap is in LA
And scoring an invite is very, very difficult. You are, however, encouraged to host one of your own.
The bookswap
When I showed up, there were bookstacks on one table and snacks on another. I divested myself of two enormous bags of books, found a beer and hid by the…
beware of lafayette
After being misguided by googlemaps past the gigantic, shift-getting-out Halliburton complex on the outskirts of Lafayette, Louisiana, after circling and circling a dark and lonesome area that lacked the connecting…
on the road again
Picked up a car in Florida and am bringing it back to LA. Will post more soon, but for now, I’ve uploaded a few pictures to Flickr. Currently in New…
Correspondences: Ben Greenman’s super-cool bookish thing
I got to review Ben Greenman’s Correspondences for the LA Times book section this weekend. It really is as cool as all the New Yorkers say. The writeup is short,…
Goodbye, Forrest Ackerman
In 1994, or possibly 1993, I went to the Ackermansion for the collector column of the magazine Fizz. It was my friend Jeanette’s idea — she knew all about Forrest…
What twitter is, this moment
Being on twitter right now feels like passing notes in the class of life. I’m sure someone else has already said that. And it won’t stay that way for long….
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…
