28.Nov.2009 at 28 | jspeyton
On the Times’ 100 notables of 2009:
Yesterday was a big, fat no man’s land day for me. I wasn’t a part of the rampaging crowds mobbing the stores on the Black Friday (just the thought of it gives me goosebumps *shivers*) and obviously I didn’t post. What did I do yesterday? Read. I’m pretty sure [...]
Tagged: Reading ,100 notable books of 2009, aleksander hemon, amy gerstler, ben h. winters, bill streever, colsen whitehead, colum mccann, dan choan, daniel mendelsohn, daniyal mueenuddin, david grann, greg grandin, hilary mantel, m.r. james, maile meloy, mary beard, mary karr, new york times, nick reding, sarah waters, steven johnson, wells tower
31.May.2009 at 31 | jspeyton
On missing out, get-well medicine, and being pleasantly overwhelmed:
Unbelievably, I managed to miss TWO bookish events this weekend. The first was Book Expo America (BEA) which was in New York city and ends today. I knew weeks ahead of time that I wouldn’t be able to attend this event. Work, and the fact that [...]
Tagged: Reading ,aleksander hemon, angela knight, beginner's greek, cousin kate, creation in death, dan simmons, david filkins, don't bargain with the devil, drood, georgette heyer, guardian, j.d. robb, james collins, jane austen, jane mayer, jonathan goldstein, kate morten, ladies and gentlemen the bible, neil gaiman, pride and prejudice and zombies, ron rash, sabrina jeffries, serena, seth grahame-smith, suzanne collins, the dark side, the forever war, the forgotten garden, the hunger games, the lazarus project, the sandman preludes and nocturnes