Nothing to Be Frightened Of Julian Barnes Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes is one of the best books I’ve read this year. I have many Post It darts marking passages that are incredible. I’d like to type them all out here as evidence of how great this book is, but I believe… Continue reading Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes
Polysyllabic Spree – September 2008
Books Purchased – September 2008 Books Purchased: (This should actually be labeled “Books Acquired” this month because nine of them were birthday presents.) Too Cool to be Forgotten by Alex Robinson The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Drown by Junot Diaz Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse Something to… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – September 2008
Armchair Traveling: State by State
State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America Matt Weiland I was browsing the new book section in Borders during lunch this week, and I found a book called State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America. The idea behind the book is that the editors, Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, asked 50 writers to… Continue reading Armchair Traveling: State by State
Olive Editions
Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel Jonathan Safran Foer Harper Collins is releasing new “Olive Editions” of three popular novels. They are super cute editions, and the best part is they are priced very affordably too. The list price is $10, and Amazon is selling them for $8. The first three Olive Edition titles are Everything… Continue reading Olive Editions
Spectacular September
It’s been a whirlwind of a September, as usual. Here are some of the highlights of the last couple weeks, which were especially busy. -While in Michigan, my family, Ryan, and I went to Binder Park Zoo. In addition to my favorite exhibit, the Giraffes, they had a baby Snow Leopard who was born in… Continue reading Spectacular September
Happy Birthday Benny!
8 years ago today my little brother Benjamin was born. My mom had a c-section scheduled that day, but my parents ended up going to the hospital at about 3 am, because my brother didn’t want to wait. Later that morning my dad drove home to get me, and we stopped by the Secretary of… Continue reading Happy Birthday Benny!
Michigan!
Michigan Fall Trees I’ll be mostly absent from Vox for a little while. I’m headed home to Michigan to see my Mom, Dad, and little brother Ben. I’ll probably still read my Neighborhood page while I’m online at home, but not planning on any posts of my own. I’m bringing three books with me: -A… Continue reading Michigan!
H. A. Rey
One of my favorite podcasts is The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor. It’s a short, daily podcast (about 5 minutes) with “this day in literary history” and a daily poem. Today is the birthday of H. A. Rey, the author of the Curious George books. I thought his story was very awesome (sad, too), and… Continue reading H. A. Rey
Summer Reading 2008 Recap
One of the main reasons I’m posting my summer reading recap so late, is that I’ve tried to post it several times and gave up because I realized how boring it is. At the beginning of the summer I set a goal of seven specific books to read this summer, and I ended up reading… Continue reading Summer Reading 2008 Recap
The Journal of Jules Renard
The Journal of Jules Renard Jules Renard I’m currently reading Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes, and it’s incredible. I’ll need to write a post about it after I finish it. Throughout the book Julian Barnes quotes and references many famous authors, philosophers, and thinkers from history. One of the people that he… Continue reading The Journal of Jules Renard
Has anyone read….?
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist Rachel Cohn Has anyone read Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist? I’m very excited to see the movie, so I picked up the book in Border’s today. It’s supposed to be good, but the only thing I really noticed while flipping through it in the store was how many times the… Continue reading Has anyone read….?
Stephen Shore
My favorite photographer is Stephen Shore, and I was thrilled to be able to see him at Strand tonight. I really wanted to leave there tonight with this book: A Road Trip Journal But instead left with this book, for $169 less: American Surfaces Alas, the books I would buy if I were rich.… Continue reading Stephen Shore