Short Saturday: New Steve Jobs “Biography”
Yes, those are scare quotes. I was reading this review of the two Steve Jobs biographies (the one Walter Isaacson published in 2011 and a new one called Becoming Steve Jobs) and was about to dash off a...
View ArticleWhat Should I Read Next?
A few days ago I got a message through my website that warmed the cockles of my cold little heart: I’ve followed your blog for some time now and love what you have to say about the knowledge that comes...
View ArticleI’m a Spoiler, He’s a Spoiler, She’s a Spoiler, We’re a Spoiler, Wouldn’t You...
In case you missed it, we’ve had a gin-yoo-wine publishing event last week: the release of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman on 14 July. (That date will become important as you read on.) I’ll be frank:...
View ArticleMy Favorite Book v. 2015 (#MyReadingYear)
Back in 2012 I wrote an article called “My Favorite Book … This Year.” I do track what I read, and I know my reading tastes well enough that I generally end up with a year’s worth of excellent books....
View ArticlePay No Attention to the Reviewer Behind the Curtain …
Book reviews and book reviewers don’t require any appearances or performances from the author (unless, like Norman Mailer, you show up at newspaper offices to pick a fight with the book review...
View Article#WhatImReadingNow: Good As Gone
Jane woke up and whispered, “Julie?” The room yawned around her. After two years of sleeping alone in her own bedroom in the new house, Jane no longer dreamed of the ceiling fan dropping onto the bed...
View ArticleGuilty Pleasures and Smart Remarks
As you’ve read, I got a lot of great recommendations for light reading—which I am still pursuing as if my life depended upon it, because I’m pretty sure it does—and I truly enjoyed the first Jenny...
View ArticleMy Favorite Book v. 2017
I read a lot of great books last year, as you know. It’s interesting to look at my list from each year; I can see things like what I was working (editing) on and also things that were troubling me, or...
View ArticleRomance: A Sign of the Times
Why, yes—I am still “reading light.” Or lite. As you wish. This seems to include a lot of romance—though don’t make assumptions when you read that word. Romance is a wide, wide category. And a popular...
View ArticleA Happy Accident with Auntie Poldi
Yes, I’m still reading light, just as feather-light as I can get. Back in 2014 I pursued a year of reading nonfiction, and it’s looking like 2018 may well be my year of reading light. (Reading lightly?...
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