Some Books About Books
A short review of some new books about books at the NY Times. I love books about books and reading. …
Monthly Archives: December 2004
This Just In…
Harry Potter fans rejoice! The release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (horrible title, I hope that doesn’t …
Happy Solstice!
My Bookman and I, neither wanting to celebrate the Christmas of my family or the Hanukkah of his, have been …
Censorship
There is an interesting article in the NY Times about censorship in general and the Treasury Department in particular. When …
A Reviewer Reviewing a Reviewer
A wonderful review essay at the TLS about a newish book called Alone! Alone!: Lives of Some Outsider Women by …
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Montaigne’s essay, “On Cato the Younger,” turns out to not really be about Cato at all. Rather, it is a …
Miscellaneous Items
Ohmygosh! Did anyone see this? It’s an adaptation of Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea books. I don’t have cable, so someone …
In the Margins
A fun and interesting article on marginalia (link from Good Reports). Ben Macintyre, the author of the article, wants to …
In Honor of Jane Austen’s Birthday
A Quiz
Was It Good For You?
Tom Wolfe won the illustrious Bad Sex Award yesterday for this passage from I Am Charlotte Simmons: Hoyt began moving …
