I hope to have a review posted for Sergio Chejfec’s The Planets within the next day or so. In the meantime, here’s a round-up of the items that caught my eye last week. Levi Asher discusses Why Reading Is Always Social over on LitKicks. The NYRB Blog has this post by Tim Parks entitled Most Favored Nations, and this older post The Dull New Global … Continue reading The Review: Quick Link Round-Up
In 2002 I received a subscription to the New York Review of Books (NYRB) as a Christmas gift. I’d never read it before. In fact, when my first issue arrived I was expecting the New York Times Book Review. I was surprised with what actually showed up in my mailbox. But it was a pleasant surprise. In the years since I’ve religiously renewed. Not that … Continue reading Ode to the NYRB
I haven’t participated in a Weekly Geeks for a while – but I couldn’t resist this week’s entitled “Podcasts Anyone?” My original list of favorite podcasts went up back in April – but since then I’ve discovered a few more to share. Because, I’ll say it again, the next best thing to reading books is reading about books. And when that isn’t an option… The … Continue reading Weekly Geeks: Did Somebody Say “Podcast”?
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