Sometimes Twitter seems designed to irritate. Courtesy of social media I find myself clicking on links to articles I’d never see, on sites I’d rarely visit, in the normal course of events. It seldom ends well. Usually I keep my opinions to myself but I found this one post particularly frustrating. Because reading a book is not a political act. At its best it can be … Continue reading The Politics of Reading
My browsing habits have changed. I noticed it a few days ago in a Barnes & Noble Bookstore. My husband was off in Sci-Fi/Fantasy and I was wandering through the fiction section, half-heartedly looking for a book I didn’t need. My expectations were pretty low. I started out looking for Mario Vargas Llosa. Nothing. And then I spotted those three FSG fishes. And a Europa … Continue reading Confessions of a Translation Snob
If you follow me on Twitter then you may know that I’ve started a little experiment. Over the Summer, weather permitting, I’m taking my reading to my front steps. I live in a pretty, old residential neighborhood. Sidewalks, tree-lined streets, well kept front yards - in the Summer it’s not quite Norman Rockwell, but it’s pretty darn close. With one exception. Washington Street is a … Continue reading #stoopbks
To state the blatantly obvious: December has been a slow month at BookSexy Review. I’m not a huge fan of end of year lists, so have been embracing the downtime to recharge and re-examine. 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times… at least in my reading/blogging life. Here are some of the highs and the lows: The BEST - The … Continue reading Goodbye to 2012 and Hello! to 2013
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