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Comment on Famous and Possessive: A Core List by David Wright

David Wright — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:06:21 +0000

…oh, and then - and I actually think there might be a shelf of them - ‘The (adjective) ___ist’s (adjective+) (noun).’ In fact, who needs the books; let’s just do titles:

The Spanish Chartist’s Secret Daughter.
The Ninth Decembrist’s Special Device.
The Yiddish Arborist’s Final Maneuver.
The Naughty Marxist’s Christmas Surprise.
The Oleaginous Philatelist’s Ninety-Second Stamp.
The Boorish Columnist’s Latest Outrage.

Comment on Famous and Possessive: A Core List by David Wright

David Wright — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:44:55 +0000

Wonderful! (D’Arconville’s Cat is one of my favorite books that a.) nobody’s read and b.) you need to have a dictionary handy for.)

For your next trick, if you haven’t already done this, how about a list of ‘The ____ist’ titles? And then a list of ‘The ___ist’s (adjective) (noun).”

Comment on Famous and Possessive: A Core List by maggie

maggie — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:19:01 +0000

We started calling our book club the Possessives after a string of My Sister’s Keeper, Memory Keeper’s Daughter, & Angela’s Ashes.

Comment on Famous and Possessive: A Core List by Ian

Ian — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:05:04 +0000

They don’t fit the famous part, but the first that come to mind are The Time Traveler’s Wife and the Memory Keeper’s Daughter. I think two years of constantly seeing one or the other of them being read on the bus went by until I finally figured out that they were, in fact, two different books.

Comment on James Frey, Public Servant by Keir

Keir — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:45:01 +0000

Why, yes! An interesting choice….

Comment on Hey, man, I hate to bother you, but I’m like a really important writer, and my car broke down…. by Keir

Keir — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:55:07 +0000

That would be a good list! Our reviewer, Ian Chipman, seems to agree with you about The Reserve.

Comment on Hey, man, I hate to bother you, but I’m like a really important writer, and my car broke down…. by Renee

Renee — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:12:26 +0000

As I ran my eyes down your post, before really reading it, I thought you were making a comment on authors whose latest book made one think that someone was impersonating them. I saw the name Russell Banks- I am currently reading (listening) to The Reserve and can’t believe he’s the same person who wrote Rule of the Bone and The Sweet Hereafter.

Comment on James Frey, Public Servant by maggie

maggie — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:15:41 +0000

Did I see him on the ALA Anaheim schedule?

Comment on Bad Sourcing, Bad Citing, and Bright Shiny Book Events by Book Blog - Likely Stories, by Keir Graff - Booklist Online » Blog Archive » James Frey, Public Servant

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:17:37 +0000

[…] As previously noted, James Frey is coming back. In his first interview since his second Oprah appearance, he rehashes the whole affair with Vanity Fair’s Evgenia Peretz (”James Frey’s Morning After“). As much as I’ve always believed that it doesn’t matter whether writers are personally likeable–great art has often been created by jerks, and vice versa–well, he comes off as pretty hard to like. […]

Comment on Q: What do you get the Buddhist who has everything? by Imaginary Readings :: Group Reading Featuring Gary Snyder :: May :: 2008

Imaginary Readings :: Group Reading Featuring Gary Snyder :: May :: 2008 — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:10:43 +0000

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Comment on L.A. Times Book Prizes: The Road Not Taken by Book Blog - Likely Stories, by Keir Graff - Booklist Online » Blog Archive » The L.A. Times Book Prizes: A Terrible Blow for Oscar Wao

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:53:32 +0000

[…] Gone to win Current Interest. But then again, they often do things differently on the Left Coast. Last year, for instance, they chose A Woman in Jerusalem over The Road. But I am positively delighted to see […]

Comment on Another Untapped Picture-Book Market by Keir

Keir — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:39:48 +0000

Good one! I’m also trying to think of a more artful title for Daddy’s Pill Reminder Is Not a Candy Box.

Comment on Lonely Planet Thinks Travel Writer Is from Hell by Gwyn Lawrence

Gwyn Lawrence — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:18:18 +0000

I own a small (6 room) hotel in Northern Belize. We were visited in February 2008 by the Lonely Planet researcher who was updating the Belize guide. His name is Joshua Samuel Brown, I know this because he presented me with his card which says on it,”Lonely Planet writers and staff do not accept discounts or payments in exchange for positive coverage of any sort”.
He was professional and diligent.
I used to own a bar in Antigua, Guatemala, and it is amazing how many people work for the Lonely Planet and want free drinks. Please do not be so naive that you believe someone is from the Lonely Planet because they say they are.
Having said that, I am sure the Guides vary in quality.
Gwyn Lawrence, Belize, April 27th 2008

Comment on Another Untapped Picture-Book Market by Pete

Pete — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:30:55 +0000

Daddy’s Not Hip; In Fact, One of Them Is Artificial

Comment on What’s next–a children’s book explaining daddy’s issues with the size of his manhood? by Book Blog - Likely Stories, by Keir Graff - Booklist Online » Blog Archive » Another Untapped Picture-Book Market

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:08 +0000

[…] Booklist Coffee™ this morning, we were discussing My Beautiful Mommy and one of the youth books editors suggested another potentially untapped market: the very young […]