Books Read in 2011
I did something clever in 2011, which made it much easier to collate my year’s reading list: I simply started a post at the beginning of the year, and tried to remember to add each…
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A Miscellany of Titles, 2011 Clean-Up
Last post of 2011, this will quickly sweep together those books I’ve finished but not responded to yet. Emphasis on “quickly”! Seymour Mayne’s Ricochet, a charming collection of word sonnets, English on one page, French…
View PostLondoners!
Yes, I still have to complete my 2011 reading list, but just can’t resist copying out this passage from Craig Taylor’s Londoners. This is from the interview with civil engineer, Nick Tyler, who works with,…
View PostAdam Gopnik’s The Table Comes First
What’s today? December 28th? And I’d like to complete my Books Read in 2011 post by this weekend, especially since classes start up again on Tuesday (remorselessly early!) So . . . the book I…
View PostLet the Great World Spin
The year’s almost done, and I have a huge stack of books I want to get to before the new term begins. The next few posts will be sad references to titles that deserve much…
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