Monthly Archives: April 2011
On the horizon: San Francisco!
Two of my friends and I are planning to visit San Francisco for a week in June. I have not been to California before, and I’ve long been interested in that hilly, foggy city. Its cool summer temperatures will hopefully … Continue reading
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A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute (re-read)
1950. Vintage. Paperback. 350 pages. From: I bought this one from an independent bookstore in Vermont. In a nutshell: Noel Strachan, an elderly London solicitor near the end of his career, meets a young woman named Jean Paget who is … Continue reading
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
1992. Vintage Books. Paperback. 559 pages. Recommended by: a number of book bloggers, but it was Michael from a Books on the Nightstand podcast whose recommendation initially placed the book on my to-read list. From: I own this one, bought … Continue reading
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Pink Martini at the Kennedy Center
I do plan to write some book reviews this weekend, but last night I went to see Pink Martini perform with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in D.C. and it was awesome. Pink Martini is based out … Continue reading
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Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco
Subtitle: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995. 2000. Fantagraphics Books. 227 pages. Recommendation from: The Boston Bibliophile Review: Safe Area Gorazde is fascinating just by being what it is: a journalist’s account of a conflict told to us in graphic … Continue reading
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