December 2011
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A Handy BookStalking Guide to 2012
So after a quick flight I’m back in (weirdly non-snowy) Wisco, but before signing off I wanted to share my Handy BookStalking Guide to 2012, published via Full Stop Mag. Hopefully it’ll inspire you to hit up some readings next year that you may not have considered.
Happy holidays to all! Get ye to that stack of books-I’ve-been-meaning-to-read with a glass of spiked...
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This Week's Readings
Man, officially less than two weeks until Christmas. I’m hoping that gives me enough time to finish shopping, attend a lot more festive soirees and watch the holiday movies I’m embarrassed to admit I haven’t seen (like, uh, White Christmas). Since things are getting a bit cray, I’ll be taking a bookstalking break until the New Year—though I will share my upcoming guest posts for Stuff Hipsters...
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This Week's Readings
Good Monday all. I’m a bit sleepy after a fun late-night Mary Tyler Moore screening (my friend Jennifer Armstrong is writing a biography on the surprisingly progressive 70’s show) but am still preparing to hit up a talk tonight: What Is the Future of the Independent Bookstore? Jonathan Ames (HBO’s Bored to Death), Simon Van Booy (Everything Beautiful Began After), Sarah McNally (of...
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Charles J. Shields on Kurt Vonnegut
Here’s how to get someone like Kurt Vonnegut to collaborate on a biography with you. First: Send them a letter. Charles J. Shields, author of And So it Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: a Life, explained at McNally Jackson on Wednesday night that he first reached out to Kurt with a friendly written request. He received back a large sketch-pad sheet portrait of Kurt in purple ink, with a caption below:...