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Things are sparse around this part of the internet because I feel a post-vacation rut. After days of new experiences, new places and new cultures, it’s back to earth. Although my exhaustion has vanished and I’m now basically caught up both at work and home, ambition is sorely lacking as routine life resumes and I […]
Because the National Endowment for the Arts believes the number of working writers and authors in South Dakota dropped from 222 in 1990 to 190 in 2000, the NYT book blog asks, “Who is killing the writers of South Dakota?” But perhaps the real question is, “Who’s killing the announcers of South Dakota?”
According to […]
Reading one of the longer books I’ve undertaken in a while and a string of enjoyable weather has kept me from the blogging world. I think favoring a book and good weather over the electronic world is more than justifiable. And if a recent Random House/Zogby poll is any indication, I’m not alone in at […]
In an effort to resume more standard programming, there’s a couple bookish items on the horizon as we enter June.
First, Sunday marks the official start of Reading the World 2008. This is the fourth year of the program, which aims to introduce American readers to literature in translation. This year, it features 25 books […]
Corey V. asked last week, “Which book would you save?” At first, I was just going to post a comment on his blog. Then, I thought maybe it was worth a quick blog post. I realized, though, that a question like that is far, far too difficult for a comment or quick post.
Corey’s post […]
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