Okay, James Frey admits extensive “fictions” in his memoir. I still love the books, particularly the first. While that is the one causing all the ruckus, I note it is still in the top ten bestsellers on Amazon. A post by my MinusCar friend points me to an article from last year that might […]
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The lull/funk continues. Yet there’s a few interesting items out there: Here’s a really good one. In looking at the referring URLs to my blog, I learned it is listed as one of several “Progressive Christian Blogs.” Whoever created that link is either joking or hasn’t really read this blog. The 50 Most Loathsome People […] Though little really seems to have grabbed my attention lately, here’s at least a couple items of potential interest. Osama must be good for book sales. In the audio tape released Thursday, bin Laden suggested it would be “useful” for Americans to read William Blum’s Rogue State. Originally released in 2000, the book hit the […] The Smoking Gun raises questions about the legitmacy of James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces and last year’s My Friend Leonard. I’m not a big fan of them, but here’s a great deal on literary journals if you’re into them. Bush’s recess appointment of an Oklahoman as U.S. Attorney for South Dakota might temporarily […] Not sure why but there’s some serious year-end malaise going on here, accompanied by an almost total lack of ambition or motivation. Ergo, I am highly ambivalent about most things. Best of year posts are forthcoming but here’s a couple items that caught my eye this week. Of local interest, Scott Hudson has his year-end […] |
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