November 27, 2006
Short Takes
“All geeky about books“–my kind of people indeed. When I interviewed Hawking just before the publication of A Brief History, he made it clear he thought physicists would soon have […]
November 26, 2006
On This Book Review v. Blogger Nonsense
Oh, Rachel Cooke. You can tell me: you were inspired by Rachel Donadio’s daft “think piece” from last week, weren’t you? It’s all right. We all make mistakes. You (and […]
November 22, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving
I am goin’ out west for the holidays, and updates will be less frequent until next Monday. Enjoy your turkey (or, if you are, like me, a vegetarian, your mashed […]
November 22, 2006
Short Takes
Just in time for Thanksgiving! A woman in the current issue, for instance, specifies that she is looking for a man “who doesn’t name his genitals after German chancellors” (not […]
November 21, 2006
Short Takes
Past research has reported that females use exclamation points more frequently than do males. ???I’m not just inspired by black art’, says Mos Def, ???but good art, representations of art […]
November 20, 2006
Short Takes
In case you missed it: KR Blog talks to Time science writer Michael Lemonick (part one and part two) Gore Vidal, getting irascible in his old age here and here. […]
November 19, 2006
Really, Rachel Donadio?
The lit blogs have already panned Rachel Donadio‘s NYBR article on literary feuds. Donadio, always fond of the poorly-thought-out “think piece,” managed to write about literary gossip in the most […]
November 19, 2006
An Interview with Michael Lemonick, Part II
Michael Lemonick is a senior science writer for Time Magazine, where he has written over twenty cover stories about topics like particle physics, Antarctica, and dinosaurs. He is also the […]
November 18, 2006
An Interview with Michael Lemonick, Part I
Michael Lemonick is a senior science writer for Time Magazine, where he has written over twenty cover stories about topics like particle physics, Antarctica, and dinosaurs. He is also the […]
November 17, 2006
Short Takes
Why small children think they are invisible when they close their eyes. Exit the book. Exit, also, many thousands of pounds from the coffers of Arnott’s publishers, Hodder and Stoughton. […]
November 16, 2006
Awards and Such
Last night the ceremony for the National Book Awards took place, and the winners have been announced. Nathaniel Mackey wins in poetry for Splay Anthem (New Directions). Timothy Egan wins […]
November 16, 2006
Short Takes
John Freeman: still looks like Nick Lachey. Miss Moneypenny is currently in the process of publishing her diaries. The idea started more than 20 years ago when antiquarian booksellers were […]