Category Archive: Books

Travels near and far

Travels near and far

Yesterday at Book Off I somewhat fortuitously — for I hadn’t even noticed the “foreign books” shelves until I was in the checkout line — picked up for 100 yen an old (2 years ago) edition of The New Yorker — the “Winter Fiction” edition.

 

Nick Hornby: Fever Pitch

Nick Hornby: Fever Pitch

I actually had bought Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch several years ago, in London. I was there on one of several extended business trips I took …

 

Two by David Sedaris

Two by David Sedaris

I bought David Sedaris’ Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim last year at a foreign book sale but after reading the first essay …

 

Nick Hornby: How to be Good

Nick Hornby: How to be Good

I picked this book up about a half-year ago at a foreign book sale, but I’ve had no real urge to read it until …

 

2006: A Year of Books (Part Two)

2006: A Year of Books (Part Two)

This post is actually not really about 2006 like Part One was, but rather about looking ahead to my reading plans for 2007. So here …

 

Nick Hornby: The Polysyllabic Spree and Housekeeping vs. the Dirt

Nick Hornby: The Polysyllabic Spree and Housekeeping vs. the Dirt

After I read Nick Hornby’s Songbook (published in the UK as 31 Songs) a couple of years back, wherein the writer takes 31 of …