Archive for July, 2008
Booking Through Thursday: Vacation Bookstores
July 20th, 2008There is a website called Booking Through Thursday. Every Thursday they post a book/reading related question for other people to answer. I’ve answered below…then you read my post and answer it in the comments. It’s fun to read everyone’s responses. So here is my first participatory post. (note: I will do more of these…but I [...]
Simplexity by Jeffrey Kluger
July 19th, 2008Title: Simplexity Author: Jeffrey Kluger Publisher: Hyperion (2008) When I saw this book, I knew right away that I would like it. Apart from the cover being awesome (a sweet looking Swiss watch), I am a sucker for explanation books and TV shows. This is why I love to watch How It’s Made, Dirty Jobs [...]
Author Interview: Jay Rayner
July 16th, 2008A little while ago I reviewed The Man Who Ate The World by Jay Rayner. He is a fantastic writer and agreed to answer some of my awesome questions. His answers are excellent and quite thoughtful. As an added bonus, he wrote these responses in a different language known as “British”! Thanks Jay!! After all [...]
The Amazon Kindle
July 13th, 2008I don’t have one…but I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the Kindle from Amazon.com. The Kindle is a digital reader…basically an iPod for reading. You can buy books ($9.99 each) and download them to the Kindle to read wherever you are. The device can hold about 200 books and has wireless [...]
Heavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross
July 12th, 2008Title: Heavier Than Heaven Author: Charles R. Cross Publisher: Hyperion (2001) ughhh… That’s the best way I can think to describe the life of Kurt Cobain. Tragically sad. Almost everything about Kurt Cobain’s life (and death) is tragically sad. An awesome songwriter…and awesome musician…and unfortunately, an awesome heroin addict. Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt [...]
LOP News: Links & Guest Posts
July 10th, 2008As you can tell by my last post, today is a work day at Letters On Pages. I thought I would take this time to point out some things that are going on. First, I was asked to guest post at The Story Siren, and she picked my review of Dark Summit by Nick Heil. [...]
The Man Who Ate The World by Jay Rayner
July 6th, 2008Title: The Man Who Ate The World Author: Jay Rayner Publisher: Henry Holt & Company (2008) This book made me hungry. Really hungry. The author, Jay Rayner, warned that this would happen in the introduction…and he was right. Rayner is a restaurant critic for various places, including the London Observer. He has written a couple [...]
