I started this post in 2005 to keep track of this life goal I have to read all of the Modern Library Top 100 Novels (yes, I know all the critiques of it, I'm not doing it because I agree they are the best 100 novels of the English language in the 20th century, but because it is a fun goal and provides a certain cultural and intellectual literacy ( Read more... )

Giant Step, Full Stop
By THOMAS MALLON, The New York Times, July 12, 2009

(ROCKET MEN: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon, By Craig Nelson, Illustrated. 404 pp. Viking. $27.95)

and

(VOICES FROM THE MOON: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences, By Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl, Illustrated. 201 pp. Viking Studio. $29.95) ( Read more... )

100th-Birthday Tributes Pour in for Lévi-StraussBy STEVEN ERLANGER, The New York Times, November 29, 2008 ( Read more... )

Essay: I’m Y.A., and I’m O.K.By MARGO RABB, The New York Times, July 20, 2008 ( Read more... )

Various and Sundry articles that I found interesting as I went through my email from the long holiday weekend:

Recycled ToysAugust 29, 2007, Starwars.com (presentation by Ron Salvatore ( Read more... )

Read Any Good Books Lately?
The New York Times, June 3, 2007

We asked a handful of writers what books they’ve enjoyed most over the last few months, and why. Their choices - from best sellers to poetry collections to a philosophy of science - are idiosyncratic and instructive.



STEPHEN KING

“Caught Stealing,” by Charlie Huston: Great ( Read more... )

The Pulitzer Prizes have been announced:
Letters, Drama and Music Awards:FICTION: The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Alfred A. Knopf ( Read more... )

Beliefs: Books on Atheism Are Raising Hackles in Unlikely PlacesBy PETER STEINFELS, The New York Times, March 3, 2007 ( Read more... )

King and Abrams in Talks for Dark TowerSource: The Hollywood Reporter, February 14, 2007 ( Read more... )

January:

1. Fables, Volume 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
   
2. Teenagers from Mars by Rick Spears and Rob G.
   
3. Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America by Judith A. Houck
   
4. House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live by Winifred Gallagher
   
5. How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered The World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by ( Read more... )