As promised — somewhat spur-of-the-moment-ly — here’s a collection of posts that I’ve been holding onto for a while. I wanted to write about each one in more depth, but the last few months have been so busy that I simply haven’t been able to give them the attention I think they deserve.
I think one of the reasons I didn’t write about some of these is that they would’ve led me into the familiar and boring territory of my failures as a book-publisher and as a writer. When I’m work-stressed and in need of a break, I don’t tend to think, “Maybe some public self-flagellation will make me feel better!”
In that spirit, here’s the last batch of Unrequired Reading for 2007! (If you want more, go plunder the Unrequired Reading archives!)
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I lied, dear readers! Here’s a fresh passel of links to see you through the New Year’s weekend!
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Sorry for the lack of new posts, dear readers! It’s sorta inconvenient to write here at my in-laws’ home. That means no year-end Unrequired Reading post till this weekend, and probably no pix from our today’s (overnight) New Orleans trip till then. But I bet they’ll both be worth it.
This week’s answers to “What on EARTH is Gil reading?” are The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin (re-read) and An American Dream by Norman Mailer. I’ll try to write about those this weekend, too.
In a time-honored tradition (okay, from 2 or 3 years ago), I offer up Christmastime for the Jews and, in a bow to modern times, Chinese Food on Christmas!
To all my Christian readers: I hope your Christmas is a million times better than Scott Skiles’.
To all my non-alcoholic readers (I know there are some of you out there): Raise a glass for Shane McGowan’s 50th birthday!
And remember to brush your teeth.
. . . and apparently copy editing fails the holiday weekend staff at the Times Picayune, who ran 48-point headline on today’s sports section, reading, “Just Deserts“.
(Update: Dell Adams points out that this is the correct usage! Because I don’t trust anyone, I just looked it up and he’s right! I suck!)
I can only hope that after 10 years of marriage, Amy & I have gift-giving fights as good as the one Judd Apatow has with Leslie Mann.
