{"id":1453,"date":"2007-04-15T08:49:36","date_gmt":"2007-04-15T13:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/all-the-books-ive-read\/on-my-nightstand\/"},"modified":"2012-07-23T17:47:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T21:47:15","slug":"on-my-nightstand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/on-my-nightstand","title":{"rendered":"On My Nightstand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow! I haven’t updated this thing in two years! Well, here’s what’s on the nightstand.<\/p>\n

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This update is July 23, 2012; the previous one was July 31, 2010.<\/p>\n

Here’s what’s currently on my nightstand:<\/p>\n

My Kindle, about 73% of the way through Clive James’ Cultural Amnesia<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Collected Works<\/a>\"\" – Flannery O’Connor<\/p>\n

Gilead<\/a>\"\" – Marilynne Robinson<\/p>\n

Julius Caesar<\/a>\"\" – Shakespeare<\/p>\n

The Lovely Horrible Stuff<\/a>\"\" – Eddie Campbell<\/p>\n

Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad<\/a>\"\" – Evan Dorkin<\/p>\n

The Early History of Rome<\/a>\"\" – Titus Livy<\/p>\n

The Rings of Saturn<\/a>\"\" – W.G. Sebald<\/p>\n

In Defense of the Republic<\/a>\"\" – Marcus Tullius Cicero<\/p>\n

Collected Poems<\/a>\"\" – Philip Larkin<\/p>\n

The Leopard<\/a>\"\" – Giuseppe Di Lampedusa<\/p>\n

I imagine The Leopard<\/em> will be a permanent fixture, as I plan on returning to that one many times in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

For giggles, here’s what was on my nightstand two years ago, when I last updated this page:<\/p>\n

Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up<\/a>\"\" – Bob Colacello<\/p>\n

My Kindle, open to the Lee Server’s bio of Robert Mitchum, Baby, I Dont Care<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase<\/a>\"\" – Joan Aiken (it was something I read as a kid, so I ordered one to see if it’s worth foisting off on my nieces)<\/p>\n

Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4<\/a>\"\" – Bryan Lee O’Malley<\/p>\n

The Playwright<\/a>\"\" – Daren White and Eddie Campbell<\/p>\n

Fly Fishing with Darth Vader<\/a>\"\" – Matt Labash<\/p>\n

Schulz and Peanuts<\/a>\"\" – David Michaelis<\/p>\n

The Comics Journal, #300<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Oh, and there’s still a talking 40-Year-Old Virgin<\/em> figure\/doll, a gift from a pal who can’t keep it at home (kids) or work (harassment guidelines)<\/p>\n

So what books are on\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0nightstand?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wow! I haven’t updated this thing in two years! Well, here’s what’s on the nightstand. This update is July 23, 2012; the previous one was July 31, 2010. Here’s what’s currently on my nightstand: My Kindle, about 73% of the way through Clive James’ Cultural Amnesia Collected Works – Flannery O’Connor Gilead – Marilynne Robinson … <\/p>\n

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