David Goodwillie tackles two of his favorite subjects, radicalism and New York.
A Paris travelogue and a slice of Americana help pass the time.
A Stephen King recommendation spun into PR gold. Swann’s Way: In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace On Writing by Stephen King English Composition and Grammar by John E. Warriner
Ken Wheaton’s desert island pick appropriates a Czech classic from a friend.
Guest Author: Mary Gaitskill
Her books: Don’t Cry published by Vintage/Anchor
Veronica published by Random House
Because They Wanted to published by Simon & Schuster
Two Girls, Fat and Thin published by Simon & Schuster
Bad Behavior published by Simon & Schuster
Don’t Cry by Mary Gaitskill
Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, Garth Williams and Rosemary Wells
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry and Richard Howard
Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolaño
The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
Drown by Junot Díaz
The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth
June 16th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
[...] Gaitskill walks around a bookstore, filmed by the folks at Stacked Up. She’s very candid and charming. And she gets big points from me for lifting up a copy of [...]
June 16th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I used to feel the same way about Bolano. Then I read him, and now I no longer feel that way. The length of his works can be off-putting, though.