Only in Austin (or at least in very few places but Austin, I’m guessing) will the inauguration of a bottom-end used-book store be not only celebrated with live music, but have its aisles jammed … more →
the browserwrote 11 hours ago: “If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, Don’t fuck them….an … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Argentinian novelist César Aira says, I don’t believe that literature is so important for soci … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I love to be falling in like. When you’re getting to know a person as a friend, it can be like … more →
wrote 3 months ago: It’s been a busy week for me and not much reading done. I had to work a lot because my boss ha … more →
wrote 3 months ago: If I do have any readers here, I thank you for coming back and checking for new posts and apologize … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Sorta sounds like a crossword puzzle; doesn’t it? It’s not, though. I’m just ants … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Here I sit, alone in the grad (A book and laptop’s all I’ve had) Not a buddy in sight Ju … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Every so often, there is a feature in which well-known writers confess which books they have never r … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Only in Austin (or at least in very few places but Austin, I’m guessing) will the inauguration … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s trying to snow. In Austin. Isn’t that cute? Incredibly frequent hail has already di … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The book borrower of real stature whom we envisage here proves himself to be an inveterate collector … more →
wrote 1 year ago: One thing I didn’t mention yesterday is that I started the second book in the Felix Castor ser … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Can you judge a writer — or anyone else, for that matter — by the books he reads, or even the books … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So I see this thing I’ve got has been diagnosed… Whoever dropped this off at the Salvati … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So I see this thing I’ve got has been diagnosed… Whoever dropped this off at the Salvati … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So this kid walks into a library and says to the librarian: “I’m looking to build a libr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: ….and I wish he’d shut the hell up. There, I’ve said it. “Mike’s Elect … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve realised that I don’t think I ever actually read Forever in its entirety; I think I … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Kind of a semi-momentous occasion. Last night I finished reading Pierre Bayard’s How To Talk A … more →