Archive for December 2006

Book blogs for bibliophiles to pore over

In the last several months, I’ve taken to exploring the blogosphere again, discovering new-to-me and uncharted book sites that are enjoyable, entertaining, and informative. The owners and authors of these sites enjoy books, and that joy is reflected in their writings. These sketches are simultaneously humorous, opinionated, biting, and articulate, and they encompass a wide […]

“Fly by Night” soars among 2006’s best books

Fly by Night is the book I’m happiest to have stumbled upon this year. I discovered the novel by chance, and it scares me that I might have missed the opportunity to revel in such an enveloping story and to marvel at such engrossing writing. Fly by Night is Oliver Twist meets The Golden Compass […]

Al Gore wants to save your kids (and their planet) with “An Inconvenient Truth”

Editor’s note: The DVD release of An Inconvenient Truth has received plenty of recent press, but this review (originally posted here on September 25) reminds us that this fascinating movie is also a riveting book—a hot gift for anyone concerned about our warming planet.
Al Gore is the de facto president of the planet, at […]

David Sedaris skewers the merry season in “Holidays on Ice”

For those who are weary of the holiday season, here is a wonderfully witty book on why it is perhaps better to ignore the holiday with all the tinsel, glitter, and folderol. In Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris, a writer of none-too-gentle commentaries, collects six of his evil little essays into a small, thin, […]