FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29-April 4 WHAT I’M READING: Labels. Snippets out of Macleans. Theatre reviews. If it’s the length of Goodnight Moon and I can put it in my mouth, that’s my kind of read. WHAT SIMON’S READING: Only his thesis. Over and over and over until he hits ‘SEND.’ He’s afraid of [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 8-14 WHAT I’M READING: Seventeen dollars worth of magazines. Simon was appalled. I’m like, that’s only three magazines – one of which was NOT People’s. I read it at the cash. And anyway, how can you read a book on the plane with Elsie and her many needs, which seem [...]
For the week of March 1-7: WHAT I’M READING: A French novel, Lignes de faille by Nancy Huston. I read this novelist for the first time in University. But somehow reading with the knowledge that I will be writing NO paper has made me love her even more. What a precocious protagonist, that Sol! Nope, [...]
For the week of January 18-24: WHAT I’M READING: Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exepury à haute voix. A delightful winter read. WHAT SIMON’S READING: He’s hiding in libraries and reading other people’s theses. WHAT I’M WATCHING: A really average episode of The Daily Show. Blah. Now I’m feeling sour. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: [...]
Thursday, January 15, 2009
For the week of January 11-17: WHAT I’M READING: Nada, except for my script. But I can tell you about the stack of books sitting beside my bed waiting for friendship: mudhouse sabbath: An invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline by lauren f. winner, Crafty TV Writing by Alex Epstein and Free Play: Improvisation [...]
For the week of January 4-10: WHAT I’M READING: I’m just about to start a book on Leonardo Da Vinci called The Science of Leonardo: Inside the Mind of The Great Genius of the Renaissance. I’m taking to heart the advice of personal development gurus that reading outside one’s area is important. I also have [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
For the week of December 14-20: WHAT I’M READING: Malcolm Gladwell’s The Outliers. Very interesting study of who makes it big and why. WHAT SIMON’S READING: He’s not reading anything because we had this romantic notion that I would read The Outliers to him on the road. That was before we packed the car so [...]
For the week of December 4-10: WHAT I’M READING: You’re probably surprised, but I haven’t quite finished Portrait of a Lady. Somehow I thought I would get more read while Elsie was napping. Wait. What are naps? WHAT SIMON’S READING: One hundred books in one year. I’m like, Si, that’s 8.3 books a month. What [...]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
For the week of Nov 23-29: WHAT I’M READING: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. Yes, it’s a big read for someone with mashed potato brains. But I like to keep myself in a perpetual state of agitation. And carrying around a book that weighs Elsie’s body weight certainly does the trick. WHAT [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
For the week of November 9-15: WHAT I’M READING: Housekeeping by Marylinne Robinson. She is a remarkable writer whom I recommend to every person seeking the delight of deliciously crafted sentences. In fact, they’re so rich, you will only be able to sample one or two pages at a time. Plus, the story is simply [...]
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