Weekend Reading Round-Up

Read this week:

Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley (A light, entertaining piece of political satire about a very pretty, spitfire, gun-totin' cable TV show lady-judge who gets nominated to the Supreme Court -- but honestly, nothing will ever, ever in a million years, compare to the 2008 Presidential election so it almost seems mean to read anything that tries. In Buckley's defense, even though it was published last fall, he obviously wrote it before 2008 and had no idea how completely insane actual reality would get; how could he?)

Currently Reading:

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgins (see yesterday's post)

To Read:

The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender (short story collection by author I met on Thursday at Skylight! Really looking forward to it, as I've heard fabulous things. Plus it's always nice to have a signed copy.)

Weekend Reading Round-Up

Currently Reading:

1) Fat Kid Rules the World by KL Going (for August book club -- I'm actually reading it ahead of schedule!)  

Read This Week:

1) Feed by MT Anderson (excellent, eerie sci-fi)

2) Shortcomings, a graphic novel by Adrian Tomine (bittersweet, darkly comedic relationship drama)

Recommended read:

1) KL has also written a great how-to book on writing and selling Young Adult novels. A must-read for aspiring authors in that genre

2) Another New Yorker article, this time about people who donate kidneys to strangers!! "Do we find them noble or freakish?"

Weekend Reading Round-Up

Currently Reading:

1) The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik (rec'd by one of my critique partners)

2) Tyrell by Coe Booth (for my book club meeting on Sunday afternoon -- I know, I'm cutting it close)

Read This Week:

1) Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (rec'd by my agent and so freaking good!!)

And now here's my recommended read:

A few weeks ago The New Yorker asked, "Should Creative Writing Be Taught?"

If you've ever considered getting a Master's in art, you may find this discussion illuminating. And every letter printed in the most recent issue was about this article, so clearly it struck a nerve.