Monthly Archives: August, 2013
Get Rid of My Books? Are You Insane?
Okay. It’s a little messy. A lot messy. But I’ve spent my life collecting every volume on those shelves. (There are four other floor-to-ceiling bookshelves just like this one, but I couldn’t fit them into one shot.) There are a few first editions, but most of them wouldn’t bring a buck at a used bookstore. […]
Life During Wartime: The Love-Charm of Bombs
I read this article in the New York Times the other day and immediately ordered Lara Feigel’s book, “The Love-Charm of Bombs.” It’s on its way and I can’t wait. Here’s why. Feigel has written a novel about the impact of World War II – the London Blitz – on the works of five British […]
