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Getting Started Reading David Sedaris

My first exposure to David Sedaris’ books was when I was working at Barnes and Noble. Every morning we would have a little meeting where we all got together by the care and talked about grave issues, meaning: “Why aren’t you guys selling more membership cards?” I was a lowly shelver, so I didn’t have [...]

January 3, 2011 READ MORE →

Book Review: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again

The late David Foster Wallace was one of my favorite authors. A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again is my favorite book he wrote. The title essay is my favorite piece of writing, with the wonderful essay Big Red Sun from Consider The Lobster coming in at a close second. Wallace’s writing polarizes people. [...]

December 9, 2010 READ MORE →

10 Great Short Stories And Essays About All Kinds Of Things

1. The Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper by Mark Twain Mark Twain is nearly always funny, but never more so, in my opinion, than when he’s talking about writing he doesn’t like. Cooper wrote Last Of The Mohicans and The Leatherstocking Tales. Whether you’ve read those (or love them) doesn’t matter–this is the best [...]

May 31, 2010 READ MORE →

Book Review: Consider The Lobster

Home Consider the Lobster By David Foster Wallace

April 16, 2009 READ MORE →