Since I recently wrote about Tom Wolfe books, I’ve ventured out into a book of his essays: Hooking Up. My favorite so far is the hilarious “My Three Stooges,” which deals with the lukewarm reception paid to his novel, A Man in Full, by literary giants John Updike, John Irving, and Norman Mailer. I’m still [...]
May 24, 2012
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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
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