Itchy, I've read Hawaii (albeit some years ago) and my impression was that it was much more lenient toward the Westerners arriving than Vowell's history is. It does cover a fair amount of the same territory, but using ...
I HATE DONKEYS: I didn't see much Jonathan Safran Foer in this book, but I liked "Everything Is Illuminated," so your mileage may vary.
Tribal Instinct, I have not read "See Under: Love" -- I will check it out.
I Hate To Be That Guy, it's not a completely unfair comparison, but this book doesn't go nearly as deeply into it as Bee Season and doesn't rely on the reader buying into that mystical experience. Sort ...
I didn't get a chance to, Lemur, but I know there were some authors who were limiting the number they would sign. At one point I was waiting in line next to a signing area for Emeril where he ...
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Sarah Vowell: Unfamiliar Fishes
Itchy, I've read Hawaii (albeit some years ago) and my impression was that it was much more lenient toward the Westerners arriving than Vowell's history is. It does cover a fair amount of the same territory, but using ...
March 31, 2011 - 10:22 AM
Adam Levin: The Instructions
I HATE DONKEYS: I didn't see much Jonathan Safran Foer in this book, but I liked "Everything Is Illuminated," so your mileage may vary. Tribal Instinct, I have not read "See Under: Love" -- I will check it out.
Oct. 28, 2010 - 12:55 PM
Julie Klausner: I Don’t Care About Your Band
I'd say less.
Feb. 5, 2010 - 8:43 AM
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: 36 Arguments For The Existence Of God
I Hate To Be That Guy, it's not a completely unfair comparison, but this book doesn't go nearly as deeply into it as Bee Season and doesn't rely on the reader buying into that mystical experience. Sort ...
Jan. 28, 2010 - 6:37 AM
Reminder: Wrapped Up In Books' coverage of Little, Big starts next week
I just started a Wrapped Up in Books Facebook group.
Aug. 11, 2009 - 7:34 PM
The A.V. Club (and Steven Tyler!) at BookExpo 2009
I didn't get a chance to, Lemur, but I know there were some authors who were limiting the number they would sign. At one point I was waiting in line next to a signing area for Emeril where he ...
June 5, 2009 - 3:37 PM