November 2011
21 posts
Anonymous asked: Wow 3 books in one day! Good for you! What's the Julian Barnes book like?
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Yesterday I read three books!
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There’s much to be said for a three-book day.
See what else I’ve read recently.
Anonymous asked: Why did you hate The Slap so much? Any specific reasons? Just wondering as I am thoroughly enjoying it at the moment although I am only halfway through the book.
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On loving a thing, in an unsent letter
Tonight I read a piece at an excellent literary event called Letters You Never Sent. In it, writers write fictional letters that they…er, have never sent. Each night has a theme. This one was ‘Letters to Corporations’. Here’s mine.
Dear Conde Nast International Limited, I am writing to you with regards to my subscription to the New Yorker. You see, it’s because I...
great-expectations asked: I remember a few years ago you were wondering what football team to support and someone suggested Arsenal - How did that go? did you go to any games?
Anonymous asked: What are the most exciting children's books out at the moment?
On anniversaries
Happy anniversary, Blogelstein! I nearly forgot that this week you are four.
“PARLEZ-VOUS LE MÂLE ? LE guide pour comprendre l’autre sexe !...”
– Récits Humour PARLEZ-VOUS LE MÂLE ? - Jean Hannah EDELSTEIN
‘Autodérision’! New favourite word.
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“It’s a modest notebook. Adolescent, too. It reminds me of the ones I’d buy when...”
– I wrote a little ode to my Jean Book for Damon Young’s series of blogs about writing tools.
“Paris was amazing, she would immediately get a local designer and wear their...”
– The man who ‘made’ Paris Hilton
Brands, brands, brands.
