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Sep
05
The Sunday Salon 9.5.10
2010 at 12pm Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Happy Labor Day weekend to those of you reading this in the States. I’m coming to you a little bit later in the day than usual and from a different location—after a whirlwind trip to Decatur, Georgia for the Decatur Book Festival, I’ve landed in St. Louis for a visit to the in-laws and some quality indie bookstore time. Decatur was fabulous, such a great little city with local restaurants and really fantastic bookstores—I spent time (and money) at Little Shop of Stories and Blue Elephant Book Shop—and I couldn’t have had a better time. It didn’t hurt that the weekend kicked off with a keynote address by Jonathan Franzen, whose new novel Freedom is my current read.
This week on the blog, I featured an interview with Mr. Peanut author Adam Ross and a review of Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, which is sure to make my best-of list for the year. I discussed busting into new genres and why I’m reading a romance novel, and then I raved about Marcy Dermansky’s new novel Bad Marie.
A few click-worthy links from the week:
- The Book Blogger Convention will be back in 2011!
- Washington Post fiction critic Ron Charles reviews Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom in a hilarious video (worth watching whether you’re interested in the book or not)
- The Bookrageous Podcast team wants to know what you thought about Mockingjay
- Publishers Weekly recaps the Franzen keynote at the Decatur Book Festival
Coming up this week, I have a recap of my August reading, a Bare Necessities guest post all about short stories, a discussion of my experience reading that romance novel I mentioned earlier, and maybe—just maybe, if I can find the motivation to write it—a review/rant/spoilerama of Mockingjay. Spoiler alert: I hated it.
Now I’m off to curl up with Jonathan Franzen and then enjoy the beautiful weather we’re having in the midwest this weekend. Hope you’re having an equally delightful day wherever you are.
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I do hope you find the motivation to write your rant about Mockingjay. I hated it too, and it’s so nice to have another voice of dissent join us. I’m jealous you got to enjoy the Decatur Book Festival. I lived in Atlanta for years and miss the event terribly. Happy travels!
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Can you believe this weather we’re having?! So glad you brought it with you to St. Louis.
Looking forward to Left Bank Books with The Book Lady tomorrow!
Another great week under your belt! Looking forward to your thoughts on Mockingjay.
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Thanks for the link to the Ron Charles vid about Freedom. It’s priceless! LOL
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I’m glad you had some time to relax a little bit, with your crazy schedule! The kids and I are only into the third disc of Mockingjay, so I cannot offer an opinion (except that it is a little slow right now). I know some hated it and some loved it. I am guessing we will be somewhere in between.
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