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Jan
23
Quotable: TOWNIE by Andre Dubus III
2012 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
I’ve been reading Townie for an upcoming interview with the author, and I’ve taken so many notes and underlined so many passages that I’ve run out of space on the pages and had to tuck extra paper into my book. Townie is a memoir about Dubus’s hardscrabble childhood in New England mill towns and how [...]
Jan
22
The Sunday Salon 1.22.12
2012 at 8am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Good morning from Richmond, where we are not having a snowy weekend and are deeply jealous of all of you who are. We’re observing a snowday in spirit, though, by staying in our pajamas, drinking a lot of coffee, and doing as little as possible. (Okay, that’s what we do every Sunday, but still.) It’s [...]
Jan
19
Mark Your Calendars for IN ONE PERSON
2012 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Cue up the Sister Act 2 Oh, Happy Day video, it’s time to celebrate! Or, it will be on May 8, when new books from John Irving (the original #pantyworthy author) AND Toni Morrison hit the shelves. I’ll be taking the day off to observe what is essentially a literary holiday (employers: consider yourselves warned), [...]
Jan
12
Ruth Reichl and the Joys of Reading, Eating, and Reading About Eating
2012 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
One of the great pleasures of working in the book industry has been discovering how many book people are also food people. I’ve eaten some of the best meals of my life with fellow bibliophiles who love food almost (or even equally) as much as they love books. So it came as a total surprise [...]
Jan
10
Should we have required reading for the world?
2012 at 5am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Maybe it’s my I-took-a-lot-of-English-classes Stockholm syndrome talking, but I think we should. I’m over at Book Riot this week proposing diplomacy by literature, and I’d love to hear about the books that would make your “if everyone read this, the world would be a better place” list. Put practicality, logistics, and translation issues aside and join [...]
