A bookworm journalist blogs on literature and life
I had a rocky start with The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders. Our reading relationship only got past the cover and first essay because I’d committed to read the book for outside reasons. However, I’m so glad I stuck it out because I ended up enjoying the book. Saunder’s collection of essays presents smart and [...]
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Michael Lewis’ book Liar’s Poker is a piece that gets mentioned pretty often in discussions about literary and participatory journalism. Written in 1989, the book is about Lewis’ experiences right out of college as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the 1980s. The book was supposed to be a cautionary tale about excess greed [...]
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As much as I tend to loathe politics, I’m a secret political-process junkie. I don’t usually like politicians, but I love learning the ins and outs of how government actually works. That said, I was huge fan of A Prayer for the City by Buzz Bissinger; I think it is one of the best books [...]
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I voted for Barack Obama yesterday, but without the enthusiasm so many other people did. When I went to the polls yesterday, I considered not voting for president because I just didn’t care enough about either candidate. After Obama gave his acceptance speech last night, a friend and I walked down to State Street (a [...]
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