Tonight when I turn in for bedtime reading I’ll be cracking open Anne Ursu’s Breadcrumbs instead of Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth. Why is this noteworthy? Because I am abandoning a Philip Roth novel. Those…
Posts tagged Philip Roth
Confessions to Philip Roth
Forgive me Philip Roth, for I have sinned. First of all, I’m confessing as though I was that kind of Catholic and according to that weird guy at Barnes & Noble you’re an atheist. So…
In case you hadn’t noticed
There’s been some interesting stuff going on over at Minnesota Reads that you don’t even have to be a Minnesotan to enjoy. First, there’s a 6Qs interview with playwright Max Sparber, and the next two…
Holy Shit! BookTV is some kind of awesome
On Book TV right this very second, they’re airing a tribute to Philip Roth in honor of his 75th birthday. On the fiction panel? Charles D’Ambrosio, Nathan Englander, and Jonathan Lethem. I am seriously spoojing…
The 5 funniest books according to the strangely agitated guy buying Portnoy’s Complaint at Barnes & Noble
So I’m sitting behind the gift wrapping table at the Barnes & Noble in Calhoun Village with FFJ. We’re there to raise money for her dad’s EyeLink foundation. An hour or so into our shift…
i heart Michael Schaub
I heart Michael Schaub: “I am apparently the only person who really, really wants to buy a funnel cake from Philip Roth.”
a sly declaration of new classic status slipped into a list of old safe ones
late last week, Kelly laid down a challenge: “What do you consider to be the most ass kicking top, say, 11 books written, and here’s the challenge, in the last 20 years?” this was not…
silky silk
i’ve been listening to The Human Stain by Philip Roth. yes, listening. since i had grown tired of all the music that i like, and radio here is dreadful, and since i get my quota…
blue angel by francine prose
i am in the midst of reading Blue Angel. it’s actually a pleasant surprise. i wasn’t too sure i’d be digging this. reading the book jacket it was much too similar to roth’s the human…