7. City Chic by Nina Willdorf
8. The Character of Rain by Amelie Nothomb (re)
9. The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint (re) (My first experienc with De Lint's Newford & Jilly Coppercorn)
10. Promises to Keep by Charles de Lint (So far the novel with the youngest Jilly, to my knowledge)
11. Memories of my Melancoly Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (re)
12. PostSecret: Confessions of Life, Death, and God edited by Frank Warren
13. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
15. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
16. Definately Dead by Charlaine Harris
17. A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids by Margot Diaz
18. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
19. Yotsuba&! 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma (re) (Manga made of joy.)
20. Yotsuba&! 2 (re)
21. Yotsuba&! 3 (re)
22. Yotsuba&! 4 (re)
23. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
24. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
25. The Lost Painting by Joanthan Carr (the true story of a lost & found Carravaggio)
26. Yotsuba&! 5
27. Yotsuba&! 6
28. The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--and Perplexing -- City by David Lebovitz (Amusing musing on living in Paris)
29. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Book List 2010
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (re) (Comfort food.)
2. A Guide to Elegance by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux (Some of her reactionary stances make far more sense in light of the original copyright, 1964, but she can be admired through and through for her absolute faith in her own way.)
3. How to Wrap Five Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging by Hideyuki Oka with photos by Michikazu Sakai (Seldom instructional, but very inspirational.)
4. Sundays at Tiffany's (re) (Comfort food, too sweet still.)
5. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Junk food.)
6. Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (More junk food.)
2. A Guide to Elegance by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux (Some of her reactionary stances make far more sense in light of the original copyright, 1964, but she can be admired through and through for her absolute faith in her own way.)
3. How to Wrap Five Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging by Hideyuki Oka with photos by Michikazu Sakai (Seldom instructional, but very inspirational.)
4. Sundays at Tiffany's (re) (Comfort food, too sweet still.)
5. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Junk food.)
6. Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (More junk food.)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
reads from Halloween on past Solstice
167. Tokyo Fiance by Amelie Nothomb (Dear Amelie Nothomb, I'm in love with you...)
168. Frazz: Live at Bryson Elementry by Jeff Mallett (comics)
169. 99% Perspiration: a Frazz Collection by Jeff Mallett (comics)
170. Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block
171. The Elegance of the Hedgehog (re)
172. Anticrista by Amelie Nothomb (not one of her best, but it will do for a fix if you're already addicted to her)
173. The Life of Hunger by Amelie Nothomb (wonderful)
174. Sulpheric Acid by Amelie Nothomb (another fix)
175. The Most Beautiful Book in the World: Eight Novellas by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
176. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, book 2)
177. My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
178. Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
179. When Wanderers Cease to Roam: a traveler's journal of staying put by Vivian Swift
180. The Life of Hunger by Amelie Nothomb (re. Yes, it was that good.)
181. The Secret Lives of Men & Women: a Post Secret book edited by Frank Warren
182. Her Fearful Symmetry by Andrey Niffenegger (graveyards. the identity crisis of twinness. what could love be like in extreme enough situations?)
183. Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
184. The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Nancy Madore (not recommended. a self-help book in a harlot's disguise.)
185. The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint (wonderful & without the "too many characters, doing too many things in unrealted places" problem he sometimes stumbles into.)
186. Lust & other stories by Susan Minot (not as over the top & skull-excavating as Rapture, but not bad. it's easy to see how this kind of writing was laying ground for Evening & Rapture.)
187. Still Life by Irving Penn (photos)
188. The Best Time to Do Everything by Michael Kaplan
168. Frazz: Live at Bryson Elementry by Jeff Mallett (comics)
169. 99% Perspiration: a Frazz Collection by Jeff Mallett (comics)
170. Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block
171. The Elegance of the Hedgehog (re)
172. Anticrista by Amelie Nothomb (not one of her best, but it will do for a fix if you're already addicted to her)
173. The Life of Hunger by Amelie Nothomb (wonderful)
174. Sulpheric Acid by Amelie Nothomb (another fix)
175. The Most Beautiful Book in the World: Eight Novellas by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
176. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, book 2)
177. My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
178. Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
179. When Wanderers Cease to Roam: a traveler's journal of staying put by Vivian Swift
180. The Life of Hunger by Amelie Nothomb (re. Yes, it was that good.)
181. The Secret Lives of Men & Women: a Post Secret book edited by Frank Warren
182. Her Fearful Symmetry by Andrey Niffenegger (graveyards. the identity crisis of twinness. what could love be like in extreme enough situations?)
183. Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
184. The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Nancy Madore (not recommended. a self-help book in a harlot's disguise.)
185. The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint (wonderful & without the "too many characters, doing too many things in unrealted places" problem he sometimes stumbles into.)
186. Lust & other stories by Susan Minot (not as over the top & skull-excavating as Rapture, but not bad. it's easy to see how this kind of writing was laying ground for Evening & Rapture.)
187. Still Life by Irving Penn (photos)
188. The Best Time to Do Everything by Michael Kaplan
Sunday, November 8, 2009
the good stuff
159. Across the Nightengale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One by Liam Hearn
160. On Reading by Andre Kertesy (photography. very lovely!)
161. Ghost Girl (poems) by Amy Gerstler (like playing in a shop full antique toys, a bit whimsical, a pit like a treasure hunt in a friend's back yard)
162. The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White, The Writer & the City series (a wonderful little read for anyone who loves obsure, footnote-ish history, cities, Paris... J.E. & A.B. would probably both enjoy.)
163. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Informative, intriguing, gross at points in a CSI kind of way. Awesome.)
164. Gourment Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery (Same author as The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She needs to publish again as soon as possible.)
165. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman (re) (Still awesome, maybe my favorite Neil Gaiman, maybe.)
166. Idoru by William Gibson (Not quite as lovely as Pattern Recognition, but still good futuristic fun with computers.)
160. On Reading by Andre Kertesy (photography. very lovely!)
161. Ghost Girl (poems) by Amy Gerstler (like playing in a shop full antique toys, a bit whimsical, a pit like a treasure hunt in a friend's back yard)
162. The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White, The Writer & the City series (a wonderful little read for anyone who loves obsure, footnote-ish history, cities, Paris... J.E. & A.B. would probably both enjoy.)
163. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Informative, intriguing, gross at points in a CSI kind of way. Awesome.)
164. Gourment Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery (Same author as The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She needs to publish again as soon as possible.)
165. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman (re) (Still awesome, maybe my favorite Neil Gaiman, maybe.)
166. Idoru by William Gibson (Not quite as lovely as Pattern Recognition, but still good futuristic fun with computers.)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Elegance of the Hedgehog, Hunger Games, much love.
147. The End by Lemony Snicket
148. Naamah's Kiss by Josephine Carey
149. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (re)
150. The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman (re)
151. The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman (re)
152. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (I kept expecting this to get better & ended up finishing it. Can't imagine bothering with the sequel.)
153. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. (I finished this and immediately started it again. I'm in love with this book. I'd like to send a bouquet of sunrise-colored roses to Madame Barbery and her two unlikely heroines.)
154. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Massive, massive kudos to A.R. for convincing me to try this book even though it didn't seem like my thing. I'm on tenderhooks for the sequel.
155. Juxtapoz Illustration (there will be at least one artist in this book to amaze you, though there will also probably at least one gross out.) J'aime KozyNDan. (I don't bother to make a link unless it's awesome. Hint, hint.)
156. Rose is Rose: In Living Color by Pat Brady
157. Open Letter to a Quiet Night by Francesca Lia Block (I would send roses to Francesca too. Daily.)
158. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (Interesting as a study of the time and thought process thereof in a way that the movie is not. I love the movie.)
148. Naamah's Kiss by Josephine Carey
149. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (re)
150. The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman (re)
151. The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman (re)
152. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (I kept expecting this to get better & ended up finishing it. Can't imagine bothering with the sequel.)
153. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. (I finished this and immediately started it again. I'm in love with this book. I'd like to send a bouquet of sunrise-colored roses to Madame Barbery and her two unlikely heroines.)
154. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Massive, massive kudos to A.R. for convincing me to try this book even though it didn't seem like my thing. I'm on tenderhooks for the sequel.
155. Juxtapoz Illustration (there will be at least one artist in this book to amaze you, though there will also probably at least one gross out.) J'aime KozyNDan. (I don't bother to make a link unless it's awesome. Hint, hint.)
156. Rose is Rose: In Living Color by Pat Brady
157. Open Letter to a Quiet Night by Francesca Lia Block (I would send roses to Francesca too. Daily.)
158. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (Interesting as a study of the time and thought process thereof in a way that the movie is not. I love the movie.)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8/26/09 to 8/30/09
141. Fables Vol. 12--The Dark Ages
142. Spectacles by Samuele Mazza
143. Brahaus by Samuele Mazza
144. In the Bag by Samuele Mazza
146. Pink Samurai: Love, Marriage & Sex in Centemporary Japan by Nicholas Bornoff
Sunday, August 23, 2009
125. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (delicious)
126. The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
127. Zen Shorts by Jon. J. Muth (delightful picture book)
128. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr (delicious)
129. Twilight Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwick
130. The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket
131. The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman (Yet again she wields her magic.)
132. 1000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages & Inspirations. edited by Dawn DeVries Sokol
133. 1000 Handmade Greetings edited by Laura McFadden & Deborah Baskin
134. Obsession by Gloria Vanderbilt
135. The Arrival by Shaun Tan (go look up this guy's work! right now!) (a picture book without words, but that says so much.)136. The Art of Alex Gross
137. The Blue Stone: a journey through life by Jimmy Liao (a melencoly but adorable picture book)
138. The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
139. I Was Told There'd Be Cake: essays by Sloane Crosley (everything the back of the books says, in a good way.)
140. Red Tree by Shaun Tan
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