1.27.2009

A reading list for the ages!

Thanks to Sassymonkey for posting this list! It ought to keep many a serious reader busy for years!

http://www.sassymonkeyreads.ca/?p=2326

John Updike RIP

John Updike is dead at 76.

Okay, he was never one of my favorites. I thought the Rabbit series were okay, but generally I didn't relate well to the whole older man focused on his sexuality themes that Updike tended to focus on.

Still, you can't get away from his influence on contemporary writing.

One of my very favorite short stories, however, was written by John Updike. It is called A&P. Enjoy.

1.26.2009

Obama's Reading List

If you're not Obamafied yet, this is a great New York Times article on books that influenced Barack Obama. Some titles to check into here!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/books/19read.html?8bu&emc=bub2