Is the increasing use of bookstores as places not just to buy books but to sit around reading them contributing to the decline of the modern lending library? I’ve been thinking about this a lot, especially since I tend to frequent both the Mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public library and two booksellers: the ubiquitous… Read More Barnes Ignoble: Are libraries a thing of the past?
In no particular order, here are the things about getting around in New York City that make me want to go all “Hulk!Smash.” 1. People who stand blocking the train doors and DON’T MOVE when the train stops. 2. Guys who span 2-3 seats because they won’t keep their knees together (ironically, it’s always women… Read More My transit pet peeves, let me show you them
In an embarrassing instance of “when authors go apeshit,” genre writer Candace Sams began a mostly one-sided wankstorm over a few negative reviews of one of her books. Within hours, it had hit Twitter and even romance blogging site Dear Author, with people basically pulling up lawn chairs and popping popcorn to watch this woman… Read More The facts of a critical life.
I touched on this briefly in my Aug. 30 discussion of Milk, but I want to explore it further. Why is homophobia still socially acceptable? Why is it okay to express anti-gay opinions in a public forum? I see it on a weekly, if not daily, basis: people casually talking about how they don’t want… Read More Homophobia: I don’t want to see it.
I cannot believe that it is almost 2010…that I’m now less than two months from turning 32. Ack! However, with the new year approaching, it’s time for the reflection, accidental oversights, and perverse favoritism that comes with a Best and Worst post! So, without further ado, here’s my year in media: Best Book: Living Dead… Read More The 2009 Wrap-Up, Best and Worst.
I’ve been on a big of a blogging hiatus, as my creative spirit battles it out with the onset of winter. I just don’t do well with cold weather. My instinct is to hibernate, both physically and emotionally. Of course, the peril of Internet silence is that if you let it stretch on too long,… Read More Updates from La Casa Mala
Five years ago, on Nov. 6, I came here with three suitcases and a chest tight with anxiety. Just a small town girl (living in a lonely world, but I didn’t take the midnight train going anywhere) in the big, bad city, ready to tackle a job at Soap Opera Weekly and live some place… Read More It’s about the journey (and sometimes the Journey)
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