December 2009
2 posts
what am i reading?
Dan Chaon’s, Await Your Reply, is all about identity theft. I’m glued to the pages, but it’s almost like being told a really long joke (although in this case, wonderfully written), and wondering if you are going to understand the punch line at the end. It’s refreshing to venture out beyond my “women” books. Always glad when I do. Oh, and wait until mid-January...
after the madness
Happily, the fine people of Montclair still buy books - from us! Thank you to one and all for supporting watchung booksellers and all that we hold dear. I love helping people at the holidays because you hear the funniest stories. There’s the 85 year old grandmother who doesn’t want anything racy (and the one that does), the new brother-in-law that doesn’t read (said with great...