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Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Book Review Section That Stumped Me Too Much
Every now and then–and it’s not difficult–I like to make other people feel smarter than me (or should that be, “than I” [do]? Too formal even for grammarians these days?). Anyway, I was happily reading along in the New York … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, In the Headlines, Ruminations, Writing
Tagged Abbe Smith, Cynthia Ozick, Fiona Maazel, Just Kids, looking up words, Louisa Thomas, Major Jackson, Middle C, New York Times Book Review, Parul Sehgal, Patti Smith, Rachel Kushner, vocabulary words, William Gass, word meaning
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The Future of Books According to Ann at the Dentist’s Office
At the dentist’s office yesterday, Dr. Jenny White’s assistant, Ann, declared that printed books would definitely cease to exist. She may have put a “by year __” on her statement, but I was already lying there with my mouth open … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations
Tagged assistant Ann, bookstores, future of books, Jenny White, Stephen King
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