What I’ve Been Reading…
So I realize the other day I’ve been totally slacking off on both my reading habbits and reporting in when I finish a book. To catch up then.
What I’ve Read Recently:
Public Radio: Behind the Voices by Lisa Philips
A collection of profiles of NPR’s biggest personalities. A treasure for the public radio geek and a shrug for just about anyone else. I fall into the former so finding out that Steve Inkseep and Renee Montagne don’t sit in the same room when recording Morning Edition Scott Simon is very handsome was just divine.
Third Girl from the Left by Martha Southgate
A wonderful novel about three generations of women whose story overlaps with the blaxploitation period of Hollywood. Fun, sassy, sad and touching. Highly recommended.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl.
My favorite of the lesser known Roald Dahl books that I hadn’t read in about 20 years. Glad I went back. “The Swan” and “The Fingersmith” are still two of my favorite short stories ever.
Reading Now:
Talking Right by Geoffrey Nunberg
Just started this one. More complicated than Going Nuclear so I have to read slowly. I’m already learning a bunch about how Republicans have, say, turned “liberal” into an insult and seem have a monopoly on the term “values.”
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Every now and then, I grab an older book by either a favorite writer or one whom I’ve always been curious about. I’ve known about Ishiguro for several years but have never tried him out. Enjoying it a lot.
Notes of a Native Son by
James Baldwin
For my two-person book club. Just getting started with this one.