Reading means one thing to me: Fiction.
Which means it’s a huge problem when I get tired of it, since I cannot wait in line for 30 seconds, eat dinner, or fall asleep without a book in my hand. I’ve heard that Twyla Tharp submits to self-imposed ‘creativity blackouts’ where she doesn’t read anything for a [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Non-fiction Streak
Posted in Other people's books, Places, Women in books, tagged 18th century, Christine Mathieu, Country of Daughters, Darcy O'Brien, James Woodforde, Little Egypt, Miranda Seymour, Moso, Nonfiction, Southern Indiana, Thrumpton Hall, Tibet, True Crime, Yang Erche Namu on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Outposts within the English language
Posted in Other people's books, tagged African-American, Asian-American, Bestsellers, Fiction, GLBT, Latino, Literary Prizes, Literature, Native American on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following up my earlier post about finding books in translation, here are some good sources for different perspectives in the English language.
2009 Top 10 Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)
2008 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Finalists (“Black writers from any area of the diaspora”)
Before Columbus Foundation’s American Book Awards, 1981-2007
Asian American Literary Award winners 1998-2007
Asian American Writers [...]
Reading Outside Myself
Posted in Other people's books, Places, tagged Diversity, Frog people, International fiction, Literary Prizes, Marginalization, Publishing, Reasons to read, Translation, Voices, World Literature on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Of the many reasons to read, a top one for me is taking a break from my life and the particular voices in my head, to listen for a while to the voices in somebody else’s head. Even though I write, and therefore encourage loquaciousness in my personal voices, I get tired of them always [...]
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