Freebie Friday: Aaargh you ready for this?
Double duty this Friday: Not only are we handing out a book, we're pointing out a free e-book for all!
Tim Bete, along with mysterious co-author Capt. Billy "The Butcher" MacDougall now presents his hilarious Guide to Pirate Parenting free of charge! Of course, if you'd like to donate a bit to his rum fund, I don't think he'd say no.
So if you've always wanted to plunder the neighbor's garage, here's a good way to begin. You can teach your kids a thirst for booty; or maybe you'd just like a good laugh. Either way, this book will help.
Meanwhile, I'm reading Bill Wasik's And Then There's This. Wasik was the mind behind the first New York flash mob, and he's used this experience to detail his own theory behind the "nanostory," or the 15-minutes-of-fame bug that seems to hit just about everyone. He's got some great insights on Internet culture and how it's changing society's views of media.
But enough about me, let's talk about Theresa. She's the lucky Read Streeter who gets to take home The Story Sisters. Thanks for sharing Not Becoming My Mother. It sounds like the type of book that would resonate with just about every woman in every age. I cannot imagine life even 50 years ago, much less 150.
Next up, let's start the beach season with Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor. This coming-of-age novel that follows one black teen negotiating his all-white prep school and his summers at the mostly black Sag Harbor has gotten stellar reviews from the Boston Globe, USA Today and the Washington Post Book World. They're usually trustworthy.
So how about it? What are you reading right now?
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Comments
I'm about 30 pages into Robert Parker's Double Play, which is fiction set in 1947 about - so the cover says - Jackie Robinson. I'm not sure how that works, if Robinson is (when I was a kid, we called him "Jackie") a mjaor character or constantly on the fringe. I haven't been able to stay awake long enough to actually get to his introduction!
Posted by: Eve | May 22, 2009 2:21 PM
Reading Olesker's Baltimore: If You Live Here, You're Home. A sentimental read perfect for short stints.
Posted by: M.M. McDermott | May 22, 2009 2:31 PM
I'm reading "The Night Gardener" by George Pelecanos. I'm enjoying it. The setting is Wash., D. C., and the plot involves a serial murderer of teenagers. Pelecanos is a wonderful writer; this is the first book of his that I've read. It won't be the last.
Posted by: Gail Farrelly | May 22, 2009 3:31 PM
Tonight I hope to finish up BAD TRAFFIC which was nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category. It focuses on a Chinese police officer in England. Then I'm moving on to James LePore's debut A WORLD I NEVER MADE. I plan to be reading them both on my front porch swing since we'll have so much nice weather for this weekend (knock on wood)!
Posted by: Jen Forbus | May 22, 2009 3:36 PM
I picked up a copy of Fear And Trembling, Kierkegaard's argument for faith, at a little warren of a used book store near the Eastern Market in DC last week. Thought I'd kick off the summer with a little light reading...
Posted by: Charles Melhorn | May 28, 2009 10:51 AM
I'm currently reading No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe. It's one of those books I've been "meaning to read" since forever and now I'm finally on it. Not exactly light summer reading but I'm enjoying it so far.
Posted by: Danielle S. | May 28, 2009 1:40 PM