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October 9, 2009

Freebie Friday

Happy Columbus Day weekend, everybody! I don't really know how you're supposed to celebrate such a weekend, but I'll be in Williamsburg hanging out with some colonials.

Dawn has something to celebrate: She's won "The Year of the Flood!" Congratulations, and let me say, you can never be too fond of books.

I'm diving into Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" right now, since pretty soon everyone will have seen the movie, and I'd rather not overhear the spoilers. I'm ready for my mind to be blown, and nobody tell me otherwise until I've finished, OK?

Great.

Next up: Frank Warren's latest, "PostSecret Confessions on Life, Death and God." If you didn't have a chance to see him yesterday, you can at least enjoy the shocking, silly and oftentimes heartbreaking insights people anonymously mail to this Germantown man.

So, what are you reading?

Posted by Nancy Knight at 1:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)
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After tackling Gone with the Wind for the last 10 days, I'm reading The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. Next up: The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone.

Posted by: Marjorie | October 9, 2009 2:47 PM

I just (lunchtime) finished Robert Parker's The Professional. Hey, it's Spenser, what's not to like?

Posted by: Eve | October 9, 2009 3:38 PM

The Ravens hot start got me interested in Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL by John Feinstein.

Posted by: Tony | October 9, 2009 4:02 PM

Wuthering Heights :)

Posted by: Erin | October 13, 2009 1:24 PM

I'm re-reading Raymond Chandler's "Farewell My Lovely" to pick up on some nuances in HBO's new Bored to Death series. Both are excellent.

Posted by: Beth Lacey Gill | October 13, 2009 1:26 PM

Don Quixote

Posted by: Kate Dino | October 13, 2009 1:59 PM

I thought "The Road" was great, though very depressing.

Currently reading "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond. It's a very readable and often fascinating look at the evolution and downfall of civilizations.

Posted by: Stephen | October 13, 2009 2:12 PM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.