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The NY Times is excellent. I loved David Stockman's op-ed this past weekend. I gave the Financial Times(U.S. version) a shot this past weekend, wasn't very impressed.

A great discussion among the many stakeholders of books. WaPo: The future of reading and writing The opinions of the publisher and bookstore owner really mirrored each other. I love the mentioning of the "great disruption" as being something that is under way at the present moment. I'm not...

This new documentary is getting some attention. I'm a big fan of the shining and have been at the Stanley Hotel numerous times. I even got to meet Jack Nicholson once in Estes Park for an anniversary of the film. The Daily Beast has an interesting write up on the conspiracy theories...

Wow, I had no clue this happened. o_O It will be interesting to see how quotesandbooks's question regarding reviews pans out.

Randy Shilts wrote extensively on gay civil rights and issues ranging from military exclusion of gays to AIDS advocacy. His books are not to be missed.

Probably 50-100 number wise. A common ailment for all of us is knowing when to toss old and damaged books. To some of us, there is no such thing that can be contemplated. I've run into a similar problem when it comes to books on the e-reader. Do you keep that freebie downloader from a...

I've read that calls for regulation have been largely due to the exploits of a Rupert Murdoch owned newspapers that obtained phone records and the like of the royal family and politicians. The blowback from that created quite a pendulum swing that looks to affect social media as well. Still...

Amazing how the "drawbacks" became "strengths." The dynamic of younger owners and social networking was an interesting tidbit to me. I don't know if I buy the "localism" argument, though it is quite trendy in some urban areas. As hinted at by previous members on this thread, people appreciate...

I had no idea who she was until I picked up The Amateur Marriage at a used book sale. I'm about half-way through the book now and I have to say that I've really enjoyed it thus far, even after Michael and Pauline divorce. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking for fiction with a...

I sawn an item or two about this, just been too darn busy to make a note. Philip Roth's 80th birthday party celebration

"You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else." -Tyler Durden

Never knew much about the guy. This article is a pro-Phil apologetic piece with some interesting history thrown in for good measure. Interesting at any rate. My dark days with Phil; Newsweek/The Daily Beast

The Bible is a big production for the history channel and they have advertised it a lot as of late. Not sure how this will stack up against the other movies/productions about Christianity.

Kudos to the French government for not allowing everything to be destroyed. There is something to be said about leadership and doing what's right.

Dostoyevsky-he wasn't a one hit wonder and all of his books you can read again and again and find something new, as well as scenes that no two people will ever agree with.

Welcome aboard! Be sure to check out Omerta by Mario Puzo as well.

Is this a good thing and much ado for nothing?, or sinister Big Brother clamping down on free speech and a system that fosters government accountability? D-Day for press freedom

For awhile, I was on a Ulysses S. Grant kick. More books have been written as of late that portray in him a very good light as a military leader, though it is interesting coverage of his presidency is notably lacking. He didn't do well picking his cabinet.

I didn't know that hew was an ardent liberal until I read Our Gang, which really wasn't an impressive piece of satire. The only memorable piece I remember from that work is how he mocked Spiro Agnew's tendency to use derisive terms that started with the same letter in a string of statements to...

Reading St. Augustine's Confessions. Not something you want to pick up if you are looking for a quick read. Don't know why, but this kind of thing has interested me as of late.