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Hey Jay! I first started with a small Christian publication house by signing up through an add on their twitter. I think it's easier to get involved with lesser known publishing house (but that also means that you're sometimes reviewing less than stellar work.) I'll see if I can do s'more research and let you know. :)
I don't think anyone here commented about J.D. Salinger's recent passing. Come on, we aren't too young to have appreciated his genius writing, right?! I'm a huge Holden Caulfield fan myself! http://dontforgetlove.blogspot.com/2010/02/holden-caulfield-is-my-ideal-...
I watched a clip of Rosie O'Donnell (can't stand her) bashing J.D. Salinger for most of her interview. She acts like she's this down to earth person as she's being self-righteous and saying how Holden Caulfield's character is an un-relate-able rich kid complaining about life. Uh, I can't deal with rich MF'er who pander to common folk.
I am rather excited about the fact that his sealed manuscripts (no less than 15 of them, from what I heard) might be published finally - sorry Mr.Salinger, we miss your works more then we miss you.
In case you are at all interested in the life Salinger lived in Cornish: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/us/01salinger.html?scp=5&sq=Salinger&s...
Yeah, I hope what he left behind does get published, and I hope it includes more hating on the phonies of the world!
Wow! This looks fascinating:
http://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/
Also, probably the best book I read last year:
http://bit.ly/daHa7d
Yes, absolutely on HeLa by RebeccaSkloot. Great review by Dwight Garner of NYT here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/books/03book.html?ref=books. Totally sold me on book, whereas other reviews hadn't. Can't remember a better review. Doubly interesting, as Garner frames his review in context of best review he's ever read.
Thanks for the tip on McWhorter, too. As a card carrying etymologist/linguist/philologist I'm sure I'll enjoy.
Have any of you read the incredible book, 'The Financial Live of The Poets ' by Jess Walter? So effing good that as an author I was green with envy!. Reading another incredible novel that I had not heard of 'The Hungry Season' by T Greenwood- so, so good! Anyway, those are my favorites right now in fiction. As for non-fiction, well, Thank You for Firing Me! By, well., me. It comes out in 30 days!!!! thankyoufirfiringme.org
I've been way too inactive here, and this is long overdue, but here's the list of 10 best books I read in 2009: http://bit.ly/5PcDiv
And the books are: The Vegetarian Myth, The 4-Hour Workweek, Influence: The psychology of persuasion, Mistakes were made (but not by me), The Game, The E-Myth Revisited, Lila, Less Is More, Tricks of the Mind, The Seven-Day Weekend.
More info about each on the link above. Cheerios! :-)
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Hey folks! How many of you are book reviewers? I review for a couple of small publishers but am looking to get more involved with larger publications.