I am enjoying it greatly :) Hope you can find it.

I just finished Archeron by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Out of all the Dark Hunter series I have read (to date), its my fav by a landslide!

I have the latest Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Curse waiting in the wings. I may have to go back and read Naamah's Kiss again to remind myself of the storyline. I HATE books in a series with such a length of time between releases!

Hello Readers
 

Joining thread...

I usually read a fair amount, though because I read The New Yorker every week, it cuts into my book time. About a month ago, I started reading with a Kindle DX and since then I have been reading non-stop. I have a wish list on the Kindle and every time I finish one book, I just download another. It's something I didn't think I'd enjoy as much as I do, but it really changes a lot about reading.

Here's what I've read on the Kindle:

Insignificant Others - Stephen Macauley - a book about a gay man in middle age and about relationship choices. Set in Boston, where I lived for many years, I enjoyed reading a story taking place in a city that I know and love.

Girl in Translation - Jean Kwok - about the Chinese immigrant experience in NYC. Very well written and moving.

The Frozen Rabbi - Steve Stern - the second book of his I've read. It's a magical realism with a twist of Hasidism about a family that has kept a celebrated rabbi frozen for generations until he thaws out in a power outage. A wonderful book.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - also magical realism about a girl who tastes the emotions of the people who have cooked the food she eats. Really well done and recommended.

I also read The Help (pre-Kindle) and like it tremendously. I can see why it's been on the best seller list forever.

Looking forward to hearing more about what all of you are reading.

BBinNYC

I'm currently reading Stephen Kings, Under the Dome.

Being a mega King fan, I'm thrilled to find new material by him.

Reading now....
 

finishing
 

Finishing Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs then going to start reading Ordinary Men by Christopher R Browning

"Aristotle and an Aardvark go to Washington." Understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes. by, Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klien

It has both cracked me up and made me mad at times. sometimes at the same time.

Next I want to read by them, "Plato and a Platypus walk into a bar"

so I read this post last night and went to Barnes an Noble this morning.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake looks fascinating. I have thoughts about the food I eat and who's preparing it...weird I know.

I've read both Ishmael books. I think they should be required reading for everyone on the planet. Haven't read Story of B - what did you think?

All E-Books..
 

Linchpin, by Seth Godin
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Save the Cat, Blake Snyder
Story, Robert McKee

I loved this book
I'm going to get her other book when I finish this.

I loved Angelology as well. It's a step up from the Dan Brown books. A real page turner.

Are they both memoirs?

Answering for Soon, who has already closed up her laptop. Yes, they are both memoirs.

I've been away for a few days (a week or two?) while I relocated and there's so much vibrancy in this thread--thank you all!

Currently, I'm rereading bell hooks' Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black as motivation for this new semester of teaching. I really do enjoy most of her work...

Hugs to all of you fabulous readers! :)

I had the opportunity to listen to her read and speak when I was in uni (years ago!).

She gave me a lot to think about and was a fascinating speaker.

8 Traits Successful People Have in Common by Richard St. John

A book that was passed on to me and was told it was interesting. It's alright so far.

I'm reading Glamour.

(c'mon it's the September issue - it's huge!)

Orpheus & Eurydice by Gregory Or

(clip)

When Eurydice saw him
huddled in a thick cloak,
she should have known
he was alive,
the way he shivered
beneath its useless folds.

But what she saw
was the usual: a stranger
confused in a new world.
And when she touched him
on the shoulder,
it was nothing
personal, a kindness
he misunderstood.
To guide someone
through the halls of hell
is not the same as love.

(/clip)

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Really interesting and amazing work.

currently reading ..
 

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As someone that has spent many a long day on the furthest back seat of a Greyhound traveling to the far reaches of my wandering heart (and logging thousands of miles in the process) the book is a glimpse of life on the bus and the life of a loner and the life of a hurting child seeking home.

This looks like a good book. I'm putting on my list.

I just order a kindle but it doesnt ship until first part on Sept. Meanwhile been using Kindle for the PC which is ok just not the same as holding a 6 inch thin device. I love ebooks because for a long time I stopped reading as much because my eyes would get tired no matter what reading glasses I wore. With Kindle and most ebook readers you can increase the font really large.

i am reading a great moroccan cookbook. looking for a little inspiration.

At present I'm reading John Symonds' "The Beast 666", about Aleister Crowley. It'll took me quite some time to finish it, given 666 is almost the number of the pages too! :D

Three
 

"The Anthropology of Turquoise" by Ellen Meloy, great read
if you enjoy the SouthWest, and the outdoors.

"brainstorm Harnessing the Power of Productive
Obesessions" by Eric and Ann Maisel, great tool
for creativity

"The Truth Will Set You Free" by Alice Miller,
about effects of physical abuse on children-adults,
and she writes well

The Heretics Daughter - Kathleen Kent

The White Queen: A Novel - Philippa Gregory

I've read this book and considering the material it was a good read that offered much insight.

I liked this book a lot.
I believe we are all connected somehow in this life and this book does a great job exploring that connectivity.

About craniopagus twins.

The Memory Keepers Daughter......Kim Edwards

I was tired of surfin, tired of the tube so I got some bubblegum for my
brain because that's about all it can handle right now from too much work.

Stephen King, Under The Dome

its graphic, almost too graphic.

Just finished Arthur Laurents: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood

This made my inner gay boy happy! :mohawk:

A bit long. He could have used a more rigorous editor but the highlights include:
the inside stories of Gypsy, The Way We Were and West Side Story (3 of my favorites)
an account of what it was like to be a gay man working in Hollywood and Broadway in the 40s and 50s
an account of the Hollywood blacklist and the Red Scare from the perspective of someone who did not inform.

BB

A Trace of Smoke
 

A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell

A mystery for non-mystery lovers like me. The story takes place in 1931 Berlin and focuses on Hannah Vogel, a newspaper reporter who finds out that her gay brother has been murdered. As she sets out to find the culprit she is plunged into pre-Nazi Germany, including the infamous SA brown shirts.

A really good book especially for those who have an interest in late Weimar Germany and pre-Nazi era gay life.

BB