George MacDonald Fraser, 1925-2008 January 9, 2008
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I had to comment on the passing of one of my favorite historical novelists, author of the twelve books known collectively as the Flashman Papers, and also several wonderful screenplays, most notably the Richard Lester movies The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers.
Norman Mailer, 1923-2007 November 13, 2007
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Of all the people I’ve ever met personally in my life, I don’t think I have ever been so much in awe of anyone as I was of Norman Mailer. I actually remember relatively little of the experience — I was in my early teens, a hanger-on at an adult party to which my parents had been invited, and I suspect no one besides them had any idea I had actually read several of his novels or knew as much about him as I did.
Protected: Who says “If we die for them, I’ll kill you!” August 4, 2007
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Protected: Who refers to himself as “saintlike”? July 24, 2007
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Protected: Who says “Perhaps just one more time, for luck?” July 23, 2007
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My Deathly Hallows posts … July 22, 2007
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… will be password-protected for a while and you’ll have to have read HPDH to know the passwords. So read the book, already!
Passwords are case-sensitive; type them in all lowercase.
Protected: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, who says, “Merlin’s pants”? July 22, 2007
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“Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix” July 11, 2007
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Plus: The actors playing the students are getting better. Especially Daniel Radcliffe.
Minus: The older she gets, the more I get really irritated by Emma Watson’s laugh.
Exclusive! Spoiler for Harry Potter book 7! July 11, 2007
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Whatever you do, do not click the More … link unless you’re willing to find out how the last Harry Potter book ends!!!
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Books I like: The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik May 22, 2007
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As I reported in a previous non-post, I spent a couple of hours on the evening of May 8 inside the It’s A Grind coffeehouse on Vermont, reading a book while the Griffith Park fire raged about a mile from my apartment.
The work that was sufficiently engrossing to distract me from that rather spectacular event was Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik, one of a series that has become my favorite read over the last month.
What will we find out on July 21? May 15, 2007
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That’s my story and I’m sticking to it …
Seventy-nine days to go … April 25, 2007
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Until this:
Books I like: Counter Intelligence April 18, 2007
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The closest thing to anything approaching good news on Monday was the word that Jonathan Gold has become the first restaurant critic to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Books I like: The Gourmet Cookbook January 25, 2007
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Whenever I compare notes with anyone on the question “What’s the weirdest job you’ve ever had?”, I always have the topper.
You see, I used to be a cookbook librarian.
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