I still spend hours looking at books and love the feel of the pages. The only ways my habits have changed are that I read 2 books at once, one on the kindle and one real book. I read the kindle in bed so that I don't wake my boyfriend with the light. I'll also take it with me on car trips that i kn...

Audio books are still too unnatural for my liking, especially the ones read in wooden American accents. I still don't know how The Lovely Bones ended, so insufferable was the narrator on the CD I had; come to think about it, it may have been Sebold herself, but I can't remember now. I did find Bryso...

You're right to be circumspect over the matter, for many is the time that a subject hasn't liked their depiction on the page. Specific to your case, I think Philip Roth's family was upset over his early writings in how they mined personal stories for personal gain. And David Simon's compassionate ac...

Greetings, hope you're not one to shrink from debates about what makes good sci-fi. I do wonder about you Kindle converts, and how the transition affects your habits. It would sadden me to hear that you no longer enjoy a good rifle in a local bookshop, surely one of the enduring pleasures of being a...

What slice of paradise is this, this Sedona? I hadn't heard of it before, but one little image search later and my eyes are straining to cope with the beauty. A relative of mine worked in New Mexico for a few years, and I'll make sure to ask them if they went there. So, hello Sedona(gal), maybe we'l...

If you like Cervantes you're alright in my book. I stayed next to a Cervantes institute in Berlin one year, but not speaking Spanish I never did drop in for a visit. Must say I expected a spam thread after seeing your thread title, but that's my bad because it was only a few months ago when a friend...