July 2008 Archives
Didn't go to Podcamp NYC this year, but I hope to next year. Meanwhile, Podcamp Boston is this weekend. Organizer Chris Penn promises it will be awesome. If you can't be there, follow along on the Twitter feed.
I've always been a reader, and in the last year or so, I've had more time to read than ever before. Mostly, it's almost a furtive thing. Sneaking in a few magazine pages while on the subway, reading a chapter while waiting for a restaurant meal.
Books are chosen based on size, and how heavy they'll be to lug around. The heaviest so far has been "The Tender Bar" by Pulitzer Prize-winner JR Moehringer.
The swiftest read in recent weeks was "More Tales of the City" by Armistead Maupin. It's easy to tell Maupin's a playwright. The chapters were very short and mostly in dialog.
Next up:
- It feels like time to revisit Orson Scott Card's masterpiece, "Ender's Game."
- An advance copy of "Simplexity" by Jeffrey Kluger just landed in my mailbox.
- Which reminds me, I have an advance copy of "Mistress of the Art of Death"by Ariana Franklin that I need to finish.
- And finally, as inspiration to get back out and explore, "City Secrets: New York City" and "The Historic Shops & Restaurants of New York" are coming back off the shelf.