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102 Microlog entries tagged with ‘books’
Sippey on ‘Black Box’
Jennifer Egan’s latest was serialised on Twitter, and I’m not sure what to make of it. Prose that doesn’t invite replies doesn’t really engage with the medium in any way that hasn’t been aleady overdone. Permalink ·
Mike Watt Talks About His ‘Wack’ and Wild Photography
Need to get my hands on that book. Permalink ·
The Return of the Novella, the Original #Longread
E-book readers like the Kindle are making the genre viable once more. And a good thing too. Permalink ·
Learn HTML & CSS - a book that teaches you in a nicer way
This looks as beautiful as it does useful. Permalink ·
City Walks by Chronicle Books
This looks like a great series for exploring new places on foot. Will come in very handy the next time we go away on a big city holiday. Permalink ·
Cooking for Geeks
I need to get this at some point. Permalink ·
1000 novels everyone must read: the definitive list
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
What novels best capture the spirit of Dublin?
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
Umberto Eco: ‘People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged’
Remind me to read more Eco please. I’ve only read Baudolino, and that was years ago. Permalink ·
.net’s top 25 books for web designers and developers
I like the broad selection; it’s not all hardcore technical nonsense. Permalink ·
The Fierce Imagination of Haruki Murakami
Having now read 1Q84, I can say it’s been fiercer. See also: If Haruki Murakami’s New Book Were Sold Like a Video Game. Permalink ·
How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people
An extract from Mark Kermode’s new book. I purchased the Kindle version (my review is on Goodreads) but not without jumping through a few hoops. Listen here, Amazon: Ireland (for all intents and purposes) is part of the UK book market, so please fix your regional restriction nonsense. Permalink ·
Words and Music: Pitchfork’s 60 Favorite Music Books
Lots of fodder for the wish list here. Permalink ·
On Bookmarking, Dog Ears and Marginalia
I can’t bring myself to dog-ear or scribble on my books, but technology (note-keeping apps such as Notational Velocity and the like) is making things easier for people like me. Permalink ·
Arm Joe
A 2D fighting game based on Les Misérables. I’m not kidding. Permalink ·
The 100 greatest non-fiction books (according to The Guardian)
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
Iain M Banks: Science fiction is no place for dabblers
Personally I don’t mind dabbling in sci-fi elements; it’s when some authors are at pains to distance themselves from the genre that really gets my goat. See also: The stars of modern SF pick the best science fiction. Permalink ·
McSweeney’s on The State of Publishing
A series of columns about where the book industry is headed. Permalink ·
Gateways to Geekery: Kurt Vonnegut
Confession time: I’ve never read any Vonnegut. But he really seems like my kind of writer. Permalink ·
‘What I Really Want Is Someone Rolling Around in the Text’
On the future of marginalia in the age of the e-reader. I’m of the opinion that e-books make things easier, especially for people like me who can’t/won’t write in their books. I’d never highlight passages or scribble notes in a physical copy, but I’d happy do it all day with an e-book (I did it a lot while reading Moneyball). Permalink ·
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