Weekend Reading List
Here's what we'll be reading this Saturday and Sunday in Seattle:
Tom
Memo to the President Elect by Madeleine Albright
Release Date: January 8, 2008
We're going to be interviewing her for an Amazon Wire podcast in a couple of weeks.
BTP
The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Release Date: May 2008
HFW's River Cottage Meat Book was my favorite cookbook of the year and I just received a galley of the US version of his 2001 River Cottage Cookbook, coming this spring. There's as much quality reading as there is cooking with his books--I hope to do a little of both this weekend.
Anne
Libra
by Don DeLillo
Customer Rating: 4 stars out of 5 (1 review)
I was talking to a friend (and huge DeLillo fan) about the musical "Assassins" recently. We ended up on the topic of Oswald and JFK and before I knew it, Libra was tucked away in my bag, with the claim that it’s far and away DeLillo’s best. So far, so good.
Dave
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard
Customer Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 (45 reviews)
I'm a big fan of how Patagonia is run, as founder Yvon Chouinard stayed true to his beliefs while building a global brand.
Lauren
Borkmann's Point: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery by Hakan Nesser
Customer Rating: 4 stars out of 5 (15 reviews)
It's a mystery worth recommending.
Mari
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Daphne
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Release Date: May 6, 2008
The publisher is calling this “Meyer’s first novel for adults,” which is a little weird, considering that I’m an adult and I devoured her Twilight series (did anyone else find Eclipse terribly disappointing?). Aaaaanyway, I’m looking forward to it.
Mike Smith on December 03, 2007 at 09:34 AM
Libra is fantastic, especially when Jack Ruby shows up and starts obsessing about the oranges in the trunk of his car.