Daily Archives: December 23, 2006
Greetings From the Politburo
Posted on December 23, 2006 10 Comments
To answer a couple of e-mails I’ve gotten about the John Hersey illustration accompanying the NYT Sunday Book Review article about me and my books, yes, I think it’s supposed to be me, and as evidence of this, I have paired it above with what I suspect was its model, the picture on my bio […]
Exit Interview From the Seventh Year
Posted on December 23, 2006 28 Comments
Athena, you are eight years old today. How does it feel to be eight? I’m not eight yet. What do you mean? Because I’m not eight until 3:31. Fine. Today is your eighth birthday. How does it feel to have reached such a momentous milestone? I feel fine, except that you were just being sarcastic. […]
On the New York Times Sunday Book Review Piece
Posted on December 23, 2006 44 Comments
The New York Times Sunday Book Review piece on me and my books is now up, so I thought I’d make a few comments on it: 1. As to your first question of how do I feel about it: oh, come on. I just had a full page devoted to me in the New York […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying