Year in Reading
December 24, 2009
Wrapping Up a Year in Reading 2009 34
by C. Max Magee
And as we enjoy the last few days of 2009, we invite all of you to take part in A Year in Reading by finishing this sentence in the comments or on your own blog: “The best book I read all year was…”
December 23, 2009
A Year in Book Cover Design: Michael Fusco 6
by Michael Fusco
This is a cover that would never fly with an author as popular as Jonathan Lethem in an American market because the type is small and the image is big. The result is powerful, toothy, and original.
December 23, 2009
A Year in Reading: Dan Kois 3
by Dan Kois
Asterios Polyp was as good as advertised: intricate, funny, lovely to look at, and as carefully assembled a comic as I’ve ever seen.
December 23, 2009
A Year in Reading: Roland Kelts 1
by Roland Kelts
With hindsight and the power of narrative, writers have the power to unlock and conduct mystery back to life.
December 22, 2009
A Year in Reading: Masatsugu Ono 0
by Masatsugu Ono
Even though I’ve never seen the things she describes, it seems as though I already know them.
December 22, 2009
A Year in Reading: Robert Lopez 0
by Robert Lopez
This is transcendent music, a 133 page song of incredible beauty from America’s preeminent poet of earthly and heavenly matter.
