{ Thursday, May 6, 2004 }
Gallimaufry
- I'm talking tomorrow on a panel at the CAJ conference on weblogs and online publishing. I had said I'd post the info and address if it was open to the public, but it's not, alas. No worries, you didn't want to get up that early anyway. Here's the conference web site.
- "Lunatics tend to gravitate towards bookshops." -- George Orwell
- I found an old copy of BookForum (Spring 1999) in which there is a great review of Original Bliss by A.L. Kennedy. Also, Yuka Honda from Cibo Matto recommends this:
The Third Lie by Agota Kristo -- a very strong story written in the simplest language. It gets into you very easily, then forms this vast emotional landscape little by little, as if all the words were tiny parts of a giant sculpture that is both beautiful and painful. Kristof never says, "He love the chicken" or "He enjoyed the chicken" he just says "He ate the whole chicken." so there is this sense that you are closely watching these people's lives, just over their shoulder, but that you are always an observer.
Sounds great, doesn't it?
- First meeting of the Vancouver Art Magazine went very well -- smart people, good ideas, lots of past experience, and enthusiasm.
LINK | 6:58 PM | TB
Not arf, George.
When I worked in a bookshop they were the standard customer. Once I was told about a large secret hole in the sea somewhere in the Caribbean. Another time an old lady came up and confided: "I want you to know: Byron was *not* a homosexual."
Actually, the panel -- like the conference and all events held by the Canadian Association of Journalists -- was open to the public. That is CAJ policy.
You just couldn't attend the conference for free.
Saleem Khan | May 10, 2004 9:41 AM{ Post a comment }
It's true that the panel Caterina is on is closed to the public but I'm going to try and blog the panel. (I'm a panelist, too.)
David Akin | May 7, 2004 5:14 AM