Red van only a sliver away
9 November 2009
cf. How Many Books Do You Read Each Year? — approximately 50, plus a few manuscripts here and there*. One good thing about working for a publisher is that I get to read stuff that isn’t published yet. It’s also bad because some things don’t get published as soon as I’d like so I can recommend them.
Of course it helps that I’m a bona fide bookworm anyway. I probably averaged in the high 30s or 40s before 2007, and these days I still buy at least 20-30 books a year, along with whatever I read with work.
(I’ve seen some people on BookCrossing claim to read at least 100 books a year. They mustn’t have jobs, or they work at the library.)
But y’know, if Kottke ain’t doing it, it’s not worth doing!
* I don’t work in editorial, otherwise it’d be hundreds a year.
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Wow–that's like a book a week!
I finally recommitted to reading more this year… and I'll be lucky if my list reaches 12. Do you have any books (preferably non-fiction, though I also love me some good fiction) to recommend?
Comment by Maria — 10 November 2009 @ 3:17 pm
Non-fiction – The Decisive Moment (or How We Decide for USians), The Corner, Homicide (both by David Simon)… um… those are all work books… Empire by Niall Ferguson is excellent, Neil says Outliers is good. Um, No Angel by Jay Dobyns is another fun read (another work book).
I'm way better with fiction. At risk of sounding like a broken record, Legend of a Suicide by David Vann (Penguin in the UK, and NOT a work book) is amazing. The Crossroads (or As God Commands) by Niccolo Ammaniti is good. I really enjoyed Let the Right One in as well. And I am Legend, which is leagues better than the film.
ETA: And The Havana Mob is a good read, also non-fiction.
Comment by Andrea — 10 November 2009 @ 6:25 pm