re-reading:Banishing Verona by Margot Livesey,put in the reserve box at NYPL,today

whats the difference between the aristocratic and the merely expensive? Sally Mann

you never know what you're going to find in the woods Le Desert de Retz by Diane Ketcham (mit press)

a very good book about a wonderful woman and artist,i like her organic approach...Laura Ashley by Anne Sebba

in the middle of: The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer,very good!

looks like a great book about the new york art world The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt

whats the difference between the aristocratic and the merely expensive? new work by Jasper Johns

the best book about sex differences:The Sexual Paradox by Susan Pinker

whats the difference between the aristocratic and the merely expensive? Melinda Gates (from Vanity Fair)

just finishing The Accident by Chris Pavone,really great!

some good advice here, especially those contemplating an art career,be afraid,be very afraid! Why Art Can't Be Taught by James Elkins

just started:The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation),very readable!

whats the difference between the aristocratic and the merely expensive? elsa peretti

Bernini (1598-1680) from the Weekly standard:-Bernini’s Progress In and out of favor, in and out of fashion

In Bernini’s day, people would have unquestioningly accepted his obsessive creative drive not only as love but as yet another blessed case of divine furor. It was, in their eyes, his privileged share of the supernatural creative spark that God deigns to instill in a few chosen geniuses in each century. Similarly they would have applauded his incessant attempt to dazzle and amaze the world through his art—while outdoing his rivals—as a praiseworthy manifestation of the pursuit of worldly glory, honor, and immortality.

from a review of The Night Bookmobile Niffenegger, Audrey

LJ Reviews 2010 September #2

Pacing the 4 a.m. streets of Chicago after boyfriend trouble, Alexandra happens on a bookmobile, lit up and blaring "I Shot the Sheriff." And it's her bookmobile, as it houses every book she has ever read—plus every cereal box, letter, and scribble. Unfortunately, it closes at dawn, so she can't stay long, and librarian Mr. Openshaw explains that she cannot borrow anything and he cannot hire her. Deeply enthralled, Alexandra seeks the bookmobile again and again, even changing her life to become a librarian (and breaking up with the boyfriend). It is not just books she seeks, however, but her own books, her own past, her own identity. This story amounts to a parable about accepting the losses of adulthood, to let go of the wish to hold forever a complete remembrance and understanding of the self. VERDICT Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife) has packed a captivating and eerie story into this short work, originally a webcomic for The Guardian and inspired by an H.G. Wells story. The clear-line color art emphasizes the mystical realism. A unique literary title recommended for adult collections.—M.C.

re-reading The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger,very moving,heartbreaking...

Just Started: Holding On Upside Down,’ a Biography of Marianne Moore,so far so good...

The History & Arts of the Dominatrix by Anne O Nomis - something to look forward to!

Reading The Collected Ghost Stories of M.R.James

Orfeo by Richard Powers,really great!