by Morgan on January 20, 2011
AH! The Morning News unveiled this year’s contenders for the Tournament of Books, a yearly competition that mimics and coincides with NCAA March Madness. The competitors are stellar! Donoghue! Franzen! Bender! Carson! Gordon! Holy crap! The judges are the best (…)
by Morgan on January 10, 2011
I spent the weekend in Goleta, and was eager to find a good local bookstore. Friend and writer Patrick James recommended Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara. Oh, love. I love you, love. Chaucer’s is a dream. I don’t know if my standards (…)
by Morgan on January 4, 2011
Lord of Misrule, Jaimy Gordon As I mentioned, I’m going to attempt a super slow, close read of the National Book Award winner, mostly because I want to love Jaimy Gordon as much as Silverblatt does. I want to love her (…)
by Morgan on December 23, 2010
It took me a week to find a copy of Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon, in Los Angeles. Which wouldn’t be surprising (try finding any of her other excellent novels) except that it just won the National Book Award (…)
Hello. My name is Morgan and I'm a reader living in Los Angeles. I do other things, too, but I don't like them as much.
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UPDATE: Reading in LA is currently on hiatus as I'm taking a vacation from the Internet (with the exception of email). Email me for reading lists, recommendations, links to my long form book reviews, and all things literary. You can also find me at Literary Death Match.
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