Monthly Archives: October 2007

I don’t read a lot of horror but I have read some. Stephen King? Not so scary. The scariest books I’ve read are few and likely different than yours. And I can’t even remember the titles of all of them. … Continue reading →

It’s hard not to like what looks like a cross between the X-men and The Backyardigans and is quite clearly made by someone who loves children and the things they love. But loving them? I haven’t even read the books. … Continue reading →

Surprisingly, there’s not a lot of bookishness happening ’round these parts lately. There are, however, secret projects. I have two secret projects on the go—plus, one that’s not so secret, that magazine I mentioned previously. Both involve the internet. Only … Continue reading →

I’ve recently taken an interest in the classification of books for kids. I know, I’m strange and boring all at the same time. I don’t know how I do it. Anyway, it’s been on my mind and after trying to … Continue reading →

As if I wasn’t anxious enough about my reading habits: Did you know about 20 million trees are being cut down a year to produce books—just for the U.S.? I didn’t. To be honest, it never even crossed my mind. … Continue reading →

I thought I’d share a sketch I just um, sketched. It’s a cartoon of a kid reading a book. You might notice that I draw in ballpoint pen. This isn’t a “command of the medium” thing. It’s more of a … Continue reading →

It’s time for confession and internet-style public embarrassment again. For all my amateurish advice on reading well, mostly cribbed from recollections of Mortimer Adler in How To Read, you’d think I’d have the basic technique down. You know, of reading. … Continue reading →

“Here, you should read this book.” It’s hard to refuse reading a book when someone says something like this to you. You know, where they stop you and say this, not actually having the book in their hand and go … Continue reading →