nyc, listening session

listening

jesse

sondre

marit

mona and marit

nyc, lady p

nyc, the smoosh and ami

these girls can play

the future of smoosh

to boston

stamford, train station

Boston, discourse

Chris and Atul

brooklyn, Norwegian hospitality

vintage mtl, debs and sam

vintage mtl, yousr

Tokyo, self-portrait

in a record store with bright bouncing lights

fire island, ankles over hearts

mtl, laundry

debbie

mtl, contrast

coffee and amal

mtl, lasalle cars

nyc, rejections

nyc, street crossing

nyc, a reading of Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

(yes, he is there almost visible on the podium)

Another thing that struck me going to readings is how much more emphasis there is on humor. When I read I don't pause any longer after a funny line than after an extremely well written one. That is not the case when things are read out loud and there is an audible reaction to the funny.

brooklyn, bookfair

I recently attended a few book readings and I noticed a trend: more women than men, always (some proof below). And I recently read a New Yorker article that proposes one possible, not well studied, driver of this:

 "that it is all book-publishing's fault, because the industry is staffed mostly by women, leading to a lady-lit bias in what gets published." - I never actually felt this bias.

more on this here:

What We Talk About When We Talk About Men Not Reading

nyc, Kelly

nyc, blogger fame

Garance, Sartorialist, and the leopard known as Bryan Boy