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

nyc, berry clutch

nyc, running out

nyc, Altuzarra

assistants


the craft

nyc, Altuzarra

shooting models

nyc, Altuzarra

Backstage calm

nyc, Yul Brynner

clipboard


guests


Leess, Yul, and Kelly


shoot me

Pictures for Lisa

Leess, in the past few weeks I subjected your friends to my lens (thank you viv, nogs, and kevin) to put together a set of four large prints of your mtl friends in their respective nyc. Below is the current shortlist (below below is the long one). They'll be waiting for you when you are back from your travels.

Happy birthday,

d.

nyc, nogah in chelsea

nyc, kevin in east village