Busy, busy, doing lots of writing, lots of shopping (so much shopping that my credit card company actually called me to make sure someone else wasnât going nuts on the Internet in my name).
I was part of Salon.comâs âask our favorite writers about their favorite books of 2006.â Sadly, I didnât realize that it wasnât also an invitation for Salon's faves to say slightly snarky things about the highly praised books we didnât like or understand. Thus, I will pass on my endorsements of Ken Kalfusâ A DISORDER PECULIAR TO THE COUNTRY and Stephen Kingâs LISEYâS STORY and not pass along my complaints about Cormac McCarthyâs punctuation.
Iâm also reading with interest Sam Tanenhaus answering readersâ questions about how the Book Review choses what books to write about and who gets to write about them.
In non-book news, Adam and I got tickets to a preview of Dreamgirls tomorrow night because we are incredibly cool and well-connected (and by âincredibly cool and well-connected,â I mean âwe subscribe to Entertainment Weekly and they sent us a passâ) Iâm pretty excited, even though I saw Dreamgirls on Broadway when I was twelve, where Jennifer Holliday played Effie Melody White. I have never in my life seen a performance like her âAnd I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." Iâm not sure Iâm ready to see anyone else play the role. Very interesting story about Holliday's post-Dreamgirls career here.
Okay, Iâm blogging while watching Barbara Walters interview Jay-Z. Barbara Walters should never, ever say the word âbootylicious.â Itâs just wrong.
UPDATE: Now sheâs talking to the crocodile hunterâs wife about her marriage, and she said, âIt was instant animal attraction.â Argh!