Posts Tagged as ‘new york times’

November 29, 2008

New York Times 100 Notable Books of ‘08

The New York Times has already published its ‘100 Notable Books of 2008′ list. I’ve only read one (Home) Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. 
I’m intrigued by this book on the list and will have to add it to my own to look into:
HOW FICTION WORKS. By James [...]

September 23, 2008

“Must we burn Babar?”

Remember Babar, the French elephant in the green suit? 
Here is is, striding merrily across the screen…
I’d forgotten all about him until I ran across a recent article by Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker. Apparently, Babar has been criticized since before I was born for justifying or promoting colonization. I read the books when I was little and [...]