News & Notes
Peak Readership?
The other week, the ESPN columnist Bill Simmons analyzed the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry. I felt he overlooked a vital aspect – the Spanish Civil War – so I sent him a note suggesting he revisit the topic. Instead, Bill published my email in his mailbag column. Continue reading →
Paris Was Ours (Update)
A magnificent collection of writing on Paris has been published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Paris Was Ours includes work by Stacy Schiff, Edmund White, and yours truly. Continue reading →
Spare the Rod
Normally I don’t post pictures of my children on the site, but a parcel arrived recently that is just too damn good to ignore:
C. Peek, WaMoCo Finalist
Curious and fantastic news out of Pittsburgh. My old friend from Paris, Catherine Peek, has made it to the finals of the Washington Monument Competition.
Sparkle on the Lam
It seems the tax police have a thirst for Sparkle Hayter’s blood, so she’s stashed herself in a monastery in India to write the next installment of the Robin Hudson series. Continue reading →
More Guardian love
Nice of Malcolm Burgess to pick Time Was Soft / Book, Baguettes, & Bedbugs as one of his Top Ten books about Paris. Read the entire Guardian piece *here*. Continue reading →
