Comments on: Why do you buy the books you buy? http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/ Reading, Writing, and Publishing Fri, 18 May 2012 03:51:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Meghan Ward http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Meghan Ward Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:50:22 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-128 Sadly, I rarely read reviews, although I write them (now and then) for the Chronicle. Sadly, I rarely read reviews, although I write them (now and then) for the Chronicle.

]]> By: georgia http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-125 georgia Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:59:43 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-125 meghan, I pretty much stick to the nyt book reviews. what ones do you like? meghan, I pretty much stick to the nyt book reviews. what ones do you like?

]]> By: Meghan Ward http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Meghan Ward Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:19:28 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-124 Aditi, are you saying ALL those things apply to the same book? Georgia, as someone who writes book reviews, I am happy to know that someone reads them! Aditi, are you saying ALL those things apply to the same book?

Georgia, as someone who writes book reviews, I am happy to know that someone reads them!

]]> By: georgia http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-123 georgia Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:03:51 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-123 A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood-I read about the book while reading about the movie coming out. The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron-I've been thinking of this again since I had a great conversation with a professor the other day Journals of John Cheever-saw a review after following a thread recommending the new biography about him. Cheever, A Life,Blake Bailey-I read the review again as part of the NYT best bks of the year... The Pleasures of Cooking for One, Judith Jones-read a review, love to cook lavishly for myself Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder-I saw it in a bkstore The Clinton Tapes-Waiting for a couple years for this. The new Michael Chabon essays- I read a review Illustrated Genesis by R. Crumb-read a review, big fan of R. Crumb and Genesis Jailhouse Lawyers, Mumia Abu Jamal-a friend had a copy Children's books...browsing a bkstore A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood-I read about the book while reading about the movie coming out.

The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron-I've been thinking of this again since I had a great conversation with a professor the other day

Journals of John Cheever-saw a review after following a thread recommending the new biography about him.

Cheever, A Life,Blake Bailey-I read the review again as part of the NYT best bks of the year…

The Pleasures of Cooking for One, Judith Jones-read a review, love to cook lavishly for myself

Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder-I saw it in a bkstore

The Clinton Tapes-Waiting for a couple years for this.

The new Michael Chabon essays- I read a review

Illustrated Genesis by R. Crumb-read a review, big fan of R. Crumb and Genesis

Jailhouse Lawyers, Mumia Abu Jamal-a friend had a copy

Children's books…browsing a bkstore

]]> By: aditi raychoudhury http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-112 aditi raychoudhury Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:21:00 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-112 ps: I like the author's work ps:

I like the author's work

]]> By: aditi raychoudhury http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-111 aditi raychoudhury Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:19:35 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-111 I wish I cd choose more than one option - so here is why i bought/read the last book I did I heard about it on the radio/online (and it sounded interesting to me) I read a book review of it (and it seemed interesting to me) It tackles a subject I am interested in it (social/environmental justice, art/illustration) Amazon recommendations based on my purchase history I don't think I have read anything by anyone I know yet. I hope this skewes the balance of majority of your voting population! ;) I wish I cd choose more than one option – so here is why i bought/read the last book I did

I heard about it on the radio/online (and it sounded interesting to me)

I read a book review of it (and it seemed interesting to me)

It tackles a subject I am interested in it (social/environmental justice, art/illustration)

Amazon recommendations based on my purchase history

I don't think I have read anything by anyone I know yet.

I hope this skewes the balance of majority of your voting population! ;)

]]> By: Meghan Ward http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Meghan Ward Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:36:08 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-108 Ani, I know, I know! Not a very good representation of the general population! Ani, I know, I know! Not a very good representation of the general population!

]]> By: Ani http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Ani Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:42:00 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-106 40% of your poll respondents say they read the last book because they knew the author!! This must be because this is a blog by a writer for writers and at this point read by writers and their friends!! :-) 40% of your poll respondents say they read the last book because they knew the author!!

This must be because this is a blog by a writer for writers and at this point read by writers and their friends!! :-)

]]> By: Meghan Ward http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Meghan Ward Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:44:13 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-101 I love Victor! I am reading Big Machine right now, and The Ecstatic is great, too. I love Victor! I am reading Big Machine right now, and The Ecstatic is great, too.

]]> By: Chris http://meghanward.com/blog/2009/12/04/why-do-you-buy-the-books-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Chris Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:39:43 +0000 http://meghanward.com/blog/?p=259#comment-100 I saw Victor LaValle read from "The Big Machine" at The New School and I also really liked what he had to say during the Q and A. So I picked up "The Big Machine" and "Slapboxing With Jesus" (which I'm reading right now...it's really, really good). I saw Victor LaValle read from "The Big Machine" at The New School and I also really liked what he had to say during the Q and A. So I picked up "The Big Machine" and "Slapboxing With Jesus" (which I'm reading right now…it's really, really good).

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