The China Beat--a blog which usually covers news and current events from the Middle Kingdom--has posted a quick write-up on some recent books about Chinese food. They discuss The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer 8 Lee; Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuschia Dunlop; and The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San … Continue reading Takeaway
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The blog "FaceOut Books" has a report from Charlotte Strick, the graphic artist who designed Roberto Bolano's magnum opus 2066. She discusses her inspirations and sources the various bits of artwork used in the covers of the two editions. I was interested to learn that the illustration on the endpapers is by Albertus Seba. We … Continue reading 2666
Meri Kurisumasu
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tops the Japanese bestseller list for 2008. No surprise there. But in positions 3, 4, and 5 are three books from the Jibun no Setsumeisho series (Instruction Manual for My Self), and they are about about Type B, Type O and Type A blood types. (The list is here.)You … Continue reading Meri Kurisumasu
Musings from Magers and Quinn 