stacia, fuchsia (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} papercrane) wrote,@ 2008-12-31 23:59:00 |
|
books (etc) read in 2008:
fiction
january:
how i paid for college: a novel of sex, theft, friendship & musical theatre, marc acito
how to save your own life, erica jong
first among sequels, jasper fforde
anna karenina, leo tolstoy
st. lucy's home for girls raised by wolves (stories), karen russell
oranges are not the only fruit, jeanette winterson
illusions: the adventures of a reluctant messiah, richard bach
february:
the book of lost things, john connolly
jonathan livingston seagull, richard bach
life of pi, yann martel
march:
siddhartha, hermann hesse
the wind's twelve quarters (stories), ursula k. le guin
the city of dreaming books, walter moers
april:
suite française, irène némirovsky
may:
harry potter and the deathly hallows, j.k. rowling (reread)
the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay, michael chabon
as she climbed across the table, jonathan lethem
the bloody chamber (stories), angela carter
labyrinths (stories, essays & parables), jorge luis borges
june:
the telling, ursula k. le guin (reread)
the enchanted forest chronicles, patricia c. wrede (all 4 books) (reread for the 100th time)
july:
the sirens of titan, kurt vonnegut (reread)
the soul thief, charles baxter
mairelon the magician, patricia c. wrede (reread)
amnesia moon, jonathan lethem
galapagos, kurt vonnegut
august:
the god of small things, arundhati roy
september:
fierce invalids home from hot climates, tom robbins (reread)
you don't love me yet, jonathan lethem
the collected stories, amy hempel
october:
no one belongs here more than you (stories), miranda july
the awakening, kate chopin
white teeth, zadie smith
the road, cormac mccarthy
the televisionary oracle, rob brezsny
december:
the ground beneath her feet, salman rushdie
jitterbug perfume, tom robbins (3rd or 4th reread)
the best of lady churchill's rosebud wristlet: unexpected tales of the fantastic and other odd musings (stories etc), edited by kelly link & gavin j. grant
the wall of the sky, the wall of the eye (stories), jonathan lethem
the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald (reread)
plays
january:
moonlight and magnolias, ron hutchinson
angels in america, tony kushner
kimberly akimbo, david lindsay-abaire
vampirella (radio play), angela carter
hedda gabler, henrik ibsen
the history boys, alan bennett
the last days of judas iscariot, stephen adly guirgis
tales of the lost formicans, constance congdon
no mercy, constance congdon
february:
casanova, constance congdon
losing father's body, constance congdon
cat on a hot tin roof, tennessee williams
equus, peter shaffer
march:
a bright room called day, tony kushner (reread)
june:
daughters, john morgan evans
july:
a whole bunch of plays for jaw
september:
the illusion, pierre corneille, freely adapted by tony kushner
october:
america, suzan-lori parks
other
january:
the future dictionary of america
february:
good as lily (graphic novel), derek kirk kim & jesse hamm
art and fear: observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking, david bayles & ted orland
time, andy goldsworthy (ok, so i skimmed it; it was overdue)
march:
lady churchill's rosebud wristlet #idon'tremember (small press sci-fi/fantasy lit mag edited by kelly link & others)
buffy the vampire slayer: season 8, vol 1: the long way home (AWESOME)
april:
miles from nowhere: a round-the-world bicycle adventure, barbara savage (this book ROCKS)
may:
glass, irony and god (poetry), anne carson
august:
zelda (biography of zelda fitzgerald), nancy milford
december:
the adventures of johnny bunko: the last career guide you'll ever need (graphic novel), daniel h. pink
blankets (graphic novel), craig thompson (this really is as good as everyone says it is)
the principles of uncertainty, maira kalman
zines
march:
doris: an anthology 1991-2001, cindy gretchen ovenrack crabb
ker-bloom #47, artnoose
brainscan #20, alex wrekk
full tilt #2, megan gendell (nevers)
greenzine #13, cristy c. road
next stop adventure #1, matt guack
next stop adventure #2, matt guack
thirty hour sloth #2, sarah wayward
flying lesson #10
the long walk back to myself, jessica max stein/caprice
matching jackets, robyn chapman
muffinbandit #2
glossolalia #8, sarah contrary
my heart beats only for you... and a few dozen other people, nickey robo
temporary relocation project #1, shawn granton
sidereal/in clover,awayslow
sojourner: critical reflections on travel
glossolalia #4, sarah contrary (i LOVE this zine)
glossolalia #6, sarah contrary
brainscan #21, alex wrekk
i was a teenage mormon, caitlin
root #1, sarah evans
root #2, sarah evans
toothworm #2
there is still a chance for us, korinna irwin
vena cava #6, patrice
attic vs. basement, korinna irwin
doris #21, cindy ovenrack
doris #22, cindy ovenrack
mirror tricks #2
a whole bunch of zines i keep forgetting to list in june, august, september. ok, here's the list, very much not in order:
east village inky #23, ayun halliday
dream whip #14, bill brown
root #3, sarah evans
susie is a robot, luran b.
cement, flour, saints, teri vlassopoulos
phases of the moon #1: resistance is fertile, stacey marie & alexander
phases of the moon #2: i'm ready to grow young again, stacey marie
phases of the moon #3: take yr bones apart & put them back together, stacey marie
chainbreaker #1, shelley
chainbreaker #2, shelley
chainbreaker #3, shelley
chainbreaker #4, shelley
stab & root: a conversation piece, sonia edworthy & sarah evans
doctrinal expletives #1, helen w.
glossolalia #9: long distance, sarah contrary
telegram ma'am #14, maranda farthing
breakfast at twilight #2, erica s.
cursive bomb #5, hazel pine
baby girl #7: a journey of a daughter and her mother, lindsey morrison
the wicked which #6, izz
potentially heartwrenching distractions and other wonderful possibilities, bucket d. siler
what i saw from where i stood, eva
love letters to monsters #1, ciara xyerra
october:
glossolalia #10: juvenile justice, sarah contrary
cometbus #48: back to the land, aaron cometbus
big hands #5, aaron smith
go by bicycle #3, scott larkin (this zine pretty much rocks)
dream whip #13, bill brown (i really like this zine too)
november:
doris #23, cindy crabb
multiplicities, kira k.
ghost pine #11: crows
truckface #11, lb
doris #24, cindy crabb
doris #25, cindy crabb
doris #26, cindy crabb
multiplicities #2, kira k.
i dreamed i was assertive #11
eyes of pearl, or, i learned more from science fiction, baby, than i ever learned at al-anon, leah wallace
started but not finished
metal cowboy: tales from the road less pedaled, joe kurmaskie (so badly written)
all about love, bell hooks (i hope i get back to this one)
the pacific (stories), mark helprin
fiction
january:
how i paid for college: a novel of sex, theft, friendship & musical theatre, marc acito
how to save your own life, erica jong
first among sequels, jasper fforde
anna karenina, leo tolstoy
st. lucy's home for girls raised by wolves (stories), karen russell
oranges are not the only fruit, jeanette winterson
illusions: the adventures of a reluctant messiah, richard bach
february:
the book of lost things, john connolly
jonathan livingston seagull, richard bach
life of pi, yann martel
march:
siddhartha, hermann hesse
the wind's twelve quarters (stories), ursula k. le guin
the city of dreaming books, walter moers
april:
suite française, irène némirovsky
may:
harry potter and the deathly hallows, j.k. rowling (reread)
the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay, michael chabon
as she climbed across the table, jonathan lethem
the bloody chamber (stories), angela carter
labyrinths (stories, essays & parables), jorge luis borges
june:
the telling, ursula k. le guin (reread)
the enchanted forest chronicles, patricia c. wrede (all 4 books) (reread for the 100th time)
july:
the sirens of titan, kurt vonnegut (reread)
the soul thief, charles baxter
mairelon the magician, patricia c. wrede (reread)
amnesia moon, jonathan lethem
galapagos, kurt vonnegut
august:
the god of small things, arundhati roy
september:
fierce invalids home from hot climates, tom robbins (reread)
you don't love me yet, jonathan lethem
the collected stories, amy hempel
october:
no one belongs here more than you (stories), miranda july
the awakening, kate chopin
white teeth, zadie smith
the road, cormac mccarthy
the televisionary oracle, rob brezsny
december:
the ground beneath her feet, salman rushdie
jitterbug perfume, tom robbins (3rd or 4th reread)
the best of lady churchill's rosebud wristlet: unexpected tales of the fantastic and other odd musings (stories etc), edited by kelly link & gavin j. grant
the wall of the sky, the wall of the eye (stories), jonathan lethem
the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald (reread)
plays
january:
moonlight and magnolias, ron hutchinson
angels in america, tony kushner
kimberly akimbo, david lindsay-abaire
vampirella (radio play), angela carter
hedda gabler, henrik ibsen
the history boys, alan bennett
the last days of judas iscariot, stephen adly guirgis
tales of the lost formicans, constance congdon
no mercy, constance congdon
february:
casanova, constance congdon
losing father's body, constance congdon
cat on a hot tin roof, tennessee williams
equus, peter shaffer
march:
a bright room called day, tony kushner (reread)
june:
daughters, john morgan evans
july:
a whole bunch of plays for jaw
september:
the illusion, pierre corneille, freely adapted by tony kushner
october:
america, suzan-lori parks
other
january:
the future dictionary of america
february:
good as lily (graphic novel), derek kirk kim & jesse hamm
art and fear: observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking, david bayles & ted orland
time, andy goldsworthy (ok, so i skimmed it; it was overdue)
march:
lady churchill's rosebud wristlet #idon'tremember (small press sci-fi/fantasy lit mag edited by kelly link & others)
buffy the vampire slayer: season 8, vol 1: the long way home (AWESOME)
april:
miles from nowhere: a round-the-world bicycle adventure, barbara savage (this book ROCKS)
may:
glass, irony and god (poetry), anne carson
august:
zelda (biography of zelda fitzgerald), nancy milford
december:
the adventures of johnny bunko: the last career guide you'll ever need (graphic novel), daniel h. pink
blankets (graphic novel), craig thompson (this really is as good as everyone says it is)
the principles of uncertainty, maira kalman
zines
march:
doris: an anthology 1991-2001, cindy gretchen ovenrack crabb
ker-bloom #47, artnoose
brainscan #20, alex wrekk
full tilt #2, megan gendell (
nevers)greenzine #13, cristy c. road
next stop adventure #1, matt guack
next stop adventure #2, matt guack
thirty hour sloth #2, sarah wayward
flying lesson #10
the long walk back to myself, jessica max stein/caprice
matching jackets, robyn chapman
muffinbandit #2
glossolalia #8, sarah contrary
my heart beats only for you... and a few dozen other people, nickey robo
temporary relocation project #1, shawn granton
sidereal/in clover,
awayslowsojourner: critical reflections on travel
glossolalia #4, sarah contrary (i LOVE this zine)
glossolalia #6, sarah contrary
brainscan #21, alex wrekk
i was a teenage mormon, caitlin
root #1, sarah evans
root #2, sarah evans
toothworm #2
there is still a chance for us, korinna irwin
vena cava #6, patrice
attic vs. basement, korinna irwin
doris #21, cindy ovenrack
doris #22, cindy ovenrack
mirror tricks #2
a whole bunch of zines i keep forgetting to list in june, august, september. ok, here's the list, very much not in order:
east village inky #23, ayun halliday
dream whip #14, bill brown
root #3, sarah evans
susie is a robot, luran b.
cement, flour, saints, teri vlassopoulos
phases of the moon #1: resistance is fertile, stacey marie & alexander
phases of the moon #2: i'm ready to grow young again, stacey marie
phases of the moon #3: take yr bones apart & put them back together, stacey marie
chainbreaker #1, shelley
chainbreaker #2, shelley
chainbreaker #3, shelley
chainbreaker #4, shelley
stab & root: a conversation piece, sonia edworthy & sarah evans
doctrinal expletives #1, helen w.
glossolalia #9: long distance, sarah contrary
telegram ma'am #14, maranda farthing
breakfast at twilight #2, erica s.
cursive bomb #5, hazel pine
baby girl #7: a journey of a daughter and her mother, lindsey morrison
the wicked which #6, izz
potentially heartwrenching distractions and other wonderful possibilities, bucket d. siler
what i saw from where i stood, eva
love letters to monsters #1, ciara xyerra
october:
glossolalia #10: juvenile justice, sarah contrary
cometbus #48: back to the land, aaron cometbus
big hands #5, aaron smith
go by bicycle #3, scott larkin (this zine pretty much rocks)
dream whip #13, bill brown (i really like this zine too)
november:
doris #23, cindy crabb
multiplicities, kira k.
ghost pine #11: crows
truckface #11, lb
doris #24, cindy crabb
doris #25, cindy crabb
doris #26, cindy crabb
multiplicities #2, kira k.
i dreamed i was assertive #11
eyes of pearl, or, i learned more from science fiction, baby, than i ever learned at al-anon, leah wallace
started but not finished
metal cowboy: tales from the road less pedaled, joe kurmaskie (so badly written)
all about love, bell hooks (i hope i get back to this one)
the pacific (stories), mark helprin
