No really, we can’t. No details, no specifics, no explanation. We can only remember that English is that most imprecise of languages. Also, that HST greatly influenced the Booksquare household. Author Hunter S. Thompson Kills Himself Here’s the direct link to David Thayer’s tribute to HST. We like his comments about Thompson writing as if life were a war zone. There are days…there are definitely days! Whiskey and Gorillas: Doctor Thompson Farewell As for us, we can only say you haven’t done Hawaii until you’ve done it Thompson style. He told the truth the travel agencies don’t dare: come December, […]

Phase Three of the genre fiction advances, etc. information collection project is in full swing as Sarah Weinman posts her survey for crime and mystery authors. Names not required, confidentiality respected. Would you like to take a survey?

We love a man who wears his obsessions proudly. Moleskine? For us, it’s the Lett’s of London journals that are no longer being produced. Did that stop us? No, thanks to our fine friend, eBay, we were able to buy a lifetime — literally, provided we do not excced 113 years — supply. Panic attack averted. At the beginning of each year, we place a fresh journal in our adorable leather cover (gift from the husband) and proceed to fill the pages over the next 365 days (oddly enough, no matter how heavily we use the thing, and some years

First, we have to admit something: we’ve never (knowingly) heard a Britney Spears song. Such is the glory of a sheltered life. Oh sure, we’ve heard the Fountains of Wayne cover of something called “Baby One More Time” (probably that’s not the title, but we can’t be bothered to do fact-checking). And, frankly, the ins and outs of Britney’s life don’t register much. All of that being said, we know more about this chick’s existence than we should have to. Her every move is documented like there’s an expectation that she’s gonna say something profound, and the press had better

According to our sources, it’s a long weekend. According to our eyes, the unprecedented rain in Southern California continues. According to our daffodils, this insane weather is wreaking havoc on their annual schedule, and we are supposed to do something about it. Accordingly, we declare today to be an off-topic day. Hmm, that probably implies that we normally have a topic. Nevermind. We’ll work out logistics later. In the meantime, we are going to throw out some stuff that caught our fleeting attention for reasons we cannot explain. It’s entirely possible there may be some merit to something we post

We can’t speak for all our readers, but when we go purse shopping, we evaluate based on the following criteria: wallet fits (big wallet, but that depends on mood and season), cell phone has a convenient slot (we have an unfortunate history with cars catching on fire), notebook space (this varies, depending on our mood), space for sundries, and room for at least one book. One never knows when one might have a few seconds to read. Now, perhaps we’re a bit cynical or perhaps because we have a mother who reads the small print just fine or because we’re