Tag Archives: Literature

A politician’s reading list: my unsolicited recommendations

A professor once told me that you can learn a lot about people by the books they read. I’d argue that you can learn even more about people by the books they recommend for others to read.
That’s probably why I found this article in the New York Times so fascinating: earlier this month, the Book […]

13 June 2008 Books & Literature Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments (0) By Sameer Vasta

Fiction books you must read before you die

When I was young, my father used to chastize me for not looking up from my book while crossing the street. Calling me a “bookworm” was an apt metaphor: when I picked up a book, I crawled inside it and very rarely broke free to see the light of day until I was done.
These days, […]

14 May 2008 Books & Literature Tagged , , , , , , Comments (16) By Sameer Vasta

7 current writers I’m in love with

Steve Jobs thinks that reading is dead, but if that’s true, mark me as an anomaly. I love reading. I love the way good writers craft their sentences and stories in ways that captivate and enthrall. I love that great writers not only entertain me when I read their work, but inspire me to be […]

12 February 2008 Books & Literature Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments (0) By Sameer Vasta