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Copywriter/Designer living and working in Singapore. Dreaming of traveling to Italy, publishing a children's book some day and being able to quit my job for a freelance career in writing. I'm going international folks! I'm now offering my copywriting and editing services to anyone, anywhere. Just let me know what's required and I'll send you a quotation in Singapore dollars. Want to see some samples? Email me at the link above. This site is best viewed in Safari. Quips & Quotes Stay hungy. Stay foolish. Stewart Brand as quoted by Steve Jobs. I'm promiscuous when it comes to bookstores. Lewis Buzbee in The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop. Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience. This is the ideal life. Mark Twain You gotta stop wishing your wishbone where your backbone has to be. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love Bibliophiles & More Illustrated Blogs Really Good Food Stuff I Like Other Cool Folk Drop me a comment if you know of any good sites I should include here. Thanks! Random Books Archives Links        ![[ Registered ]](http://www.designindigo.com/images/button.gif)  |
Saturday, December 29, 2007 On my bookshelf Part memoir, part travel book, part character essay. Jeremy Mercer chronicles his months as a poor, unemployed bum living in Shakespeare & Co. in Paris under the charitable auspices of its mercurial owner George Whitman (no, not the grandson of Walt Whitman, thank you!) who befriends him. There Mercer meets a ragtag bunch of writers, some odd part-time staff and curious visitors who over time, become part of the story of that legendary bookshop. Things we take for granted are all part of Mercer's daily adventures as he scrounges for cheap food, clothes and a hot shower with hilarious results. He also shares his growing friendship with George, a lifelong Communist and Sunday pancake chef. I may not be headed to Paris anytime soon, but I'm glad I read what is probably be the 'last firsthand account' of Shakespeare & Co. Funny and quitely moving, this is a great read and yes! a worthy addition to any library. Now reading: Still on The Princess Bride (bedtime), The Faith Club (daily commute) and the plodding Jane Austen Bookclub. I don't dare sniff the air in Borders or Kinokuniya lest I succumb to temptation. But oh! there are so many books I want!! Be strong, Kisane... Haha! # posted by indigo : 3:50 PM |
