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[Photo via Psych Services] Just in case you never got around to bookmarking all of our reading suggestions this summer, we have a solution for you: Here they are, all in one place. So next time you are looking for a new book, you know where to go. It may not be for some Jitney reading anytime soon, but there’s plenty of park benches in New York City to occupy with a good book. Think of it as a literary cheat-sheet, or a reading round-up, per say. More »
We pride ourselves here on our wide array of beach reads. There’s definitely books in our GofG “library” we know you’ve never heard of, ones that were probably on your English mandated reading list, photo books, and of course, classics like Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters. We saw a few copies on the Jitney and a beach towel or two, but on the off chance there were people out there who still hadn’t cracked open this novel about these two friends journey into adulthood, we thought we’d make sure to get it on your “To-Do” list. More »
There’s a great remedy for people who don’t have the attention span to get through an entire novel, and it comes in the form of short stories. Tao Lin’s Bed is comprised of nine short tales, beautifully written in a matter-of-fact way, to tell stories of everyday people in everyday situations in ways we don’t normally look at them. A love story about two nine year olds, college students in a busy city, a tale of complete loneliness - while you might feel like you want to hug the first person you see when you’re done reading the book, you’ll be glad you read it nonetheless.
It saddens us when people only associate F.Scott Fitzgerald with high school English classes or A.P reading requirements. Or even worse, movie adaptations of his work. While we’re huge (HUGE) fans of The Great Gatsby, the number of books he’s produced worth reading are practically countless. Take The Beautiful And Damned for instance (no, not the movie Kiera Knightley was in) A novel that basically sums up moral depravity, The Beautiful And Damned takes a look at a young, wealthy New York couple in the 20s era who are whittling their money, and their lives away. More »
Made up of sixteen short stories, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories for someone looking for a romantic comedy on a Saturday afternoon. But it does have the right kind of charm for the right kind of person and while it can be extremely lonely at times, it also resonates with all kinds of people in different ways. Even though Miranda July has been called a little too quirky and out there at times, the beautiful way she writes and looks at people in a multitude of ways comes out so clearly in this book… More »
Even if your only exposure to travel this summer has had to do with the car, train or Jitney out to the Hamptons, almost everyone knows what it’s like to have a canceled flight. Even worse, is trying to deal with an airline when it comes to getting your money back. In Dear American Airlines: A Novel, Benjamin Ford is in the midst of a midlife crisis when he finds himself stranded in an airport for eight hours. En route to his daughter’s wedding, who he hasn’t seen since she was an infant, he begins drafting a letter to the airline to get his $392.68 back… More »
Oh, the not-always-pretty, glittery, drugged up world of New York City nightlife. To see it through the eyes of Bret Easton Ellis is to see the gritty underbelly of it. In Glamorama, the protagonist, Victor Ward, is on his way to being a club-owner, with a supermodel girlfriend. Doesn’t sound like a bad life until you figure in his low-life partner, his girlfriend’s drug addiction, his cheating problem, and all the other bumps in the road that exist in club-land. Ellis’ constant name-dropping and focus on materialism only adds to the strung-out plot-line. More »
If you haven’t caught on yet, I’m a little excited for fashion week. I also am kind of jealous of all those people who got to take part in all the fashion in Paris in the 70s. This book, The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris shares this time with the rest of us who will never be able to -recapture those moments. Especially those of the late Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, the two very famous designers who set the trend for fashion in France at the time. The over the top fashions, the parties, and the ambition is all chronicled here in one book. More »
Tomorrow, I’ll be 24 years old (Wow?). While this is neither old nor young, it’s good to hear where other women stand on the process of aging (or staying young) - no matter where in their lives they are. In I feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being A Woman (which a male friend of mine recommended, actually), the author, Nora Ephron, talks about getting older in a humorous manner that even if you can’t relate to quite yet, you just know someday you will - and she makes it seem a lot more tolerable… More »
There are guilty pleasures and then there is Gossip Girl, the novel that everyone’s favorite show was based on. Yes, in case you never knew, the CW show was based on a book by Cecily Von Zeigesar - an entire series actually. Its’ similarities are obvious, even if there are striking differences (Jenny is a five foot tall curly haired art freak, Vanessa has a shaved head, and Blair chops all her hair off and runs away to London for a few months - all in a series time). Worst of all though, there’s no Dorota… More »
Maybe I’m a bit bias when it comes to books that have to do with the fashion greats, but this is more than a book about the luxury markets, fashion designers, and Diana Vreeland’s job. While aspects of those things are all tied into this book, incredible stories are also in the background of D.V., where the reader has to wonder if it’s possible for every story to even be true, due to how fabulous they are. But Diana Vreeland’s life and her incredible adventures over the course of it, the sayings she coins, and her strong-headed opinions on specific subjects, makes this a must read. More »
[Photo via Psych Services] Just in case you never got around to bookmarking all of our reading suggestions this summer, we have a solution for you: Here they are, all in one place. So next time you are looking for a new book, you know where to go. It may not be for some Jitney reading anytime soon, but there’s plenty of park benches in New York City to occupy with a good book. Think of it as a literary cheat-sheet, or a reading round-up, per say. More »
We pride ourselves here on our wide array of beach reads. There’s definitely books in our GofG “library” we know you’ve never heard of, ones that were probably on your English mandated reading list, photo books, and of course, classics like Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters. We saw a few copies on the Jitney and a beach towel or two, but on the off chance there were people out there who still hadn’t cracked open this novel about these two friends journey into adulthood, we thought we’d make sure to get it on your “To-Do” list. More »
There’s a great remedy for people who don’t have the attention span to get through an entire novel, and it comes in the form of short stories. Tao Lin’s Bed is comprised of nine short tales, beautifully written in a matter-of-fact way, to tell stories of everyday people in everyday situations in ways we don’t normally look at them. A love story about two nine year olds, college students in a busy city, a tale of complete loneliness - while you might feel like you want to hug the first person you see when you’re done reading the book, you’ll be glad you read it nonetheless.
It saddens us when people only associate F.Scott Fitzgerald with high school English classes or A.P reading requirements. Or even worse, movie adaptations of his work. While we’re huge (HUGE) fans of The Great Gatsby, the number of books he’s produced worth reading are practically countless. Take The Beautiful And Damned for instance (no, not the movie Kiera Knightley was in) A novel that basically sums up moral depravity, The Beautiful And Damned takes a look at a young, wealthy New York couple in the 20s era who are whittling their money, and their lives away. More »
Made up of sixteen short stories, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories for someone looking for a romantic comedy on a Saturday afternoon. But it does have the right kind of charm for the right kind of person and while it can be extremely lonely at times, it also resonates with all kinds of people in different ways. Even though Miranda July has been called a little too quirky and out there at times, the beautiful way she writes and looks at people in a multitude of ways comes out so clearly in this book… More »
Even if your only exposure to travel this summer has had to do with the car, train or Jitney out to the Hamptons, almost everyone knows what it’s like to have a canceled flight. Even worse, is trying to deal with an airline when it comes to getting your money back. In Dear American Airlines: A Novel, Benjamin Ford is in the midst of a midlife crisis when he finds himself stranded in an airport for eight hours. En route to his daughter’s wedding, who he hasn’t seen since she was an infant, he begins drafting a letter to the airline to get his $392.68 back… More »
Oh, the not-always-pretty, glittery, drugged up world of New York City nightlife. To see it through the eyes of Bret Easton Ellis is to see the gritty underbelly of it. In Glamorama, the protagonist, Victor Ward, is on his way to being a club-owner, with a supermodel girlfriend. Doesn’t sound like a bad life until you figure in his low-life partner, his girlfriend’s drug addiction, his cheating problem, and all the other bumps in the road that exist in club-land. Ellis’ constant name-dropping and focus on materialism only adds to the strung-out plot-line. More »
If you haven’t caught on yet, I’m a little excited for fashion week. I also am kind of jealous of all those people who got to take part in all the fashion in Paris in the 70s. This book, The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris shares this time with the rest of us who will never be able to -recapture those moments. Especially those of the late Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, the two very famous designers who set the trend for fashion in France at the time. The over the top fashions, the parties, and the ambition is all chronicled here in one book. More »
Tomorrow, I’ll be 24 years old (Wow?). While this is neither old nor young, it’s good to hear where other women stand on the process of aging (or staying young) - no matter where in their lives they are. In I feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being A Woman (which a male friend of mine recommended, actually), the author, Nora Ephron, talks about getting older in a humorous manner that even if you can’t relate to quite yet, you just know someday you will - and she makes it seem a lot more tolerable… More »
There are guilty pleasures and then there is Gossip Girl, the novel that everyone’s favorite show was based on. Yes, in case you never knew, the CW show was based on a book by Cecily Von Zeigesar - an entire series actually. Its’ similarities are obvious, even if there are striking differences (Jenny is a five foot tall curly haired art freak, Vanessa has a shaved head, and Blair chops all her hair off and runs away to London for a few months - all in a series time). Worst of all though, there’s no Dorota… More »
