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LitNotes: Reasons to Believe
March 14, 2008
Congratulations, Kate Christensen: I liked The Great Man so much that I not only reviewed it; I named a LitNotes entry in its honor. I'm delighted that Kate Christensen has won the PEN/Faulkner award, and I urge you to read her previous book, The Epicure's Lament, too. I'm still a little in love with Hugo, despite my better judgment.
Mma Ramotswe, Small-Screen Star: Alexander McCall Smith's quietly delightful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels will be adapted for TV by the BBC in partnership with HBO. Anthony Minghella will direct, and Richard Curtis is co-writer, with Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose starring as Ramotswe and her secretary Mma Makutsi. Forget "Sex and the City;" Botswana is where it's at.
The Seattle Effect: Amazon, Costco, and Starbucks all affect our book-purchasing choices, and they're all headquartered in Seattle. Is it ours to reason why? Or simply we must go, and buy? (Oh, groan...I know...)
Posted by Bethanne Patrick on March 14, 2008 | Comments (2)
