DECEMBER 30TH, 2010
Seven Days in the Art World
by Sarah Thornton
My book club is reading Sarah Thornton’s Seven Days in the Art World over the holidays. I’ve barely cracked the spine, but I can already tell that it’s going to be a riveting read. $14.60 at Amazon.ca
Athena Tsavliris, Toronto editor
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
We adored Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell’s metaphysical romp across time, so we’re itching to read his latest. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
may stick to a single time period, telling the story of a clerk in a
Japanese outpost of the Dutch East Indies Company, but that doesn’t
mean it’s not a magical read. $21.12 at www.chapters.indigo.ca
Jennier Nachshen, Montreal editor (English edition)
An Object of Beauty
by Steve Martin
Man of many talents, funny guy Steve Martin has just released his third novel, An Object of Beauty.
The story follows a young and ambitious woman who takes the New York
City art world by storm until finally, she comes face-to-face with
circumstances no one, including her, can control. Martin, an avid art
collector, also gives us the inside scoop on the art market including
photos and details of some of the works discussed in the novel.
$18.80 at Amazon.ca
Malwina Gudowska, Calgary editor
Essays In Love
by Alain de Botton
Consider
this author Descartes for the everyday. A scribe of practical subjects
like work, travel and architecture, he’s smart and spot-on. This book
charts his relationship with a girl from unexpected meeting to saying
“I love you,” with all the abstract insights on universal truths to
make you “ah-ha.” $15.87 at Amazon.ca
Joy Pecknold, Vancouver editor
Dear Diary
by Lesley Arfin
Not for virgin ears (or eyes), this book chronicles the adolescent life of a suburban girl-turned-Vice Magazine
columnist as she retraces her diary entries from age 12-25. Acerbic and
funny, Arfin tracks down old friends and enemies and revisits
schoolyard bullying, high school drama, college experimentation and her
early twenties as a heroin addict in New York City. $16.89 at Amazon.ca
Maria Tallarico, Managing editor
