Bookish Matters

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

—Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

More Author Photos

I like my author photos sexy. Does that make me a bad person? Fine, then I'm a bad person.

(Sitting at the table on a Tuesday morning, drinking hot chocolate and eating vegan french toast from homemade bread, reading Michael Dickman.)

Today I contemplate Michael Dickman, the Portland poet. Look at that sexy half smile:


And then there's John D'Agata, poster boy for creative nonfiction:


And my recent favorite, Helen Maria Williams, saucy lady:


If they are not sexy, then I would like them to have a big cat, like Ray Bradbury:


Or maybe just big glasses:


Angela Carter

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