THINGS I'M READING
Been a difficult winter holiday _ in fact, not much of a "holiday" at all. That said, I've been trying to catch up on my work and reading when I have the time.
THE BRAINDEAD MEGAPHONE - George Saunders. I have a soft spot for Mr. Saunders mixed with the purest sort of love that only jealousy can afford. This guy has...
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Been a difficult winter holiday _ in fact, not much of a "holiday" at all. That said, I've been trying to catch up on my work and reading when I have the time.
THE BRAINDEAD MEGAPHONE - George Saunders. I have a soft spot for Mr. Saunders mixed with the purest sort of love that only jealousy can afford. This guy has...
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Got a very nice review of my book on Popmatters.com last week, which was kind of them. I gather there were big pieces in the NY Daily News, AM New York and Newsday as well, but I have yet to see them.
THINGS I AM READING:
Transit Maps of the World (Mark Ovenden)-- This is the kind of book I love; it's a completely obsessive...
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THINGS I AM READING:
Transit Maps of the World (Mark Ovenden)-- This is the kind of book I love; it's a completely obsessive...
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ojaeflo:
Happy New Year, bud!
Hope you and the Missus are doing well.
Let's work on meeting up sometime soon!
Hope you and the Missus are doing well.
Let's work on meeting up sometime soon!
Books I am reading
Douglas Coupland "The Gum Thief:" (RMO; 3 hrs): Would have worked better as a novella. Personally, I stopped caring about the characters halfway through. Coupland's novel-inside the novel does have a neat twist: it's terrible, and deliberately so. He does get points for the dead-on "writing teacher's note" at the end of the book, which is wonderfully corrupt.
Neal Stephenson "Cryptonomicon:"...
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Douglas Coupland "The Gum Thief:" (RMO; 3 hrs): Would have worked better as a novella. Personally, I stopped caring about the characters halfway through. Coupland's novel-inside the novel does have a neat twist: it's terrible, and deliberately so. He does get points for the dead-on "writing teacher's note" at the end of the book, which is wonderfully corrupt.
Neal Stephenson "Cryptonomicon:"...
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trocc:
i have yet to see Lair of the Minotaur - i might have to join Joe that evening. all the guys in Yakuza are very cool - nicest dudes in Chicago metal. 
i really enjoyed Snow Crash. i've been tempted by Cryptonomicon, but always backed away at the last minute.
i really enjoyed Snow Crash. i've been tempted by Cryptonomicon, but always backed away at the last minute.
strongbhoy:
I actually just went on a book shopping spree myself...Trainspotting, a book on Gene Tunney and....YOUR BOOK!
They finally got copies of it in at the Borders here.
I remember you saying something about autographed copies. If I wanted to get a few for friends how would I go about doing that? I can pay for whatever shipping and things of that nature.
They finally got copies of it in at the Borders here.
I remember you saying something about autographed copies. If I wanted to get a few for friends how would I go about doing that? I can pay for whatever shipping and things of that nature.
Thanks to all of you who came to Fado _ and more importantly, bought lotsa lotsa books! I really appreciate it!
Here's some more reading about me, and new tour dates will be posted soon...
Love and Blood Reviewed in Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/11/01/sobook101.xml
Love and Blood in the Chicago Reader
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/fallbooks07/jamietrecker/
Here's some more reading about me, and new tour dates will be posted soon...
Love and Blood Reviewed in Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/11/01/sobook101.xml
Love and Blood in the Chicago Reader
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/fallbooks07/jamietrecker/
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9monty:
There you go, big time. Congrats and I'm very eager to read it.
severus:
Not sure, when it's done. Spring time is my guess...
First, I want to thank everyone who came out last night in CT! I did not expect an SRO crowd, and I'm sorry to anyone to whom I didn't get a chance to speak to personally because I was deluged with signing books. My most sincere thnaks for your response, your questions and your interest in my little book about this big sport.
Second: My...
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kay:
Hope everything gets better sweetie!
~cheers
~cheers
josearcadio:
By the way, Arsenal won again yesterday!!!!
Today. 6:30 at th' UConn Coop, Storrs, CT.
Owen Canfield of the Hartford Courant sez: "Jamie Trecker has written a World Cup soccer book that had me pausing only for meals and phone calls."
(Very kind of him!)
Next: Portland (OR), Chicago... and LA, TX, FL and... UK? Hmm....
Owen Canfield of the Hartford Courant sez: "Jamie Trecker has written a World Cup soccer book that had me pausing only for meals and phone calls."
(Very kind of him!)
Next: Portland (OR), Chicago... and LA, TX, FL and... UK? Hmm....
josearcadio:
I just found out about what happened to youe wife, I am so happy that she is okay... If your book produces those kind of reactions it must not be half bad...I cannot wait to read it!!! Did Li told you that I listened to an interview you gave to an internet site, where you kept secret your love for Arsenal??? anyway, I am happy about your sucess, and I hope the responses are as good or better in the rest of the trip!! take care!
The advance reviews are in for my book:
Kirkus sez: "Finely balancing his personal experiences with comprehensive historical detail, and a generous supply of factoid footnotes ... Trecker delivers the goods with gusto."
Booklist sez: "[Trecker's] firsthand account of soccer madness is lively and intelligent, as full of funny anecdotes as it is opinionated commentary... this proves to be the book [fans] were waiting for."...
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Kirkus sez: "Finely balancing his personal experiences with comprehensive historical detail, and a generous supply of factoid footnotes ... Trecker delivers the goods with gusto."
Booklist sez: "[Trecker's] firsthand account of soccer madness is lively and intelligent, as full of funny anecdotes as it is opinionated commentary... this proves to be the book [fans] were waiting for."...
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layka:
here in brazil never give cool things like that!
josearcadio:
Are you not going to New York City??? Also, if for some reason, we are not able to meet here in the Island, then I will send you a copy so you can sing it, that would rock!!!! And I am glad you got such good reviews!!! Congratulations
PS to which sports authors they refer to when I write about brothels as being a "sportswriting cliche"? I will ask around to my friends, maybe they have come about one, but I doubt it...
PS I hope the book has plenty of soccer!!!!! if it doesn's have enough soccer...
PS to which sports authors they refer to when I write about brothels as being a "sportswriting cliche"? I will ask around to my friends, maybe they have come about one, but I doubt it...
PS I hope the book has plenty of soccer!!!!! if it doesn's have enough soccer...
It's been a lousy two weeks.
(Except for the reviews of my book. That may change, of course...)
(Except for the reviews of my book. That may change, of course...)
polonovia:
I love you --you were totally the funeral MVP, man of the match,stupid cliche, etc....
polonovia:
Congrats, Mr "Number 3 on Amazon's best selling sports book list!"
EDITED TO ADD: The bad comes with the good, I gather. The person who the book below was dedicated to, Luis Francisco Bruno, passed away peacefully Sunday night at 61. This was a terrible shock, obviously. Li and I are OK, the family is OK, and we are holding up all as well as can be expected. Visitation hours are Thursday -- and SGCH people...
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ojaeflo:
My friend, I am frightfully sorry about your family's loss.
As always, you guys are in my heart, just a little extra this time around.
God bless.
As always, you guys are in my heart, just a little extra this time around.
God bless.
severus:
I'm sorry.
I think we're just conditioned when we see "Titans" and see W-O-L-F-- to just move on to the next thing!