Respect Authority

The end of the year means a lot of things - Christmas, New Year’s, 15 pounds in unexpected weight gain, but what most excites me year in and year out is the sudden and significant proliferation of the all-important “Best Books” lists, wherein publishers and media outlets from The Atlantic to Amazon.com reminds people that there’s more to life than Monday Night Football and “Rock Band.” 

It would take me ages to outline the pros of cons of the various lists available to the eager reader, and since I already wasted a significant amount of work time yesterday looking at said lists myself, it’s in my career’s best interest that I get at least mildly less distracted by all this today. (After all, who even has job security anymore?) But for the few of you out there who, like myself, occasionally pause the VH1 to take in some old-fashioned written word, here’s a sum-up of where to look for your fix: Read More ›