On the titillating path of literary acquisition. Sunday, December 16, 2007. On Dessaix and books for xmas. Turns on the neurons in my brain. It was cerebral indulgence as he considered topics from pornography to creative genius in his collection of short works ,. The book was one of those pageturners where I felt a need to remember something on each page, making mental notes to reread or write down as I went along. You know that feeling when an author so envelops you, reviving your perspective and mood? .

The agony and ecstasy of a reading life. Local independent publisher Graywolf Press is on a winning streak. Over the past several years they have been publishing some really fantastic stuff. They make me feel both proud and lucky to live in Minneapolis! One of their 2015 publications, The Argonauts. By Maggie Nelson is another winner. Nonfiction to be sure but not one of those books that fits into a neat category. I sent you the passage from. Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes.