A new book I like so far

[El Diablo]

mmbt,

Thanks, looks interesting.

Last book I read was More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction by Elizabeth Wurtzel.

Not new (2001), but pretty good, especially if you're interested in stories about addiction. This is by the author of Prozac Nation, which is a better book than this one. Still recommend it, though, pretty interesting stuff.

Dry, A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs

Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp

are two other similarly themed books I recommend.

[whangarei]

I generally don't read much fiction, but I am reading Gilead and it is very good. It seems to be one long letter written by a dying/old minister to his son about his life etc. I think it won the Pulitzer prize a few years ago.

[lapoker17]

diablo - what's with your deep interest in addiction?

i share it, but for me it's primarily because i'm a (borderline?) addict and because i have a number of close friends who are hardcore addicts - either sober or still out there. just seems odd that someone who appears so balanced would be drawn to this subject matter.

[RUFFNECK]

I just picked up a few clearance books at BAM a week ago(I'm a sucker for 3 hardbacks for $5), I finished one which I thought was great.

40 Watts from Nowhere: A Journey into Pirate Radio by Sue Carpenter - The book is a memoir of her starting and running the pirate radio stations KPBJ(Frisco)/KBLT(LA) in the 90s. Great story of the alternative culture of pirate radio, music, and journalism. Quick read if your intrested in this type of stuff.

Next up from the discount bin. When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School by Sam Kashner.

[Slow Play Ray]

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Dry, A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs

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frightening life this guy has led, eh?