England has always reveled in its drawing-room dramas, from Jane Austen’s social minefields to E.M. Forster’s Howards End to Upstairs, Downstairs — and yes, the blockbuster Downton Abbey. John Lanchester’s brilliant Capital, set on a once-ordinary London block whose housing prices have skyrocketed, has the distinction of being the first brick-and-mortar novel set squarely in our current times.
Christopher Lydon, we really did not know ye
Posted by Lizzie on 06/28/05
Tonight, we were supposed to be on this show to once again espouse our very important and wide-ranging views on the topic of “Summer Reading.” The reputed “producer”, however, DID NOT CALL US BACK. We were totally prepared to add absolutely nothing to the conversation, but, as it is, you’ll have to make do with the lovely Maud, the Moby Dennis, the Sweet, Sweet Almond, and someone we don’t really know at all. While we’ve got your collective attention (somewhat less than that of the greater Boston area, but SO much more awesome), we’d like to recommend two former mentors’ excellent compilation of authors’ favorite works, This Is My Best*
* Don’t you so want it to be “These Are My Best”? What are up with that?
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Pingback by Old Hag — 7/14/2005 @ 3:27 pm
I am the reputed producer who did not call you back. I missed your call having not checked my voicemail, furthermore I failed to dothe veryleas and email yuthat we had filled up the show, opting to bring some people into the studio rather than relying on a group of litbloggers to be on the show via telephone. I’m really sorry. I supremely screwed .
Comment by chelseamerz — 6/28/2005 @ 10:26 pm
Don’t worry! I was teasing. Really.
Comment by Old Hag — 6/28/2005 @ 11:22 pm
And I was so looking forward to chiming in with some recommendations…heh.
Comment by Jimmy Beck — 6/30/2005 @ 1:30 pm
Could be much worse. You could be in PST and unavailable during the strange times they want you to call in (all because of a nutty time zone difference!). *sigh* Oh well, maybe next time, assuming Lydon & Co. don’t view me as some sort of hopeless slacker, which I suspect they do.
Comment by ed — 6/30/2005 @ 1:36 pm
I’m in the time zone and in Boston, and they still didn’t have me in to the studio. Like Ed, sigh, maybe next time. When I am more illustrious (that’ll be never).
Comment by bookdwarf — 7/1/2005 @ 4:04 pm