Phew, what a year. I've seriously neglected my Goodreads presence, and my Facebook presence, and my Flickr presence, and, and, and....But, turning over a new leaf, I've resolved to revive my online life. I've even joined Twitter (@exlarson), and, strangely enough, I think I like it. Just yesterday I learned via Twitter that Simon Pegg is making a sequel to Shaun of the Dead, and today, by following Le Monde, I got access to live updates of scores in the French Open. Both of which make me immensely happy.

So, books. Right now I'm reading Olin Steinhauer's The Tourist, and loving it: I sense dark things are about to happen. I also just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which I read in the form of an advance galley, but it's due out very soon. Possibly this week? I loved it; I haven't enjoyed a book that much in a long time. If John Updike had written a noir novel about a really dysfunctional relationship, this would be that novel. Lovely and malevolent, with some arresting bits of prose magic.

And, may I say, I recently finished The Hunger Games series. Wow, what a ride. I think it may actually be a more powerful read for parents than for kids, given the nightmarish premise at the core of the work. Don't think I'll see the movie, though. I'm not sure I could stand having to go through it all again!

Back to work--I'm printing out images of a thousand or so documents I picked up in Washington, for my next book. My new iMac makes this all a lot easier. I do believe I have left the PC world for good.

Onward,
E.