Today was rather unconscionably busy: fielding phone calls for El Jefe, reading partials, taking inventory of books. I had planned to post about science fiction/fantasy not as genre but mode (inspired by Sarah Monette) but cannot muster up the requisite energy to do so.
On the upside, had lunch with El Jefe today. He is a lovely, lovely man and it was incredible to have the opportunity to talk to him about his experiences as an agent of bestselling novels and founder of one of the most prestigious literary agencies in the business.
I was going to post when I got home but I got completely distracted by reading books. Last week I started Claudia Gray‘s EVERNIGHT at the Borders next to New York Penn Station while waiting for Bear to get into the city. It’s not exactly my cup of tea, being as it contains vampires, but it definitely kept me reading so I went back to Borders to read the rest. I ended up buying EVERNIGHT and Carrie Ryan‘s THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH, which has been earning fabulous reviews. (Full reviews to follow when I am slightly more coherent.) EVERNIGHT certainly had some of the most unusual twists ever in a vampire novel (which I loved) but I absolutely could not read THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH fast enough. Despite my fatigue, I’m afraid I shan’t be able to sleep for fear of the coming zombie apocalypse. Carrie Ryan’s novel reminds me a bit of Cormac McCarthy’s THE ROAD. I will elucidate what I mean by that later.
Right now I have to search my apartment for an axe or any other rusted gardening implement in case the zombies come get me in my sleep.
