Food articles that feature 'reading'

Dreamworks' Sinbad was on Cartoon Network last night and Alex was already watching it when I entered the family room. I had never seen it before and I didn't know whether I was … (more...)

In the age of mass media, and the internet, people have developed the “scoop” mentality. Everyone wants to be the first. Media outfits will pay good money to get the scoop … (more...)

On Sunday evening, my daughter Alex sat down next to me in my study with Neil Gaiman's “M Is For Magic” in her hands. Apparently, a lot of nursery rhymes were referenced in … (more...)

Alex is very much into non-fiction these days. Danielle Steel, to be more precise, whose novels I never read although I did see the film version of "The Promise" when I was very … (more...)

I found this copy of James Clavell's Tai-Pan in a second hand bookstore, my signature on the flyleaf says I bought it in 1986 and the tag price on the front cover says I bought … (more...)

I don't like memes and I don't often do tagging that is nothing more than a thinly-disguised meme. Even in Facebook, I don't respond to all the tags. There are, however, those … (more...)

There are three bookstores we go to regularly -- Powerbooks, Fully Booked and A Different Bookstore. What about National Bookstore? Oh, we go there for school, office and art supplies … (more...)

Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was required reading in school. I suppose Sam fell in love with the author and has since bought a second book by Murakami. She has also made me promise … (more...)

(Today's column) Some people collect shoes, others collect trinkets, I collect books. See, I have a bad habit. I can't seem to pass by a bookstore without buying a book. And … (more...)

Many people say it isn't good to provide children with their own computers and internet access. More say it's a mistake to let them go online unsupervised. I say that depends on … (more...)