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Books of 2005

January 3rd, 2006 · 11 Comments

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The Office, East Ukrainian Village, Chicago

In 2005 I set my hands on 33 books and finished 24 of them. It’s disappointing that my numbers are down from 2004, but I think I was busier so I’m still proud that I finished a couple dozen. My favorite books from the year were:

Nonfiction:

Fiction:

Here’s a complete list of the books I’ve read this year:

  • Body of Evidence by Patricia Cornwell finished 12.26.05
  • The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling finished 12.09.05
  • Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving finished 11.23.05
  • The Columnist by Jeffrey Frank finished 11.08.05
  • The Road to Wellville by T. C. Boyle finished 10.30.05
  • The Alienist by Caleb Carr finished 10.09.05
  • Book of Ages 30 by Lockhart Steele, Joshua Albertson, Jonathan Van Gieson
  • The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova finished 09.30.05
  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire finished 09.11.05
  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon finished 08.14.05
  • The Kaua’i Movie Book by Chris Cook, David Boynton
  • Pupus to Da Max by Douglas Simonson, Pat Sasaki, Ken Sakata
  • A Concise History of the Hawaiian Islands by Phil Barnes finished 07.17.05
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Kidd finished 07.17.05
  • Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner finished 07.17.05
  • The Time Traveler’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger finished 07.08.05
  • Pidgin to Da Max by Douglas Simonson, Pat Sasaki, Ken Sakata
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain finished 06.26.05
  • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom finished 06.13.05
  • The East of Eden by John Steinbeck finished 06.07.05
  • The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark finished 05.21.05
  • Tales From The Scale by Erin J. Shea
  • The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell finished 04.25.05
  • The Quince Seed Potion by Morteza Baharloo finished 04.21.05
  • The Little Black Book Of Sushi by Day Zschock finished 04.14.05
  • The Broker by John Grisham finished 04.07.05
  • Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres finished 03.20.05
  • The Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri finished 02.04.05
  • Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
  • The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger finished 01.22.05

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Tales From The Scale Book Launch Party

May 20th, 2005 · 1 Comment

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Erin, Tre Via, Wicker Park, Chicago

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Margaret & Scott, Tre Via, Wicker Park, Chicago

Last night was Erin’s book launch party for Tales From The Scale at Tre Via. Most of the time was spent drinking and eating* but Erin did do a short reading, which was so amusing to watch while both she and the audience were drunk!

* Tre Via has this awesome appetizer that’s a fried potato slice with a seared scallop on top and a bit of sweet pea relish on top of that.. basically it’s a thick potato chip with a scallop on it. Delicious.

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Erin’s Reading

May 14th, 2005 · 9 Comments

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Erin Reading From Tales From the Scale :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Erin Reading From Tales From the Scale :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Chiara Reading From Tales From the Scale :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Book Signing Line :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Erin Signing Books :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Aaron, Rachelle, Scott, Erin, Andrew :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

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Tyler Florence :: Borders, The Loop, Chicago

Yesterday at lunch Andrew, Aaron and I met up and went over to Borders on State to see Erin read from her new book Tales From The Scale. Scott and Amy were also there, as well as about 40 (?) other people. We’re all so proud of Erin, she did a great job reading and looked very comfortable on the stage. Erin also invited Chiara LaRotonda to read an exerpt that she had written for the book.

As I said on Chicagoist, if you’ve had issues with food/weight/body image (who hasn’t!), or if you know someone who has, or if you just want a funny read, or if you want to support a local author, buy this book!

Downstairs, on the way out, we kind of stalked Tyler Florence, from Food 911, who was having a signing at the same time as Erin.

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ยป Erin Reading (.mov, 36 seconds, 1mb)

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