Books and Movies 2009
Let's see if I can do better at keeping up with this in 2009. Last year, I forgot to update things about halfway through the year.
o1. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi [01.07.09]
o2. Persepolis 2, Marjane Satrapi [01.09.09]
o3. What It Is, Lynda Barry [01.27.09]
o4. Art Objects, Jeanette Winterson [02.02.09]
o5. Killing Rage: Ending Racism, bell hooks [02.04.09]
o6. Making History, Michael Long [02.06.09]
o7. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin [03.03.09]
o8. The Iliad, Homer, trans. Robert Fagles [03.10.09]
o9. The End of It, Mitchell Goodman [03.22.09]
1o. Morning in the Burned House, Margaret Atwood [03.22.09]
11. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, trans. Edward FitzGerald [03.22.09]
12. Little Birds, Anais Nin [03.23.09]
13. The Game, Diana Wynne Jones [03.25.09]
14. Sappho: A New Translation, trans. Mary Barnard [03.26.09]
15. House of Incest, Anais Nin [03.27.09]
16. Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, John Ashbery [03.28.09]
17. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [04.10.09]
18. American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang [04.13.09]
19. Kaspar, Diane Obomsawin [04.13.09]
2o. Robot Dreams, Sara Varon [04.15.09]
21. The Postmodern Fairytale, Kevin Paul Smith [04.17.09]
22. Happily Ever After, Jack Zipes [04.17.09]
23. More Light: Selected Poems, Mitchell Goodman [04.18.09]
24. Souls on Fifth, Harley Granville-Barker [04.18.09]
25. "Rococo," Harley Granville-Barker [04.18.09]
26. The Cinnamon Shops, Bruno Schulz [04.19.09]
27. "My House Was Collapsing to One Side," Charles Mee [04.19.09]
28. "Iphigenia 2.0," Charles Mee [04.19.09]
29. The Library at Night, Alberto Manguel [04.21.09]
3o. Lifelike, Dara Naraghi and various artists [04.23.09]
31. Aya of Yop City, Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie [04.24.09]
32. The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye, A. S. Byatt [04.25.09]
33. Blue of Noon, Georges Bataille [04.26.09]
34. Jamilti & Other Stories, Rutu Modan [04.30.09]
35. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud [05.01.09]
36. Daddy's Girl, Debbie Drechsler [05.01.09]
37. Percy Gloom, Cathy Malkasian [05.02.09]
38. Lucky, Gabrielle Bell [05.05.09]
39. Swallow Me Whole, Nate Powell [05.05.09]
40. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel [06.05.09]
41. Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones [07.08.09]
42. Unpolished Gem, Alice Pung [07.12.09]
43. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper [07.29.09]
44. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke [08.06.09]
45. Skinny Bitch, Freedman and Barnounin [08.17.09]
46. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan [08.21.09]
47. A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin [08.28.09]
48. Drawing Down the Moon, Margot Adler [08.28.09]
49. A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin [09.02.09]
50. A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin [09.07.09]
51. A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin [09.12.09]
o1. The Fountain [01.02.09]
o2. The Dark Knight [01.10.09]*
o3. North By Northwest [01.11.09]
o4. Bobby [01.11.09]
o5. Stargate Continuum
o6. The Incredible Hulk [01.31.09]
... some other movies I forgot to list. :(
o7. Iron Man
o8. Coraline
o9. Watchmen [03.06.09]
???
1o. Zack and Miri Make a Porno [04.xx.09]
11. Star Trek 2009 [05.07.09]
12. Live Free or Die Hard [05.08.09]
???
13. No Country for Old Men [07.11.09]
???
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [07....09]
15. Bolt
16. Role Models
???
17. Burn After Reading
o1. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi [01.07.09]
o2. Persepolis 2, Marjane Satrapi [01.09.09]
o3. What It Is, Lynda Barry [01.27.09]
o4. Art Objects, Jeanette Winterson [02.02.09]
o5. Killing Rage: Ending Racism, bell hooks [02.04.09]
o6. Making History, Michael Long [02.06.09]
o7. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin [03.03.09]
o8. The Iliad, Homer, trans. Robert Fagles [03.10.09]
o9. The End of It, Mitchell Goodman [03.22.09]
1o. Morning in the Burned House, Margaret Atwood [03.22.09]
11. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, trans. Edward FitzGerald [03.22.09]
12. Little Birds, Anais Nin [03.23.09]
13. The Game, Diana Wynne Jones [03.25.09]
14. Sappho: A New Translation, trans. Mary Barnard [03.26.09]
15. House of Incest, Anais Nin [03.27.09]
16. Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, John Ashbery [03.28.09]
17. Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [04.10.09]
18. American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang [04.13.09]
19. Kaspar, Diane Obomsawin [04.13.09]
2o. Robot Dreams, Sara Varon [04.15.09]
21. The Postmodern Fairytale, Kevin Paul Smith [04.17.09]
22. Happily Ever After, Jack Zipes [04.17.09]
23. More Light: Selected Poems, Mitchell Goodman [04.18.09]
24. Souls on Fifth, Harley Granville-Barker [04.18.09]
25. "Rococo," Harley Granville-Barker [04.18.09]
26. The Cinnamon Shops, Bruno Schulz [04.19.09]
27. "My House Was Collapsing to One Side," Charles Mee [04.19.09]
28. "Iphigenia 2.0," Charles Mee [04.19.09]
29. The Library at Night, Alberto Manguel [04.21.09]
3o. Lifelike, Dara Naraghi and various artists [04.23.09]
31. Aya of Yop City, Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie [04.24.09]
32. The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye, A. S. Byatt [04.25.09]
33. Blue of Noon, Georges Bataille [04.26.09]
34. Jamilti & Other Stories, Rutu Modan [04.30.09]
35. Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud [05.01.09]
36. Daddy's Girl, Debbie Drechsler [05.01.09]
37. Percy Gloom, Cathy Malkasian [05.02.09]
38. Lucky, Gabrielle Bell [05.05.09]
39. Swallow Me Whole, Nate Powell [05.05.09]
40. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel [06.05.09]
41. Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones [07.08.09]
42. Unpolished Gem, Alice Pung [07.12.09]
43. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper [07.29.09]
44. Inkheart, Cornelia Funke [08.06.09]
45. Skinny Bitch, Freedman and Barnounin [08.17.09]
46. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan [08.21.09]
47. A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin [08.28.09]
48. Drawing Down the Moon, Margot Adler [08.28.09]
49. A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin [09.02.09]
50. A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin [09.07.09]
51. A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin [09.12.09]
o1. The Fountain [01.02.09]
o2. The Dark Knight [01.10.09]*
o3. North By Northwest [01.11.09]
o4. Bobby [01.11.09]
o5. Stargate Continuum
o6. The Incredible Hulk [01.31.09]
... some other movies I forgot to list. :(
o7. Iron Man
o8. Coraline
o9. Watchmen [03.06.09]
???
1o. Zack and Miri Make a Porno [04.xx.09]
11. Star Trek 2009 [05.07.09]
12. Live Free or Die Hard [05.08.09]
???
13. No Country for Old Men [07.11.09]
???
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [07....09]
15. Bolt
16. Role Models
???
17. Burn After Reading