The Road to Hell
At the outset of this week, I intended to post on five books. (I’m way behind.) That number was scaled down to one two.
I also intended to write a post about two interesting articles that I had read “recently.” One was a book review in The Guardian for Violation by David Rose. It is about a miscarriage of justice in Georgia that was racially motivated. I was going to link that review to an article in the New York Times that I read around the same time. The article has been “disappeared” behind their Times Select wall. It was called Interpreting Some Overlooked Stories From the South, and it was a fascinating look at the new generation of Southern historians. The article included discussion of whether it is relevant to discuss Southern history as separate from our collective history going forward. The post was also going to contain a dig that these are exactly the kind of articles that the AJC should be covering. Man, that post I was going to write (working title: The Race Beat) was going to totally kick ass and foster some great conversation. But I missed the boat.
I was also going to tie that post in with a book that I have to give away. I suppose I could still give the book away, couldn’t I? OK. I have a copy of The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill to give away. The book tells the story of a slave that fought her way to freedom during the Revolutionary War to serve the British. She is entered into the “Book of Negroes” – an actual historical document containing a list of Loyalist slaves who asked permission to resettle – now free – in Nova Scotia. Historical fiction up for grabs. Leave a comment if you’re interested in the book. L’il Cayenne will draw a name next week.
Alright. So I did accomplish something this week. I also got to spend two days in Alabama. Whee.
The Onion: Woman Who Claims Book Changed Her Life Has Not Changed.
Did you see Salman Rushdie on The Colbert Report?
Alright. I’ll work on getting my act together next week.
May 11, 2007 7:00 am 
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By Russ, May 11, 2007 @ 9:29 am
What’s with you people who get behind in your book review blogging?
oh….::hides::
By DJ Cayenne, May 11, 2007 @ 9:52 am
Just wait until next week. Man, it’s going to be great.
By Frank, May 11, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
Really, jeez, what a slacker. I haven’t posted squat since Wednesday, so what does that make me?
By DJ Cayenne, May 11, 2007 @ 1:28 pm
You music bloggers are supposed to be slack. It goes with the whole hipster, “over it,” “can’t be bothered,” ethos. (No offense.) However, I did notice that there is supposed to be a new bootleg up before the end of the weekend. Don’t leave us hanging…