leaving the island

I head for the mainland today, with stops in NYC, DC, and Charlotte, NC. What am I packing to read this time? Not much since I intend to buy books along the way, but I'll be on planes for 10-12 hours in the next 24, so what's in my bag?

Well, to start with, stapled pages from 4-5 issues of the New Yorker. I don't read that magazine, I only mine it for poems (too often a waste of time), fiction (reliable), and literary commentary (rarer and rarer). By mining, I leave the weighty bulk of the magazine in the wastebasket at home.

Along with that, three books to take me through the long night:



Okay, I admit it, at the last minute I'll panic and throw in one more book. I'll be away until January 16th, more than likely will post now and again.

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