2006 books — and a New Year discussion
My year-end books piece for Newsday ran over the weekend. Supplementing it here, in 2007, seems fitting, since two of the novels I admired — Calvin Baker’s Dominion and Colson Whitehead’s Apex Hides the Hurt — have inspired me to set up a public discussion between the authors this spring. The topic will be names/branding and freedom in the market . . .