ComPost: Books


Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 05/09/2013

Fix the girly book covers!
By Alexandra Petri
Maureen Johnson hits a nerve.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:09 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 05/06/2013

The problem with Amazon's new Kindle commercial
By Alexandra Petri
It's cute, but unnerving.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 AM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  amazon, books, kindle

Posted at 08:58 AM ET, 03/26/2013

The FAA moves toward ending asinine electronics bans -- although we might regret it
By Alexandra Petri
I know where you can stow this regulation.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:58 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  airplanes, books, ereaders, faa

Posted at 04:04 PM ET, 01/05/2012

Goodbye, Barnes and Noble
By Alexandra Petri
Nook, but no niche.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:04 PM ET, 01/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books, oy

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 11/30/2011

Mark Twain, American classic
By Alexandra Petri
A brief tribute to the man we praise and don’t read

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:03 PM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mark Twain, books, Google

Posted at 07:35 PM ET, 09/28/2011

For Banned Books week, two reasons to ban ‘Brave New World’
By Alexandra Petri
In honor of Banned Books Week

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:35 PM ET, 09/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books, irony, kids these days

Posted at 03:59 PM ET, 09/28/2011

Dear Amazon: About that new Kindle Fire tablet
By Alexandra Petri
Your monthly Cassandra installment

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:59 PM ET, 09/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  technology, books, kids these days

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011

Can you still ban a book? Ray Bradbury vs. Republic, Missouri
By Alexandra Petri
Republic, Missouri, tried. Ray Bradbury succeeded.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books, kids these days, oy

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 07/20/2011

The Borders are closing. We’re stuck here.
By Alexandra Petri
We’re stuck here — in a world without books.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 07/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Borders, books, oy

Posted at 02:35 PM ET, 06/22/2011

Bristol Palin’s TMI memoir
By Alexandra Petri
Look at your life! Look at your choices!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:35 PM ET, 06/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, argh, books

Posted at 03:18 PM ET, 05/24/2011

Barnes & Noble’s even newer Nook — there’s a word for that
By Alexandra Petri
Stop it, you’re killing me!

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:18 PM ET, 05/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books, Barnes & Noble, argh

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 05/12/2011

Tumblebooks and other ways not to read
By Alexandra Petri
The screens are the only things that captivate us.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:58 PM ET, 05/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Books, kids these days

Posted at 05:52 PM ET, 10/11/2010

Book thrown at Obama? Try this list!
By Alexandra Petri
Someone tossed a book at President Obama at a rally? Clearly, as Dorothy Parker once said, "This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." Talk about slinging words around! Whoever...

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:52 PM ET, 10/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Barack Obama, Barack Obama | Tags:  books