Should I judge a book by its cover? | Arts & Culture

It should not take me over a year to read a book.

According to my GoodReads notes, I started John Leland’s Hip: The History in March 2011.  It’s been on my bedside table ever since; I finished it Monday night.    First, that’s just plain clutter.  Shameful.  The gurus at Real Simple would not approve.   In the last week I just plowed through to the end (mainly because I REALLY want to get back to Kenzie & Gennaro!)   The history of “hip” is largely about African American culture, starting with 17th century slavery... READ MORE