Reading List

Boy, you guys sure came through. Thank you all for your reading suggestions. It was awesome to see so many books I've never even heard of. That's the one thing that sucks about all of the bookstores closing down, it's much harder to stumble on something that isn't on the best seller list. It's also one less place for me to loiter.

Someone mentioned Unbroken, and I think I wrote a blog about how I read that. I've also read Tina Fey's book, all of Chuck Klosertman's stuff (not that big of a fan of his fiction), Hollywood Animal (love that book), and I'm Dying Up Here.

Jackie recommended Jay Mohr's book, which I haven't read (though I have read is book about working on SNL, which I enjoyed). I'm glad she brought this up because I've recently started listening to his podcast. So here's my recommendation for you guys: listen to Jay Mohr's podcast about how he got the part in Jerry Maguire, and about the time Jennifer Aniston was a crazy bitch to him.

It's actually sort of frustrating to listen to because he goes on all kinds of crazy tangents. But if you can wait it out 'till he gets to the meat of the stories, they are worth it. I particular enjoy how Tom Cruise is exactly how you'd think he'd be, but in a kind of awesome, super hero way.

I definitely will read the Steve Jobs book when it comes out. And I always see that Freakonomics book and think "I should finally read that". But I think I'm gonna begin the proceedings with that Don Simpson book, only because there's about a 100% chance that I will love it, as I do all things about Hollywood. And I need a sure thing.

And from there I will go down the list and see how many of these I can knock out. Thanks again, great picks, can't wait to be sitting on a beach and not working and reading this stuff.