Comments on: Podcast: Mr. Grossheusch

By: teresa c.

teresa c. — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:18:20 +0000

I loved the story Julie told (I’ve tried to comment on her blog, but was unable to) – so yes, please take the trouble of putting up a podcast. It would be lovely to listen to some mote story-telling an a friday.

By: katherine

katherine — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:09:51 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for introducing me to Julie Wilson. What an amazingly clever idea!

One of the things I miss about living in a big city is the subway ride — I love seeing what others are reading, and yes, even trying to sneak a peek at the book and read along myself.

By: Sage

Sage — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:23:11 +0000

Rebekkah – You know, I’m SO curious about everyone else that I have an extremely suspicious mind. I’ve hidden my reading on the bus since I was 12.

Denny – It was great to meet you! You’re a wonderful storyteller; I had a terrible time keeping my notebook in my pocket instead of writing it all down. *grin*

By: denny mcmillan

denny mcmillan — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:53:32 +0000

I do that too, read people’s books, on the transit. It makes me move. I move my arm and hands and get my own book out. Then I just sit and move my eyes, in my own little world of book land. I never thought of who may be reading over my shoulder. By the way, great to get to meet you the other night. Please feel free to drop by any time. I hope I wasn’t to much of a gushy fan (but you just made my day) cheers.

By: Rebekkah

Rebekkah — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:35:55 +0000

I’m so glad you had Julie on. What she does, she does beautifully. And it’s one of those ideas I kick myself for not getting earlier. Even though, when I rode pubic transportation, it seemed that most people read pretty boring things. (Romance novels, the latest Grisham on the top of the bestseller list, etc.)

I love sitting down with a friend to watch a beloved movie or TV show or listen to a favorite song, or lending a favorite book to a friend. Knowing that they’re experiencing it for the first time allows me to experience it in a new light, too. Now I want to ride the subway in Toronto with my own favorite books, so I can hear what Julie would make of that short 20-something with long brown hair, ratty sneakers, a serious look on her face, completely enveloped in her favorite passage in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. (And I want to know if she’d choose the right passage.)

So Sage, are you being very careful about what you choose to read on the bus and subway, just in case? ;-)