Monthly Archives: February 2016
Perfect to Each Other: On ‘How to Be Happy’ and My First Season of FBC
Posted on February 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
By Dan Bjork How to Be Happy (proper) is preceded by an author’s note that instantly endeared me to the book: “This is not actually a book about how to be happy, however, and if you’re struggling, the following have been helpful for me.” After which, Eleanor Davis lists three books that can be a […]
The Final Confession of Ryan Joe
Posted on February 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
By Ryan Joe 1. I have a confession. I have been watching NFL football since the playoffs. That, as well as other writing projects, have kept me from updating with any degree of regularity. If you weren’t watching, the playoffs were immensely entertaining, filled with on-field heroism (Larry Fitzgerald, Aaron Rodgers), villainy (Vontaze Burfect, Adam […]
The Season Is Over: Rob’s Final Post: Part I
Posted on February 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
By Rob Casper So the season is over for our collective teams. I was walking home last week when I spotted the Cardinals-Packers playoff game on in our local bar. Standing outside in the cold, I followed the waning seconds of regulation but decided to give up right before the last play — I said […]
Books 17 & 18: ‘End Zone’ and ‘League of Denial’
Posted on February 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
This week, Football Book Club is reading Don DeLillo’s End Zone and Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru’s League of Denial. And we’ll be posting about The Private Lives of Trees by Alejandro Zambra, along with anything else we feel like throwing in there because football season is just about over and we are all in great moods because the […]