Jeremy Blachman's Weblog: 2012

Tiger Parenting vs. French Parenting, as discussed by a BOOK CLUB filled with AWFUL PEOPLE.

I have a new piece on Thought Catalog about Tiger Parents and French Parents and American Parents and Book Clubs and Hummus and Kickstarter and Recycling and Dogs Playing The Violin and Trader Joe's and iPhone Apps.  I think it's funny.  Maybe you will too.

<a href="http://bit.ly/GYgnSS">Here's the link</a>.

One of the tags the site put at the bottom of the piece is Park Slope.  I didn't mention Park Slope in the piece.  The piece isn't about Park Slope.  I find it amusing that whoever puts the tags there thought that was a sensible one, because I guess it sort of is.

Anonymous Lawyer now available on Kindle!

I've been asked at least a half-dozen times over the past few years whether Anonymous Lawyer was available on the Kindle, and I wish I could remember who those half-dozen people were, because, as of sometime in between the last time I checked my Amazon page and right now, there's finally a Kindle edition!  So if you've always wanted to read it, but didn't like paper-- or you know someone who you think might enjoy the e-book version-- Check it out!  I mean, at least the free preview, right?

New Site

I'm transitioning my (intermittent) blogging over to a new site.  Check it out at jeremyblachman.com.

Baby (Niece) Takes Manhattan

I've got a piece on Kveller this afternoon about babysitting my niece for the first time.  You'll laugh, she cried?

 “Up the ramp… and down the ramp.” Lila remained content. Or at least confused. “This person wheeling me is clearly not very intelligent,” I imagined she was thinking. “But he seems to love this ramp. I’d better stay calm, since I’m obviously the one who’s going to have to be in charge if there’s an emergency."

Link here.

We Book You Writer

My latest on Barnes & Noble.  A nonsensical take on self-publishing scams.  Or something like that.  I'm not really sure what it is.  But hopefully it is funny.

"Never thoughted you would right a book? Not any more. Here at selfyoupubish.not we take the work from bookwork. We have ghosts and we have writers, ready to service for you. Extra ghosts, even."

Here's the link.