Why playing tennis with Colm Tóibín is like reading one of his books
It’s not easy to go ‘flâneuring around’ in LA, says author Colm Tóibín. Instead, weekends are best spent watching hummingbirds from a hammock, and quietly seething over bad films.
“A big part of my life is in that hammock” says Tóibín from under the pomegranate tree in his front garden. Maggie Shannon
Irish writer Colm Tóibín, 69, is the bestselling author of 11 novels, including Brooklyn, and his new book, Long Island. His 1999 novel, The Blackwater Lightship, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He splits his time between the United States and Ireland. Here’s how he spends a weekend when he’s home in Los Angeles.
Saturday morning | Because of the way LA is configured, you can’t really go flâneuring around. You can’t just decide to go for a coffee. It’s a big deal. So the great thing is you stay home. They’re good here with the delivery of papers. On Saturday morning, The New York Times, the LA Times and the Financial Times are literally at the door from about 6am, so you can’t feel completely isolated from the normal world.
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