Are you reading a writing book by Peter Rubie? He was my professor at NYU for a Literary Agenting Class :). Also this year I did a brief 2 month internship at a different literary agency. If you ever need tips on the do's and don'ts let me know :).

Also is the "mannerpunk" book The Difference Engine? It's only a guess since you are also reading a book on Babbage.
 

Nope. This agent has been mentioned a lot in the writing/agent blogosphere like Galleycat.

I think of The Difference Engine more as part of the steampunk canon.
 

Ohhh and as for what I will read for the summer. I will attempt to read Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Though, I do remmember you reviewing it as quite dense or verbose. I've been meaning to get to it, as he has a new book coming out later this year.

Besides that, I'll be catching up on a lot of Star Wars, comic, trade paperbacks :).
 

Well, I've reviewed the first two in the Baroque Cycle. I still have The System of the World sitting around. Who knows when I'll manage to take a crack at it.
 

I just finished "Ashenden" and I am still struggling through "The Death of Sleep".
 

I didn't know that was an Anne McCaffrey book. Then again, I haven't read any of her books since high school.
 

I like Science Fiction. I read Sassinak and I liked it so much I decided to look for more. I found out it was part of a series, so to speak, so I went and got the earlier books. They were way earlier, and not as well written, so it is a bit of a struggle to keep reading them. They have their moments, and if I finish the pre-quels, then as a reward I get to read the sequels, which should be much more entertaining.
 

I can only guess two:

- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

(which I liked)

- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

(which I couldn't get into)
 

Niffengegger, no. I dislike time travel in fiction (except, perhaps, for Connie Willis) and stay away from such books even if there's a lot of good buzz.