Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)
SFWA Grand Master Anne McCaffrey, 85, died November 21, 2011 of a massive stroke at home in Ireland. via Locus Online News » Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011).
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It Happened on Thanksgiving | The Seattle Public Library | BiblioCommons
It Happened on Thanksgiving | The Seattle Public Library | BiblioCommons. If you will have a bit of free time tomorrow, the Seattle Public Library has compiled a list of 11 books that take place on Thanksgiving.
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Notable Children’s Books of 2011 – NYTimes.com
Notable Children’s Books of 2011 – NYTimes.com. But wait, there’s more. Here’s the list for the younger folks on your holiday gift list.
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100 Notable Books of 2011 – NYTimes.com
100 Notable Books of 2011 – NYTimes.com. The New York Times Notable Books of 2011 gift guide includes titles in two main categories: (1) fiction & poetry, and (2) nonfiction.
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Monday Miscellany
The fiction of literary friendship Writing in the Guardian, Wayne Gooderham concludes: “Judging by the stories that have been written about it, writers do not make the best of friends.” 10 Most Reclusive Literary Geniuses in History The world’s greatest writers use their literary genius to illustrate and comment on the human condition. And yet,
Books of the Year 2011 – Telegraph
Writers from Antonia Fraser to Andrew Motion choose their best books of the year. via Books of the Year 2011 – Telegraph.
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Best Books 2011: The Top Ten — Library Journal Reviews
Best Books 2011: The Top Ten — Library Journal Reviews. Library Journal weighs in with its best books lists. The list linked here is of the all-around top 10, but the right sidebar contains links to these other lists: More of the Best Mystery Thrillers SF/Fantasy Romance Street Lit Historical Fiction Christian Fiction Women’s Fiction
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National Book Awards Go to Lai, Finney, Greenblatt, and Ward
The 62nd National Book Awards were held at Cipriani’s on Wall Street on Wednesday night, with the awards going to Thanhha Lai for Inside Out & Back Again (Young People’s Literature), Nikky Finney for Head Off & Split (Poetry), Stephen Greenblatt for The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (Nonfiction), and Jesmyn Ward for Salvage
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I Need a New Challenge. . .
During the 6 years while I was back in grad school, the practice of reading challenges blossomed. Often I’d see a challenge that looked so interesting, but I just didn’t have time to participate. I guess my doctoral program was itself a 6-year reading challenge. Anyway, since I finally got my degree this past summer,
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Introducing Wednesday Wildcard
Most of the posts on this blog are at least loosely related to the topics of literature, books, and reading. But every now and then I come across some issue, incident, or anecdote that’s just too good to pass up passing on. To indulge my desire to pontificate, I’m creating a new post category: Wednesday
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