), If you get a chance to watch it one of these days, dont be influenced, JJ. }, if (sourcesToHideBuyFeatures[i] == source) BTW, jhNY, did you receive the email I sent you Tuesday re Amanda? 606 books bobess48, while Im having trouble coming up with a film done about a Jane Austen book that I didnt love, Ive seen multiple mini-stories about each one of her six novels that Ive loved, mostly because they were more true to the novel. Her son? It didnt attempt to be a faithful adaptation but created its own vision, which I found much more moving and emotionally powerful than the novel ever managed to be for me. Seemed to update nicely I see Kat Lib and not katlib49 here. Ive been riveted by the news on a daily basis about what is coming out about the Russia/Trump connection, which Im not quite sure what to say about it other than Bad! One or the other of us has to go. Also, as you say, making sure he got paid is something a number of exploited musical geniuses couldnt claim. You have her address on 85 Street, do you not? I grew up in a family of six kids, me being the youngest, and I spent most of my nights curled up on the end of our sofa, either doing homework or reading a book, with the TV blaring, and everyone else doing their thing. //]]> Dental work is no fun. Oh goodness, this just makes me want to throw up. var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; var e = document.createElement("script"); e.src = "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mrkPcyPwL.js"; document.head.appendChild(e); 4 Great Fiction Books That Have Fictional Authors As Their Main Characters, 123 Ideas For Character Flaws A Writers Resource, 350 Character Traits A Fabulous Resource For Writers, 106 Ways To Describe Sounds A Resource For Writers, 75 Words That Describe Smells A Resource For Writers, The 17 Most Popular Genres In Fiction And Why They Matter, 204 Words That Describe Colours A Resource For Writers. 27 Famous Writers Who Died In 2019 Andrea Camilleri - The Italian author was the creator of the fictional Inspector Montalbano. Thanks for your excellent comment, Mary! googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(true); (I realize I may be suggesting what you might be already doing.) Jack Kerouac. And Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) was the United Kingdoms best-selling author of the 1990s! (Of course, sci-fi was only one of the genres in which Bradbury excelled.) Anyway, I never could get into audio books, but my sister loved them, so on one of our road trips to visit our parents in Atlanta, we listened to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and it was so moving that I dont know why I never read any more of her work. James She wrote the dystopian novel, Children of Men. Gives a new meaning to the term post office. Although, that just reminded me of one of my favorite David Bowie songs, Is There Life on Mars? and Space Oddity mentioned by J.J. below. Soon DT will tweet on that. Naps? Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1), Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories, River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography, Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948, https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/Obituary/index.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2022. I agree that usually novels can go much more more in depth and provide more information and insight into characters minds and hearts than movies can. bobess48 and Dave, Im going to keep this short because I just lost an hour of my life writing out a very long and measured response to your comment about 1999s Mansfield Park (that I couldnt post no matter how many things I tried). He was most known for his often-hilarious fantasy novels in the 41-book Discworld series, and also known for usually not splitting his novels into chapters. I did receive the package, and my email expressed my gratitude for what was in the package and her note! We also listened to Anne of Green Gables, that was absolutely wonderful; again, someone that I should read more of! } else { Muddy Waters, to whom Berry showed his demo record on a trip to Chicago from East St. Louis, heard a hit, and brought Berry to the attentions of his employers at Chess Records. (still trying to figure out how I ended up with this yellow feather boa). googletag.pubads().setTargeting("shelf", ["memoriam","dead","2022","writer","obituary","writers","inmemoriam","death","deaths","postmortem","obituaries","author"]); init: function() { 10 Allen Bellman Marvel Comics Golden Age Artist Allen Bellman, the Golden Age of comic books artist who worked for both Timely and Atlas before they became Marvel Comics, was best known for early titles such as All-Winners Comics and Young Allies. I hadnt thought it before, but one can definitely compare Lee with Bob Dylan (though one gets the impression that Lee was a nicer person). She was an original thinker, an iconoclast if the best sort and a fine prose stylist, who fought cliche to the end of her time among us, very much including cliche about the cancer that killed her. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Dave, Im going to start a new thread, because the other two I was on here were getting maxed out, so here goes. Hes that good, I think, and always have. }); And I Still Rise is also a PBS documentary that can be streamed on public television websites. Gore Vidal, public intellectual, witty gadfly to power, and polemical essayist of the first water, may be from time to time poorly imitated, but we will not see his like precisely, again. Good luck finishing it. window.Mobvious = {}; When I think of her I see her smiling, she was someone so true to herself, so transparent. Some I felt at least came close include Being There and Housekeeping, among others. As we might have discussed before, just the similar character names alone are confusing. We've said goodbye to some iconic faces over the past decade. After a lifetime around the music business, I think his is an example of genius indeed. Ironic for a (partly) sci-fi writer who set some of his work on other planets. I know that some readers dont like the controversial/offensive and questionable language that Breslin used, but I can appreciate when an author steps outside his/her comfort zone. Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse Five. LOL your Dorothy Hamill quip! One of my brothers-in-law still remembers me that way when hed come pick up my sister for a date. It sounds like you had a great NJ/NY trip vividly described. Book Design & Formatting. Hey Dave, well, the good news is that I just got my $25.00 gift card from B&N for earning points on all my purchases for the last billing period. Yet I ultimately found the novel pretty compelling. apropos of little else, top of my night-table: my book clubs Ramanujan; Africa, by John Reader; and Communication Power, by Manuel Castells. g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) , "Application": "GoodreadsMonolith", Somewhere in the past five years, I did read The Martian Chronicles again and was amazed how well it held up, even knowing that there are no Martians. At the time of his death, he had $91 in his bank account . Maya Angelou and Bill Moyers were/are indeed amazing people in a world that needs more people like them. And, as you alluded to, Marquez was a leftist but his fiction was not overtly preachy. One knew where his sympathies lie, but he took a very literary approach. There were probably many films that were made from books that are probably better than the book itself, though Im having trouble thinking of one offhand. Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), The Fact of a Doorframe: Poems Selected and New, 1950-1984. "I didn't. Thanks for all that interesting information, bobess48! I was in the Borough of Kennett Squares office this morning on business and was looking at the maps of the Underground Railroad, of which my town was a major stop, just over the line from Delaware, and home to many Quakers. For some reason I am reminded of the old Fugs line: It crawled into my hand. Maya Angelou. What started out as a quiet dinner party with family, close friends, and cake/presents somehow turned into a traveling birthday party. I also appreciate all the following writers who had permanent changes of address during the relevant period: A joy to read. Which reminds me of what is possibly apocrypha, yet perfect the supposed deathbed utterance of Oscar Wilde: The wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Like you, Im also curious to hear what Kat Lib says about this. Thanks for reverting to an old means of communication in your hour of digital insufficiency. (But plenty of Prejudice.). P.D James a great writer , just borrowed a short story by her. This post will mention several of their books, and offer some interesting information about their lives. } If it doesnt take, then youd have a backup to keep trying until it does take. They might or might not agree to that. I havent read the novel, but the film version starring Clive Owen as the washed up, cynical journalist who gets sucked into the drama and becomes the pregnant womans protector/guide was one of the most intense, powerful films of the past 10 years. In addition to doing this weekly blog, I also write the award-winning Montclairvoyant topical-humor column now with Baristanet.com, which covers Montclair, N.J., and nearby towns. return cookiePair[1]; googletag.pubads().setTargeting("signedin", "false"); From beloved children's authors, to prize-winning novelists, here is a list of famous authors we said goodbye to in 2016. //]]> I keep forgetting about those two names! And the author never learned to drive! Interesting piece, bebe. Whats not as well known is that Lees actual first name was Nelle (the backward spelling of her grandmother Ellens name) and that Harper worked as an airline reservation agent before achieving literary immortality. Most of it went towards things for my home, many of which add value should I ever have to sell my house but some was for dental work which is important but so excessively expensive, even with dental insurance. 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