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[Book Nerd News] Cleary, Dostoevsky, Krasner

Posted on March 28, 2021 by maedez

Children’s Author Beverly Cleary, Creator of Ramona Quimby, Dies at 104 [NPR]
When Dostoevsky Hit the St. Petersburg Literary Scene [LIT HUB]
Lee Krasner’s Elegant Destructions [THE PARIS REVIEW]

[Book Nerd News] Alice Mayhew, Kamau Brathwaite, and Kirk Douglas

Posted on February 6, 2020 by maedez

Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor [LITHUB]
Kamau Brathwaite: 1930-2020 [THE PARIS REVIEW]
Hollywood Pays Tribute to “Incredible Icon” Kirk Douglas [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Kirk Douglas, circa 1955.

[Book Nerd News] Elizabeth Wurtzel Dies at 52

Posted on January 8, 2020 by maedez

Elizabeth Wurtzel: Prozac Nation author dies aged 52 [BBC]
Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of trailblazing memoir ‘Prozac Nation,’ dies at 52 [LA TIMES]

Philip Roth Dies at 85

Posted on May 23, 2018 by maedez

Philip Roth, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author, Dies at 85 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Philip Roth Dies at 85 [VARIETY]
Philip Roth, Fearless and Celebrated Author, Dies at 85 [LOS ANGELES TIMES]

Philip Roth (1973)

[Book Nerd News] Tom Wolfe Dies at 87

Posted on May 15, 2018 by maedez

Tom Wolfe Dies at 87:

[Non-Book News] Rest in Peace, Janet Cunningham

Posted on April 7, 2018 by maedez

Rest in Punk: Celebrating Janet Cunningham, Alternative Casting Agent Extraordinaire [LA WEEKLY]

[Book Nerd News] Ursula K. Le Guin–Dead at 88

Posted on January 23, 2018 by maedez

URSULA K. LE GUIN, ACCLAIMED FOR HER FANTASY FICTION, IS DEAD AT 88 [THE NEW YORK TIMES]

URSULA K. LE GUIN, AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE FICTION WRITER, HAS DIED AT 88 [LOS ANGELES TIMES]

[Book Nerd News] Rest in Peace, Sam Shepard

Posted on July 31, 2017 by maedez

Sam Shepard, Esteemed Playwright and Actor, Dies at 73 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

[Book Nerd News] Creator of Paddington Bear Dies at 91

Posted on June 28, 2017 by maedez

Michael Bond, Creator of Paddington Bear, Dies at 91 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Jean Stein, 1934-2017

Posted on May 3, 2017 by maedez

Jean Stein, 1934-2017 [THE PARIS REVIEW]

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!