[Book Nerd News] MC Beaton Dies at 83
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Daily Diversion #438: Face It
My mom continued her tradition of gifting me a rocker chick autobiography for Christmas. Yay, mom!
Face It
[Tea in Art] The Tea Service by Claude Monet (1872)
This lovely painting by Claude Monet is doing double duty today. My mom is opening a fabulous business (tea/coffee/desserts/books/art/events) in early 2020. I’m doing social media, among other things, for the store. I shared this lovely painting on our FB page a few minutes ago, and thought it far too nice not to do so here, as well.
The Tea Service by Claude Monet (1872).
[Book Nerd News] William Luce, ‘Belle of Amherst’ and ‘Barrymore’ Playwright, Dies at 88
WILLIAM LUCE, ‘BELLE OF AMHERST’ AND ‘BARRYMORE’ PLAYWRIGHT, DIES AT 88 [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
Camille Claudel, Part Two
Came across this book today…
Camille Claudel
Happy Belated Birthday, James Thurber!
I was so busy over the weekend, that I didn’t get around to wishing my favorite hometown boy a happy birthday. He was born on 8 December 1894, right here in Columbus.
Here’s a link to my article about the Thurber House (which I now live very close to, incidentally).
Camille Claudel Google Doodle
The French artist was born on 8 December 1864:
Camille Claudel Google Doodle
The doodle is by artist Ichinori.
For Frank on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Here Are Three Joan Didion Quotes in Honor of Her Birthday
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”–The White Album
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.”
“I am a writer. Imagining what someone would say or do comes to me as naturally as breathing.”–The Year of Magical Thinking
[Book Nerd Links] Black Mountain Poets, Yayoi Kusama, Poe House, and Elaine Stritch
- Redefining the Black Mountain Poets [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Entering Infinity with Yayoi Kusama [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Baltimore knows its Poe House is a treasure, but now it’s officially Maryland’s first ‘Literary Landmark’ [BALTIMORE SUN]
- Elaine Stritch’s Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due [LIT HUB]
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum (Baltimore, Maryland).
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