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Posted on March 3, 2015 by maedez

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[Book Nerd Links] Four Interesting Bookish Articles

Posted on March 2, 2015 by maedez

Cool Girls Do It Better: On Kim Gordon’s Juicy, Modest Memoir, ‘Girl in a Band’ [Flavorwire]
20 Female Harlem Renaissance Writers You Should Know [Flavorwire]
Victor Hugo’s Drawings [The Paris Review]
Alice Neel’s Brothers Karamazov [The Paris Review]

[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/Ellen Terry

Posted on February 27, 2015 by maedez

“I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born 27 February 1807)

Ellen Terry (born 27 February 1847)

Books in Art: Still Life with Spring Flowers by Anna Munthe-Norstedt, 1892

Posted on February 24, 2015 by maedez

Still Life with Spring Flowers by Anna Munthe-Norstedt, 1892:

Still Life with Spring Flowers by Anna Munthe-Norstedt, 1892

Writers in Art: Portrait of Leonid Andreyev by Ilya Repin, 1905

Posted on February 22, 2015 by maedez

Portrait of Leonid Andreyev by Ilya Repin, 1905:

Portrait of Leonid Andreyev by Ilya Repin, 1905

Happy Birthday, Mr. Poet!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by maedez

W.H. Auden–one of the poets who first made me love poetry–was born on 21 February 1907.

W.H. Auden

“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”-W.H. Auden (New Year Letter)

“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”-W.H. Auden

Shopping for the Bookworm: E is for Eliot, George

Posted on February 21, 2015 by maedez

E is for Eliot, George:

Silas Marner Pendant by Library Shortcake. $16.00

[Book Nerd Links] Literary Cliques

Posted on February 18, 2015 by maedez

Make Your Lives Extraordinary: 5 Influential Literary Cliques [Biographile]

[Book Nerd Links] Three Articles to Read on a Cold Day

Posted on February 17, 2015 by maedez

Top 100 Most Searched-For Books of 2014 [Abe Books]
25 Painfully Unrequited Love Stories From Literature [Flavorwire]*
Philip Levine, 1928-2015 [The Paris Review]

*This list is a bit broader than their headline suggests: “For your Valentine’s Day pleasure, here’s a selection of literature’s most painfully unrequited, star-crossed and thwarted romances.”

Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling Has Been Released!

Posted on February 13, 2015 by maedez

It’s official: Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling is now available for your reading pleasure!

Fossil Lake II: The Refossiling

You can buy a gorgeous paperback at Amazon or an e-book via Smashwords. The anthology is full of wonderful stories by great writers; the introduction is by Brian Keene. Please spread the word!

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]

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!