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[Book Nerd News] Roger Ebert, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Dead

Posted on April 5, 2013 by maedez

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Dead [courtesy of HuffPost Books]

Roger Ebert Dead [courtesy HuffPost Entertainment]

[Book Nerd Nonsense] E.L. James, Writing Advisor?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by maedez

Any aspiring professional willing to take writing advice from E.L. James is an idiot. Although her bank account is inspirational, her ability is not. The opposite direction is this way. —————> You are welcome.

E.L. James’ ‘Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess’: a writer’s journal [courtesy Los Angeles Times Books]

[Book Nerd Links] Previously Unknown Rudyard Kipling Poems Found

Posted on February 27, 2013 by maedez

New Rudyard Kipling Poems Discovered [courtesy Huff Post Books]

I am not a Kipling fan, but I am always fascinated and thrilled when work by long-dead writers is discovered.

[Book Nerd News] What Really Killed Pablo Neruda?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by maedez

Pablo Neruda To Be Exhumed In Chile [courtesy of Huff Post Books]

[Book Nerd Links] The Remains of Richard III Found

Posted on February 5, 2013 by maedez

“Conscience is but a word that cowards use,

Devised at first to keep the strong in awe.”-William Shakespeare, King Richard III

Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king’s [courtesy BBC News]

[Book Nerd News] The Netherfield Ball is Being Brought to Life

Posted on January 23, 2013 by maedez

BBC to Recreate Netherfield Ball for 200th Anniversary of Pride and Prejudice [courtesy of The Independent]

[Book Nerd News] The Dickens Museum Reopens

Posted on December 8, 2012 by maedez

London’s Dickens Museum reopens after makeover [courtesy of Bloomberg Businessweek News]

[Book Nerd News] Edgar Allan Poe House Vandalized

Posted on November 27, 2012 by maedez

Justin Bieber wore overalls to meet the Prime Minister of Canada, and the Edgar Allan Poe house was vandalized. We live in a tacky world, people.

Edgar Allan Poe House Vandalized While Closed During Transition [courtesy of Huff Post Books]

[Truman Capote News] Answered Prayers

Posted on November 17, 2012 by maedez

Someone at Vanity Fair unearthed a short chapter of Truman Capote’s never-finished novel, Answered Prayers. Seems fitting.

Capote, Uncovered (courtesy of Vanity Fair)

[Book Nerd News] A Few Bookish Links for You to Click on and Read at Your Leisure

Posted on November 11, 2012 by maedez

In Proust’s Library (the Paris Review)
Beatrix Potter and Her Rabbits (Retronaut)
Another Bridget Jones Novel is in the Works (Flavorwire)
Philip Roth Quits Writing (Huff Post Books)

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!