With the recent passing of Cormac McCarthy, we’ve been reading and revisiting some of the great things out on the internet about him and his many contributions to reading and writing. So, here’s a short roundup of treasures new and old (by Internet standards) we have enjoyed. Reviewed Work: Cormac McCarthy’s Literary Evolution: Editors, Agents, and the Crafting of a Prolific … [Read more...] about Reflections of Cormac McCarthy
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The Girl in the Testamentary Fracas
I have mixed feelings about the Lisbeth Salander character phenomenon. Stieg Larsson’s three books were indeed thrilling, compelling reads. Were Larsson alive and releasing the fourth installment written by his own hand, I would without question be reading the final pages of the book instead of writing this. But what can we say about a success in storytelling and bookselling so … [Read more...] about The Girl in the Testamentary Fracas
Remembering Laurie Thompson
I was sad to see an obituary recently for Laurie Thompson who passed away on June 8, 2015. Mr. Thompson was an excellent translator of Swedish writing into English. He translated over 40 titles from an impressive number of well-known Swedish writers, including Henning Mankell, Åke Edwardson, Håkan Nesser and Mikael Niemi. Some of the titles he translated include: The White … [Read more...] about Remembering Laurie Thompson
On Reading Lists and Summer Reading
This afternoon, I let my mind wander off course of a work project and I found myself in Feedly catching up on some blog reading. There I noticed a significant number of blogs talking about summer reading. While reading the post 20 Books of Summer 2015! on 746 Books, it crossed my mind how much I rely on reading list/challenge posts from bloggers to discover new reading. As it's … [Read more...] about On Reading Lists and Summer Reading