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Composer’s Datebook
Writers who’ve received a bad review might want to visit www.composersdatebook.org for a bit of encouragement. Every day, Composer’s Datebook tells the story of a classical music composition, and most of those stories involve famous works opening to great critical derision. The stories are interesting in and of themselves, and often lead me back to a piece of music I haven’t heard in much too long. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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The Top Ten Literary Anecdotes
Author’s Note, December, 2007: For a while, I was writing quirky Top Ten articles for Mystery Scene Magazine [www.mysteryscene.net [or whatever]]. Many of the articles I’ll put in this column will be out of date. This one really isn’t. It’s an “evergreen” column: with a few tweaks, I could make it appear as if I wrote it this month. Here are the things that are out of date: 1. John Gregory Dunne died a few years ago. His wife, Joan Didion, wrote about his death in The Year of Magical Thinking, one of the best books on grieving that I’ve ever read. The Top Ten Literary Anecdotes Kristine Kathryn Rusch Okay. So here’s the thing: In July, when Kate Stine suggested the title of this article, I … Read entire article »
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Recommended Reading #1
Angell, Roger, “Movie Kid,” in Let Me Finish, Harcourt, 2006. A great little essay on what it was like to be the first generation of kids to grow up with the motion picture. (Angell is in his seventies.) It gave me insight into my own mother, who did many of the same things Angell did (sneaking into films, dressing like movie stars, learning a new culture), as well as insight into the Xers, who were the first generation to grow up with computers. Angell, Roger, “Andy,” in Let Me Finish, Harcourt, 2006. Another marvellous essay, this one on his stepfather, E.B. White. Touching and insightful, this is a must-read. Brod, D.C., “My Heroes Have Always Been Shortstops,” in Chicago Blues, edited by Libby Fischer Hellman, Bleak House, … Read entire article »
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