Jim Lehrer's death is a loss for literature as well as journalism

Posted on 01/24/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The journalism world lost a great figure yesterday, with the passing of Jim Lehrer. Lehrer was, of course, best known...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary

Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 12, 2020

Posted on 01/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Horror, Libraries, Obituary, Scandal

J.R.R. Tolkien’s son who served as literary executor has died

Posted on 01/16/2020 at 02:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

J.R.R. Tolkien’s son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, has died at the age of ninety-five. The Tolkien Society confirmed his...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Obituary

Recent literary deaths: Chukwuemeka Ike, Alasdair Gray, and John Rothchild

Posted on 01/13/2020 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Several literary obituaries have popped up in our newsfeed recently ... Chukwuemeka Ike, described as one of Nigeria’s most-read novelists,...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, Nonfiction, Obituary

Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 5, 2020

Posted on 01/11/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memorabilia, Obituary, Scandal

Charles Sprawson, author of cult classic on swimming, has died

Posted on 01/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The author of perhaps the most influential book on swimming ever has died. A friend confirmed yesterday that Charles Sprawson,...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary, The Bookseller, The Guardian

Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of "Prozac Nation," has died

Posted on 01/07/2020 at 04:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Influential memoirist Elizabeth Wurtzel has died. A friend confirmed to NPR that the Prozac Nation writer succumbed to breast cancer...

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Tagged As: Memoir, NPR, Obituary

Sonny Mehta, editor in chief at Knopf, has died

Posted on 01/02/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may not have known Sonny Mehta by name, but you certainly knew his work. Mehta, as editor in chief...

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Tagged As: NPR, Obituary

Librarian who found half of "Huckleberry Finn" draft has died

Posted on 12/31/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need help finding something? Ask a librarian. That’s what scholars searching for half of an early draft of Mark Twain’s...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, Obituary, The New York Times

Fussy’s favorites: Week of December 23, 2019

Posted on 12/28/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Memorabilia, Movie adaptation, Obituary, Quotes, TV adaptation