A republished post by fantasy novelist Jo Walton asks a poignant question, Whatever happened to Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell? "It did about as well as any book can do," Walton writes, "….but five years later, it doesn't seem to have had any impact." Walton's piece first appeared in 2010 (hence the five years remark … Continue reading Strange & Norrell: Where did that novel go?
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In endings are beginnings
The Call of the Siren was silent in the past several weeks as my mom's health turned and we lost her -- just as 2013 locked its doors and turned out the lights.When a loss is coming, we prepare for the worst -- for the pain and sorrow. We rarely think about silver linings. That's … Continue reading In endings are beginnings
Literary exits: Nicholas Delbanco on artistic lives cut short
Like other successful contemporary novelists – John Updike, for instance, or A.S. Byatt (take your pick) -- Nicholas Delbanco is at ease as both creator and critic. In his oeuvre, several critical studies and essay collections walk alongside his acclaimed novels, including, most recently, Sherbrookes, a reconstitution of his trilogy about a Vermont family as … Continue reading Literary exits: Nicholas Delbanco on artistic lives cut short
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