Novelist John Updike died yesterday at age 76 of lung cancer. Hillel Italie of the AP describes him as a “Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire,” best known for his four ‘Rabbit’ novels.
Also in the Boston Globe [...]
Reader’s Advisor Online is compiling lists of Barack Obama’s reading, including recent reading, earlier reading, and his favourite books. Includes links to the sources for all titles on the list.
Some recent books:
Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy — Until You’re 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M. D.
Critical: What [...]
(Duplicate of my post at Beyond Rivalry)
This booklist of mostly fiction titles — for children, young adults, and adults — and a few films, all with World’s Fair settings, was developed in 2008 with help from Fiction-L list members. It’s arranged chronologically by Fair, then by date of publication. Additions and corrections welcomed.
A list of [...]