From the Minneapolis StarTribune: Bill Holm, a larger-than-life author from Minneota, Minn., died Wednesday at a hospital in Sioux Falls. ... Emilie Buchwald, his longtime publisher at Milkweed, called him 'an American original, in the tradition of Walt Whitman.'"The full article is here.--David E
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Philip Jose Farmer Dies in Peoria
Prolific science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer died yesterday in Peoria, Illinois. I grew up in Peoria, and I had no idea Farmer had lived there since 1969. Apparently, I was not alone in my ignorance. The Chicago Tribune reports, "Farmer's celebrity in the science fiction world did not translate to Peoria, where he grew … Continue reading Philip Jose Farmer Dies in Peoria
The Unmentioned Undead
Did Jane Austen have zombies in mind even as she wrote about love and marriage? Seth Grahame-Smith, the author of this spring's most eagerly anticipated novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, who recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly, thinks she did. "[W]hen you take a look at the original book, it's almost as if, subconsciously, Jane … Continue reading The Unmentioned Undead
Musings from Magers and Quinn 