BNA_Daily | March 8, 2010
Hope you’re recovered from Read Across America! Today we remember author Barry Hannah, argue about the best books turned movies, and take a literature quiz just for fun.
This week the literary community remembers novelist and short-story writer Barry Hannah, who passed away on Monday at the age of 67. Hannah was the author of eight [...]
BNA_Daily | February 17, 2010
In today’s news, we remember award-winning crime writer Dick Francis, discuss the state of reading material in doctor’s waiting rooms, and give you a cheat sheet for the National Book Critics Circle book award nominees.
The crime-writing world lost one of its greats this past weekend with the death of British writer Dick Francis, age 89. [...]
BNA_Daily | January 28, 2010
Learn why Wednesday, January 27th will be forever remembered as one of the saddest days in modern literature and then cheer yourself up by discovering 10 rock’n’roll novels, the bookish side of the Apple iPad, and the latest Costa Book Award winner. Also, the New York Times‘ Jennifer Schuessler gives us permission to get bored. [...]
BNA_Daily | January 26, 2010
Unfortunately, today’s news isn’t very cheery (except for Twilight fans). Both Robert B. Parker, a prolific crime writer, and Erich Segal, oft-quoted author of Love Story, passed away earlier this week in their 70s. Many blogs, newspapers, and magazines are celebrating their work and lives.
Crime novelist Robert B. Parker died suddenly last Monday at his [...]
BNA_Daily | August 28, 2009
Today’s news follows up on the deaths of Dominick Dunne and Ted Kennedy and celebrates the release of Suzanne Collins’ next post-apocalyptic novel. And to lighten things up, we threw in a link to a Meg Cabot essay with a neon pink background.
Novelist and chronicler of celebrity life Dominick Dunne passed away on Wednesday at [...]
BNA_Daily | July 21, 2009
The news today ranges from the sad to the slightly absurd. From the death of Angela’s Ashes author Frank McCourt to Amazon’s recalling books rightfully purchased by consumers, be prepared to experience a range of emotions. See below for extensive coverage.
Frank McCourt, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Angela’s Ashes, passed away Sunday night at 78 after [...]
BNA_Daily | May 15, 2009
The poetry world is mourning the loss of Craig Arnold, the award-winning poet who was proclaimed dead May 8th after disappearing in Japan in late April. Arnold went missing while exploring a volcano on the Japanese island Kuchinoerabu-jima, and a team of American trackers eventually followed his trail to a cliff. Arnold was in Japan [...]
BNA_Editor | April 28, 2009
2009 has been a hard year on literary figures so far, with the world losing John Updike in January and the great J.G. Ballard last Sunday. A master of postmodern irony, Ballard wrote across a wide spectrum of topics and themes, ranging from the apocalyptic extremes of The Drowned World and The Drought to the [...]
BNA_Editor | January 27, 2009
If you haven’t already heard, the world lost one of its true literary giants today when John Updike, the poet laureate of suburban American angst, died at the age of seventy-six from lung cancer. It’s hard to imagine a more profoundly prolific American author and, if you haven’t already encountered Updike’s Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, the [...]
