ONLINE: Jenn Shapland
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Jenn Shapland s book My Autobiography of Carson McCullers was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Nonfiction.
Jenn Shapland s impressive debut is one of those rarest of nonfiction titles, an assured blend of personal memoir and literary detective work.
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers begins when Shapland, a graduate student, discovers letters written to McCullers by a woman named Annemarie. Her investigation leads to a narrative in which she questions how we tell queer love stories, how writer McCullers has been fitted into straight spaces, and what the whole journey reveals to Shapland about herself.
On Valentine s Day, stories to renew your wows
Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
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By Eleanor Farjeon
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Two weeks ago, I was casting about for a novel or short-story collection - something sweet - that would be just right for Valentine s Day. Being fond of anniversaries, I hoped there might be some appropriate book from 1921 due for centenary celebration. There was. But Eleanor Farjeon s Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard - containing six romantic fairy tales recounted by a wandering minstrel - turned out to be far more than just appropriate. It was magical.
Of course, I shouldn t have been surprised since Farjeon (1881-1965) is one of the 20th century s most beloved children s authors, equally adept at verse and prose. The Little Bookroom, a selection of some of her best stories, received Britain s 1955 Carnegie Medal and, in 1956, was honored with the inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Award. (The book is currently available in the N
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Magnificent books set in Hampshire - Have you read them all? From Richard Adams to Agatha Christie, a number of world-class authors have been inspired by Hampshire. With the country in lockdown visiting different parts of our county is off limits as everyone is being told to stay at home. However, that shouldn t stop you from exploring Hampshire through literature with one of these top class novels:
Cradock Nowell, R. D. Blackmore Set in the New Forest and London, Cradock Nowell follows the fortunes of the main protagonist as he is thrown out of his family home amid suspicion that he killed his twin brother.
Sinsinawa Mound Center will be sponsoring a Native American Book Discussion throughout 2021. The first book in our series is “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” by David Treuer, to be