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I am reading JU's 2006 novel Terrorist now - I see that this group appears to have been ENTIRELY unposted in any but a Hormelian manner since JU's death -...
1 Aug 13, 2009
2:30 am

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A great loss for American literature. Thomas **** Famed author John Updike dies of cancer at 76 ...
1 Jan 28, 2009
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/2009/027/ap_en_ot/obit_updike...
2 Jan 27, 2009
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I will put the news link up imminently . R. I. P. , Mr. Updike ....
1 Jan 27, 2009
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I added some photos of Updike and some more book covers to photos area. All welcome to browse and add as well. Thomas...
1 Sep 8, 2008
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"The Widows of Eastwick" will be out on October 21, 2008....
2 Sep 8, 2008
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I was posting a note about Updike's dinosaur article in National Geographic and thought I would share. Updike's Dinosaurs http://thomasfortenberry.net/?p=2191 ...
1 Mar 25, 2008
9:30 pm

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Amazon has lowered their price, a nice sale on the 736-page mammoth hardback edition. ($40 down to $26, with free shipping too) Due Considerations: Essays and...
1 Mar 21, 2008
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Has anyone ever read "Rabbit's Own Burrito" by Gore Vidal? It is a review of Updike's In the Beauty of the Lilies, though really a great review of Updike in...
1 Sep 20, 2007
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Review of Early Stories http://www.knotmag.com/?article=1300...
1 Sep 16, 2007
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http://www.brucebawer.com/updike3.htm excerpt: History professor Alf Clayton, the aloof, middle-aged narrator of John Updike's 15th novel, Memories of the...
1 Sep 16, 2007
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'New Art City': Abstract Expressionism and Its Aftermath by John Updike http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/books/review/16updike.html? ...
1 Aug 22, 2007
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The Afterlife and Other Stories. - book reviews National Review,  Dec 31, 1994  by Tracy Lee Simmons By John Updike (Knopf 316 pp., $24) `THE Billingses, so...
1 Apr 24, 2007
6:58 pm

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A Common Sense review of A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects: Poems by John Updike http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/Helpful-Alphabet-Friendly- ...
1 Apr 19, 2007
7:42 pm

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Bold Type: Review of The Complete Henry Bech http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0201/updike/review.html...
1 Apr 9, 2007
11:22 pm

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NY Times Featured Author: John Updike http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/11/19/specials/updike.html...
3 Mar 20, 2007
4:35 pm

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I started a Mark Z. Danielewski group. Absolutely amazing writer with fascinating, provocative works. All are invited to join. Mark Z. Danielewski ...
1 Mar 19, 2007
10:21 pm

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do you have any analysis of that piece of work?...
2 Mar 19, 2007
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"Freedom, that he always thought was outward motion, turns out to be this inward dwindling." ~ John Updike, Rabbit Redux....
1 Mar 19, 2007
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Added several links today. If anyone knows of good articles, reviews, essays, interviews, etc. links on or about Updike we should share, please feel free to...
1 Mar 19, 2007
7:31 pm

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National Book Foundation Interview with Updike http://www.nationalbook.org/authorsguide_jupdike.html...
1 Mar 19, 2007
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"When I turn to Allah and try to think of Him, it is borne in upon me how alone He is, in all the starry space He has willed into existence. In the Qur'an, He...
1 Feb 27, 2007
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Just picked up a hardback copy of The Terrorist for a dollar. Can't freaking beat that. Thomas...
1 Feb 27, 2007
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I presume Rabbit Run can be found on any movie purchase site, such as Amazon.com. Or you could simply order it through Netflix to watch, if you don't feel...
5 Feb 18, 2007
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Hopper's colors turned cooler and chalkier as he aged: the warm brick- and plush-reds of his New York paintings receded. A western painting, People in the Sun...
1 Feb 4, 2007
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"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them." ~ John Updike...
1 Jan 15, 2007
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Do you mean beyond the nonfiction collections of all his essays, reviews, articles, etc. (such as in the anthologies Picked-Up Pieces and Hugging the Shore)...
2 Dec 12, 2006
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Just discovered a world of Updike articles. Go to Time's new searchable website and you can look up any topic or article from any issue ever. Type in John...
1 Dec 9, 2006
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By the way, on Book TV Updike was asked about the film adaptations of his books and mentioned Rabbit Run. He said it was a decent movie and that james Caan...
10 Dec 7, 2006
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Has anybody tried to list/note all of JU's pieces and short stories , as they come out ?...
1 Dec 6, 2006
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