I incorrectly stated that the 2005 Carl Sandburg Award had been given to Updike for a single book. It was given as a lifetime achievement award. Thanks to Dr....
Updike's short story "The Morning" (collected in The Music School) begins with one of the most bleak lines ever: He lived alone, in a room only she had ever...
I am admittedly new to the universe of Updike having read his collection of short stories "Licks of Love" about a year ago. The book included the story...
You know, that is a fascinating question. The Rabbit books are generally about a decade apart and are great encapsulations of Americana at their time. They...
I read them in order, so I don't know how it would have been to read them in any other order...but I can't help thinking that was rewarding to see how the...
see the latest post on this blog: maybe these guys have an interest in Updike that is more "geographical" than "literary", but I guess that it's just as...
Hi ! Is this meant to carry on for the Updike group thatn used to be up , which I belonged to , which disappeared in the corner of the night w- out notice ? Oh...
That's very fascinating. Did Updike have anything to say about Ellery or mysteries in essay form or the like? I love Updike's essays. Ever insightful....
... ...Updike , of course , has said quite a bit about comics , strip and book...and that quasi-comic book sort of peculiar to JU's childhood , the Big Little...
I'd forgotten about that. I read some essays (probably collected in More Matter or some such) that mentioned this and even had pictures of his childhood wit...
From what I understand, Updike graduated from "Big Little Books" to mystery novels (Ellery Queen, Erle Stanley Gardner), science fiction, and the New Yorker -...
... ...I went to EQMM's site ( www.themysteryplace.com ) to try and link you all to the cover , but , by the time I got there , that issue's cover was down ,...
I've seen a one-volume set of the four Rabbit novels - Now that Licks Of Love is several years old , any chance for a " Collected Rabbit " or " ULTIMATE...
I've seen a one-volume set of the four Rabbit novels - Now that Licks Of Love is several years old , any chance for a " Collected Rabbit " or " ULTIMATE...
The Rabbit "tetralogy" is already over 1500 pages - I don't know if you'd want it any larger...kinda awkward for some to handle. I actually saw the movie...
... ...Seen it since ? I want to ask some ?s about it...The " CBS station showing was in the mid-90s... Think JU might ever write one last last last last last...
I can't see Updike writing any more about Rabbit - read this excerpt from a recent interview: "Looking back, the writer explained that he began as 'a...
JGBooks, You are quite right, a while back Updike came out with an official tetralogy version. Since then there have been several such editions by various...
That's an absolute first, my friend. Wow. Rabbit fanfic would be something different indeed. No vampires or Klingon warriors or whatever TV show of the week...
... ..." POETS & WRITERS " magazine has a cover story , distinuished B&W cover picture , on JU . Have bought it , skimmed it a little . The " ULTIMATE " was ,...
... ...Well , thanks for the compliment - But , um , y'see , this was the start of the first story I had in mind... VMORP VMORP VMORP groaned the blue...
Today I had the absolute joy of watching John Updike for three hours on Book TV. C-Span 2 just rebroadcast it tonight after midnight. It is also supposed to...
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...
LOL...aww, come on, I'm ready to see how you work that one out. And what the townfolk think of the British accented Doctor with his strange scarves.... Thomas...
I couldn't see the interview (don't have cable) - but it's interesting that he said his books aren't cinematic - he said this about Rabbit, Run in an interview...
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