Cyril Connolly , who once quipped, with himself in mind,
Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising, wrote
The Unquiet Grave, of which Ernest Hemingway wrote,
A book which, no matter how many readers it will ever have, will never have enough. For one, I am curious what smilar books you would add to Hemingway’s nascent list, and for another, what you may have regarding Connolly. (More within)
posted by y2karl
on May 10, 2002 -
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Margaret Wise Brown. Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon and dozens of other children's classics, all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Combining poetic instinct with a profound empathy for small children, she knew of a child's need for security, love, and a sense of being at home in the world—and she brought that unique tenderness to the page. Yet these were comforts that eluded her. Brown's youthful presence and professional success—as an editor, best-selling author, and self-styled impresario—masked an insecurity that left her restless and vulnerable.
My favorite children's book author.
The Runaway Bunny is my favorite title of hers that I've read--I've run her name in Search before but never saw this site before:I had no idea she'd written so many titles. Nor how important she was to the genre. A
biography. An
autobiographical essay.
Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon by Leonard S. Marcus looks interesting, too.
And here's a
fan page. And, just for the heck of it--
a 1957 Little Golden Books display.
posted by y2karl
on Apr 8, 2002 -
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