The Extraordinary Ascent of Octavia Butler
Few figures stand as tall as Octavia E. Butler,
Category: Authors
A collection of author posts
Paul Auster (1947-2024)
Paul Auster, a celebrated American author known for his love of typewriters, has died at 77. He gained fame for his “New York Trilogy” and …
Privilege to Page: An Author’s Introspection
Well tie me to a cactus and call me Prickly Pete, it seems this Nick McDonell fella has ruffled some feathers with his new book …
Dashiell Hammett — Cameo in “Two Sharp Knives”
This clip is from the CBS 1949 Studio One production of the Dashiell Hammett short story “Two Sharp Knives.” Hammett’s cameo is that of the character Slim, not listed in the cast of characters. This is the only film footage of Hammett I’ve been able to find. I’m sure there must be more.
Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded Nobel Prize
Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded The Nobel prize in literature for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
Hermann Hesse the Watercolorist
Hermann Hesse is one of the most widely read German-language writers ever. He is most renowned for his literary works such as Demian, Siddhartha, and …
A Writer’s Room
Thomas Fasano is an old-fashioned guy, and stepping into his home office is like stepping back in time, perhaps like visiting an old C.P.A. who …
Rediscovered novel by Hermann Hesse, In the Old Sun, published by Coyote Canyon Press
One of Herman Hesse’s earliest novels, In the Old Sun (In der alten Sonne) was completed in 1904. The story is of novella length and …
Don DeLillo’s Typewriter
In late 2000 I wrote a letter to Don DeLillo asking him what kind of typewriter he used. I’d read in the Paris Review interview …