John Updike
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Tina Brown Discusses The Book Beast: 'It's Really Important to Support Books' - Posted February 6, 2009
Anyone with even a passing interest in books is by now painfully aware of the struggles the publishing industry is currently undergoing. Troubles came to a head last December when widespread layoffs were announced at both Random House and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (which had already ceased accepting manuscripts). Meanwhile,... [FishBowlNY]
John Updike Dead at 76 - Posted January 27, 2009
John Updike, writer and winner of every literary prize imaginable has died from lung cancer today reports the LA Times.
We like to remember him for his Simpsons episode. From his Wikipedia page:
In an episode of the animated series The Simpsons, "Insane Clown Poppy", John Updike is the ghost writer of a... [FishBowlLA]
Chip Kidd On Batman, His Cut of That Pesky Dinosaur Skeleton, and Finally, On Stage! - Posted January 15, 2008
Don't miss our adorable Kidd of the Year, Chip Kidd, in this interview by Dwell. In this episode, we learn he lived one town over from John Updike, whose father was Kidd's father's math teacher (A ha! So the literary thing was kind of embedded early on). He also discusses... [UnBeige]
Morning Reading List, 09.24.07 - Posted September 24, 2007
Good morning Washington.
You think Dan Rather has totally lost it.
An NBC release announced, "According to national Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with Tim Russert' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program, winning the week ending Sunday, September 16 in all categories across the country and in Washington, D.C."... [FishBowlDC]




