Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism.
This week’s prompt: (We did this a year ago, but it seems good for a repeat) What fiction or nonfiction books, stories, essays, plays, poems, graphic novels or comic books are you grateful for?
Ideas for prompts are always welcome!
This week’s literary birthdays:
Fannie Kemble (1809), British playwright, poet, memoirist, travel writer and author of books on the theatre (RIP 1893)
Frederic Crowninshield (1845), American author of books on art (RIP 1918)
Charles A. Beard (1874), American historian (RIP 1948)
Katharine Anthony (1877), American biographer (RIP 1965)
Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878), Bengali poet (RIP 1948)
Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Romanian playwright, novelist and short story writer (RIP 1944)
Katherine Milhous (1894), American author and illustrator of children’s books (RIP 1977)
Jovette Bernier (1900), French-Canadian journalist, poet and novelist (RIP 1981)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907),Indian poet (RIP 2003)
L. Sprague de Camp (1907), American science fiction and fantasy writer, historian and biographer (RIP 2000)
James Agee (1909), American novelist, poet and critic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (RIP 1955)
Josh Kirby (1928), British illustrator, known for his Discworld book series cover art (RIP 2001)
Rex Shelley (1930), Singaporean novelist and writer of nonfiction books on business and culture (RIP 2009)
Jacques Godbout (1933), French-Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and children’s book author
Gordon S. Wood (1933), American historian, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Gail Sheehy (1936), American journalist and author of nonfiction books (RIP 2020)
Marilyn Hacker (1942), American poet, translator and critic
Nicole Brossard (1943), French-Canadian poet and novelist
Kevin Henkes (1960), American children’s book author and illustrator
All information courtesy of Wikipedia
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