There has been endless speculation about when fans will get the final two books of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. When will George R.R. Martin finally announce he’s finished The Winds of Winter? More importantly the question has been will he ever finish the books? According to actor Ian McElhinney, Barristan Selmy, Martin has already finished the last two books of the series. image via nme.com We are taking this information with a grain of salt. Wasn’t it only last month Martin had said in an interview that the writing was going well? It wouldn’t be …
In October 2018, a copy of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover went up for auction and went for £56,000, more than the expected £15,000. The only issue is that this book belonged to a judge, Sir Laurence Byrne. Lawrence wrote the book just before his death, and it was only published in Italy and France in 1920. the book was seen to be too scandalous to publish in the U.K. That changed in 1960 when Penguin Books decided to go ahead with the publication. The publishing house was then put on trial for obscenity. image via the new york times Now, a …
A new biography on Susan Sontag, Sontag: Her Life and Work, makes the claim that Sontag was the true author of Freud: The Mind of the Moralist, previously credited to her husband Philip Rieff. Benjamin Moser, author of Sontag’s biography, compiled his research, spoke with old friends, and came to the conclusion that Sontag did not only co-author the work but wrote the whole thing. Yes, Reiff did the research. There is evidence that Sontag’s first husband, Philip Rieff, did the heavy lifting- researching and chronicling Freud’s life, but not the writing. The original 1959 version of the book credits Sontag with co-authoring, …
There isn’t much to cover from last night’s episode, but there is a lot to discuss. Social media is angry, and who can blame them? There was no way to tell that the worst death of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones would be the show itself, even very early on this season. As soon as the episode opened with an image of Lord Varys penning a letter about Jon Snow, I knew Aegon Targaryen, the true heir to the throne, was going to die. There was no way Daenerys could let him live if this is what the …
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a list of super awesome literary moms! 1. Molly Weasley from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows image via pottermore When she wasn’t busy planning a wedding, scolding the twins, or cooking up something for dinner, Molly Weasley could be found protecting her children at the Battle of Hogwarts. Knowing Harry Potter’s situation, she never batted an eye at taking him anywhere and everywhere with her and her clan of red-heads. Whether it was Christmas vacation or a trip to the Quidditch World Cup, Molly …
