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Connie Briscoe's avatar

That Moyers-Morrison interview on love (a topic that I'm currently exploring for an upcoming post on love in fiction): Whew! A deep, tough read, but has me wanting to re-read one of her novels after many, many years.

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Susan Marks's avatar

Dept Q is brilliant. I can’t wait for season 2.

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Mary Martha's avatar

Now I need to see the Phoenician Scheme just to see the artwork! Thank you for the gift link.

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Christine Havens's avatar

I love that you share your eclectic reading choices with us—I get to see more of what I might not otherwise find.

The Phoenician Scheme is brilliant! Besides the borrowed paintings, Edward Carey, artist extraordinaire, and formerly living in Austin, drew the newspapers and did some of the end credits drawings.

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Austin Kleon's avatar

I totally forgot this!!!

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Abel Arias's avatar

Some of you may already know this - apparently the original pitch for The Pitt starring ER alum Noah Wyle was reprising his role as Dr. Carter and the Crichton estate shot it down. The Pitt is still such a great show and in my heart, it's still Dr. Carter.

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Austin Kleon's avatar

Yeah and the estate is suing The Pitt as an unauthorized remake: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193829

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Abel Arias's avatar

Nooooooooo!!!!!

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thedianatrotter's avatar

I love that photo of you with your books!

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Mary Anne Shew's avatar

I have to be careful of when I read your newsletters because, if I let them, they can take over the day on which I read them. Each one takes me on travels I would never have found on my own. Your words bring joy, delight, laughs, wonder, new ideas, fresh takes on old ideas, sobering thought, delightful glimpses into your family and work life, and more entries for my already never-ending TBR list. Thank you!

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Todd Boruff's avatar

What were the Crichton books, films, and TV series that were number one at the same time? It wasn’t clear to me from the link.

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Austin Kleon's avatar

“At the same time” is slightly misleading — it should really be “within the same year” but that’s marketing for you

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Neil's avatar

Loved the article about Roy Gold. I hope I can catch an exhibition of his books one day!

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Gerry Hebert's avatar

Really happy for Winston! And I have to say I was deeply touched by his personal reply to the donation....I have never contributed to a - go-fund me - request where I was personally thanked! So thank you Winston, and get well real quick!!!

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Austin Kleon's avatar

Thanks for donating!

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Tom's Blog's avatar

Austin, thank you for the Bill Moyer RIP memory. Bill was a major contributor to my spiritual and social sanity for most of my adult life. The world lost a kind-hearted soul when he went beyond the curvature of our earth.

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Susan Johnson's avatar

This was fantastic. I followed almost every link. I'm (trying) to write a book myself, and the quote by Crichton hit me exactly where I am right now... in the boiler room!

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Austin Kleon's avatar

My latest book it felt like Meg and I were pulling a ghost ship out of the fog — it was just so hard to see the whole shape of it

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Susan Johnson's avatar

This is so helpful for me.

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Debbe's avatar

You are reading War and Peace, which caused me to go back to the 1970's, when I was in college. My "for fun" classes, the ones unrelated to my major, were Russian Lit, especially the 19th century...Tolstoy. I was entranced. I re-read the paper I wrote on my manual typewriter , comparing characters in four of his books. What a treat to go back in time. Fun side note. The winter of 1977, I took my first plane ride on my first trip outside of the US. Had to take Amtrak to Canada to get the plane, Soviet Aeroflot. (It wasn't allowed in the US due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.) I went with a small group of students to Moscow and Leningrad (its name then). I went as a literary romantic-seeing all the places I'd read about and all the places I'd heard about. Tolstoy opened my world.

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Ricki Henschel's avatar

If you haven't watched it yet, check out the TV show Astrid on Walter (PBS)

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