The prospect of more novels from the delightful Justine Larbalestier is one of the few consolations available to my Harry Potter-obsessed stepdaughter, A., now that the Rowling franchise has closed up shop. I don’t know what the follow-up to the Magic or Madness Trilogy will be, but recent blog posts suggest Larbalestier’s stranded in New York, working on something big. . . .
Charles M. Schulz: “I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”
The 150th anniversary of Joseph Conrad’s birthday goes largely unnoticed in Britain. (Via.)
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Owners of Charles Bukowski’s bungalow claim he was a Nazi sympathizer and are fighting efforts to turn the property into a memorial.