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Madeleine L’Engle, at the age of 88 has died. There is more in this New York Times article. From that article,

The “St. James Guide to Children’s Writers” called Ms. L’Engle “one of the truly important writers of juvenile fiction in recent decades.” Such accolades did not come from pulling punches: “Wrinkle” is one of the most banned books because of its treatment of the deity.

“Why does anybody tell a story?” Ms. L’Engle once asked, even though she knew the answer.

“It does indeed have something to do with faith,” she said, “faith that the universe has meaning, that our little human lives are not irrelevant, that what we choose or say or do matters, matters cosmically.”

More information on her work is available on her Wiki page and another obituary is available through Publisher’s Weekly.

*Raises glass to a fine fine author*

Goodbye…

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In honor of Mrs. Meyer’s book that is coming out on AUGUST 7th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I put together a display on the front of our cash wrap. In red at the top there you can see Lynn busy working!

Again, sorry for the smallness, the joy of a camera phone! I can’t wait for August 7th! YAY!!!

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Just got the news. Chapter ONE is online!

Yeah, I miss you, too. A lot. Doesn’t change anything.
Sorry
Jacob

In PDF over at stepheniemeyer.com

***Eclipse Quote of the Day*** (7/10/07)
“This hostage stuff is fun.” — Alice Cullen

AUGUST 7TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EEP!

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We got this envelope at the bookshop and seriously, I thought it was an engagement letter or something. Amazing envelope and then the calligraphy, wow. seriously… WOW

Of course, we open it, and no, no engagement letter. It is in fact a promotion for Kate DiCamillo’s new and upcoming children’s book. By new and upcoming I mean of course… October. Yeah, October 9th 2007. A bit early?

You can see what I mean by the writing and the envelope. (Sorry about the smudges. I have a recuperating chicken in my dining room and she splashed water. Silly Bird.)
Here is another picture with an illustration. If you have read Edward Tulane then you know that she used BEAUTIFUL illustrations throughout the book. It appears she shall do so again!

There is not much information about “Great Joy” yet, but my guess is that it will be a Holiday story. We shall see if I am correct.

Here is a quote from Kate’s website on writing that I especially liked.

[My teacher] did know what he was talking about. Writing is seeing. It is paying attention.

I think of it this way: my characters sing songs and I stop to listen to them and when the song is done I give them my money and they say, “God bless you, baby.”

And I feel that I have been blessed. Over and over again.

So the moral of the story is, you never know what you may get in the mail. Even the beautiful things may surprise you. When October rolls around, check out Kate’s newest!

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