Anne McCaffrey passed away yesterday at the age of 85. I have linked to the io9 obituary because the title mentions her book The Ship Who Sang which was a great favorite of my mother’s back in the day. I was more of a Dragonriders of Pern fan myself. I have a very clear memory of being in 5th or 6th grade and discovering Dragonsong on the shelf. It was a good gateway novel to the world. Later I would go on to own The People of Pern which was this kickin’ collection of paintings of the different characters, full color glossy glory and all. They should make such books for Twilight, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, etc. While we remember Ms. McCaffrey in our own ways, remember too that illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi once did the art for a version of Dragonflight back in the day. Tony’s take was that the dragons should have an alien look to them (since technically the series is sci-fi, not fantasy). The results were fascinating.
- Oh! Oh! Oh! You may have heard it here first. Matt Phelan’s The Storm in the Barn has been optioned for a feature film! What’s that you say? Lots of books are optioned but never see the screen? Maybe so, but how many are produced by Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mad Men) and written by David Goodman (Fringe, Angel)? Darn few, that’s how many. Thanks for the heads up, Matt.
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret is out and folks are flocking around the country to see it. Here in New York one theater decided to show George Méliès shorts for kids. They don’t necessarily point out the Cabret collection (in the book/film Méliès is a major character) but that’s my interpretation of their timing. Not a shabby notion too.
- The latest Best Books list to come out is the Kirkus list of best books of 2011. Of the “best” lists to come out this year, this one may be closest to my heart. Granted it forgot books like Never Forgotten, but check out some of these inclusions! Blue Chicken. Dragon Castle. Orani. I love what made the final cut! I’m a little sad that this is the first I’ve heard of
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