Thanks for the comment, applemcg! James She wrote the dystopian novel, Children of Men. So sorry, Kat Lib Im not seeing it. Made me think about letters from friends, and even relatives. [CDATA[ ill add JJ McGs list of candidates to my need-to-read list. authors who died in the last 10 years. // I guess phobias are phobias, From your excellent description, Children of Men sounds riveting! Beloved children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle, who charmed millions with his 1969 classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, died on May 23 at the age of 91. Share; Tweet; Flip; Email; Pin It . I hadnt read anything by Emecheta (1944-2017) until I saw an obituary about her Jan. 25 death. Its like the Three Stooges meet the mob. Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse Five. 18 People Who Definitely Won the 10-Year Challenge 13 Celebs Who Totally Changed Their Look in 2015 21 People Who Started Their New Year's Celebrations . googletag.enableServices(); Sic transit gloria mundi. Nelle Harper Lee I once had an office mate who was from Monroeville. Post tributes in the comments; I've been posting some obituary links on my own list. However, I did find it uncomfortable when I saw the movie about Mansfield Park back in 1999. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gtargeting", "1"); if (window.Mobvious === undefined) { Improve Your Knowledge Here authors who died in the last 10 years. C.K. Thanks, bobess48, for your take on the Mansfield Park film and your link to Roger Eberts review! I also appreciate all the following writers who had permanent changes of address during the relevant period: I havent read the novel, but the film version starring Clive Owen as the washed up, cynical journalist who gets sucked into the drama and becomes the pregnant womans protector/guide was one of the most intense, powerful films of the past 10 years. Every now and then, Turner Classic Movies will run it. authors who died in the last 10 years. laughing. And I think off-script is (usually) good. We all know that there were many so-called enlightened men who didnt consider women as equal, let alone people of color or other religions. Im not trying to toot my own horn here, but I do know it shouldnt be so difficult to make a comment on a blog! var isRetina = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2; // retina display I also considered that, as an adventure yarn, it was inferior to the pulpy tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs. return null; Any ideas about who I can contact to fix this problem? return false; This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members. When I was a kid in the 1970s, I avoided book reviews so I could formulate my own opinions about that which I was about to read. We've said goodbye to some iconic faces over . And thanks for the rest of your excellent comment! Here's a partial list of musicians we lost in the 2010s: Aretha Franklin, David Bowie . var googletag = googletag || {}; My email has been a bit erratic lately (sometimes not reaching the intended recipient ). Something went wrong with your request. Alvin Toffler (1928-2016), Future Shock. LOL. Sorry about that will re-send the email right after I post this. A joy to read. And Last is an example of a novel written earlier in U.S. history (1826), before the American novel became more mature with Hawthorne, Melville, etc., in the mid-19th century. stylesheet.type = "text/css"; OK, now that thats out of my system, Ill go back to the latest comment I was trying to post about Jane Austen and the alt-right. His friendship with Fidel Castro and leftist sympathies have put some potential readers off the man, but should not, in fairness, given the quality and beauty of his writing, and given the vicious oligarchy that has maintained itself behind the various masks of Colombian politics through all the years Marquez lived, as well as before and after. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Hopefully, posting problems will not keep happening for you! This second book takes her on a journey through her struggles and triumphs from 1944-1948. The year 2016 was a hard year for celebrity deaths, but the world also lost a number of incredible authors who died over the past year. J.B. was the last surviving member of the generation of newspaper columnists I faithfully read in my salad days, an ink-stained crew also encompassing Nat Hentoff, as well as Jack Anderson, Murray Kempton and Mike Royko.