tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post7818235498261755759..comments2024-01-02T15:19:12.921-08:00Comments on My Little Corner: Undiscovered Authorssandra seamanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-14420802738777775442015-08-27T11:31:37.199-07:002015-08-27T11:31:37.199-07:00I love finding books that echo the time and place ...I love finding books that echo the time and place that I find myself in, Leroy. For me recently it was the book "The Mermaid Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd another author who was new to me.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-13783110383043503382015-08-26T12:36:23.477-07:002015-08-26T12:36:23.477-07:00One of my favorite books is Valhalla by Jere Peaco...One of my favorite books is Valhalla by Jere Peacock. He died in 1979 at the age of 42.<br />I read Valhalla for the first time in 1968, when I was stationed in Japan. It's a story about Marines stationed in Japan after the Korean war.Leroy B. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433652382671068981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-10133893944531793132015-08-20T16:24:50.403-07:002015-08-20T16:24:50.403-07:00Sounds like a great author to discover, Wenda.Sounds like a great author to discover, Wenda.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-5264040444910182462015-08-19T17:58:55.315-07:002015-08-19T17:58:55.315-07:00I nominate William Altshuler. Not sure I have even...I nominate William Altshuler. Not sure I have even spelled his name correctly. He was born during/shortly after the Civil War and died in the nineteen-teens, so fifty perhaps? And wrote a series about the French and Indian war. 400 page small print books, intended for middle-school boys. Never heard of him, right? He was still in print at the turn of the 21st century. He's just a good read. Two men who referred to him as a major influence were--ta da--Mario Puzo and Saul Bellow. Look him up. You'll enjoy him. Wenda Morronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-60533788098217155282015-08-19T16:02:25.237-07:002015-08-19T16:02:25.237-07:00I suspect that the majority of writers find themse...I suspect that the majority of writers find themselves in that situation, Tammy. I sometimes wonder what it is that makes one author's stand out after they've passed away and so many others just disappear.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-53943127292364751102015-08-18T11:21:10.298-07:002015-08-18T11:21:10.298-07:00I was at the Writer's Digest Annual Conference...I was at the Writer's Digest Annual Conference earlier this month. Jacqueline Woodson gave the keynote address. She was introduced with a laundry list of award including Newbery, Coretta Scott King, National Book Award (more than once), Caldecott... She took the podium, raised her right hand and said, "How many of you don't know me from a can of paint?" and at least half this audience of authors, raised their hands! So even when you're CURRENTLY a hot item, your fame is still fleeting.Tammy Eulianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303272232258686650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-60794495050453497032015-08-16T13:03:51.376-07:002015-08-16T13:03:51.376-07:00You're probably right, Charles. And it made m...You're probably right, Charles. And it made me think that with the ebook revolution that we might never find some writers. At least with printed books you can find these authors in used bookstores.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-55753215371547414542015-08-16T12:22:08.329-07:002015-08-16T12:22:08.329-07:00I think there are a lot of such writers. I stumble...I think there are a lot of such writers. I stumble over them occasionally. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-49007171279482418022015-08-16T10:01:54.858-07:002015-08-16T10:01:54.858-07:00Probably not, RK, but then again people are still ...Probably not, RK, but then again people are still reading and talking about his work. Maybe I'm not thinking so much about the fame part but of people still reading your work long after you're gone.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-35521109563562700102015-08-16T09:07:26.103-07:002015-08-16T09:07:26.103-07:00I just read an article about John Marquand in the ...I just read an article about John Marquand in the current Nostalgia Digest. He wrote mostly literary works, but was also the author of the Mr. Moto detective series. He appeared on the cover of both Time and Newsweek the same week in the late '40s. But is he still famous today?RKhttp://www.larquepress.comnoreply@blogger.com