- Cassie Clare went to see the Lestat musical and shares Anne Rice’s bio from the program: The bio of an artist such as Anne Rice (b. 1941) can only be truly understood in the context of the author’s personal testimony—her vast body of work. Each beloved character iridescently animated and virtually manifested before our eyes witnesses their creator’s experience in triumph and in sorrow and in searching for some semblance of Happy Peace. From the pangs of Louis’ utter solitude to Claudia’s untimely demise to Lestat’s wickedly bedazzling smile, the author’s life permeates each page with such ardor one could only blush at being so exposed. But Anne Rice gives herself— her life in full—as a gift to the world in every spellbinding chapter, every carefully turned page, every meaningful word. Mere footprints of a life lived in art. A native of New Orleans now residing in La Jolla, CA, and author of 27 books, which include The Vampire Chronicles, The Witching Hour, Cry to Heaven and Violin, Rice’s latest novel, Christ The Lord: Out Of Egypt, is the beginning of her literary contribution to Christian Art. Anne is grateful that these Broadway Giants have adapted her creative endeavor in such a mesmerizing and captivating musical. This adaptation stands alone as a genuine masterpiece!
- Liza Palmer recommends the British TV show Green Wing.
- Commentary has a wonderful piece on Houdini. (Via Theresa Duncan.)
- An excellent post on the fluid relationship of research and story, especially on television, by one of the writers on House. (And I forgot where I saw this. Sorry!)
- Mark Twain’s Hawaii. (I highly recommend all Twain’s Hawaii writings; great fun.)
- Paul Di Filippo reviews several YA fantasies in the WaPo, including raves for Justine’s Magic Lessons and Scott’s Blue Noon. There’s other children’s book-related stuff too. And there’s a fascinating plagiarism anecdote involving The New Yorker in this column (scroll down).
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Anne Rice is proud that editors never touch her work — and by golly, does it ever show!
I just can’t even bear to make a joke about Anne Rice’s crazypants bio. She’s clearly fucking insane. I wonder if she always refers to herself in the third person.
Re: Rice bio–say it ain’t so! Oh god….
I like how it’s not just Christian art, it’s Christian Art.
I loved the Doris Egan post on research & story – have you read any of the spec fic novels she wrote as Doris Egan or Jane Emerson? So depressing (for those of us on a different continent, and without a television) that she switched from books to TV shows…
If you get the chance to see “Green Wing” you absolutely must watch it. Imagine “ER” on LSD and you’ll be close.
Sounds fabulous, Kevin. I’ve set up a timer to catch the first season eps as they air on BBC America.
Steph, I haven’t read them, but will definitely keep an eye out now. Her posts are wonderful.
& etc, Anne Rice is bye bye.