Comments for The John Updike Society

Comment on Houghton collection includes two unpublished novels by Paul P.

Paul P. — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:34:14 +0000

Why in twenty years? Seems like an awfully needless prolongation.

Comment on Updike archive to stay at Houghton/Harvard by Polprav

Polprav — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:01:11 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

Comment on An unexpected farewell to The Centaurian by Ed Allen

Ed Allen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:32:48 +0000

To Dr. James Yerkes, about the demise of The Centaurian:
Prexar’s actions seem extremely unprofessional and negligent, especially if any cached material was lost. I hope you’ve sought legal advice, or at least filed a complaint with the appropriate agency.
Best regards,
Ed Allen
Associate Professor of English
University of South Dakota

Comment on An unexpected farewell to The Centaurian by Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:48:07 +0000

Just wanted to say how sad I was to read this. I am a big Updike fan and often checked the site, which was always suitable filled with Updike lore and news to satisfy even the most demanding fan.

Thank you to James Yerkes for maintaining the site for so long. Your work was appreciated, obviously not by the people at Prexar, but by many others.

Comment on Dead Poets Society visits Updike gravesite by Walter Skold

Walter Skold — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:01:13 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the blog on the visit.

I am back from my journey and I ended up visiting 150 graves in 90 days. The day at the Updike family grave site was one of the best on the trip.

The map of the trip, fyi, can be reached on the home page of http://www.deadpoes.org

Walter Skold

Comment on An unexpected farewell to The Centaurian by Dave Lull

Dave Lull — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:25:54 +0000

Dr. Yerkes’ account of the origin of The Centaurian, written on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, can be found here:

http://librariansplace.wordpress.com/2006/11/21/the-centaurian/

Comment on An unexpected farewell to The Centaurian by Paul P.

Paul P. — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:37:22 +0000

That’s very unfortunate. It was a site I checked often, because, sadly, there just isn’t much Updike-related information online. Hopefully this will be that place now.

Comment on Donors needed for book drive by Ann Cassar

Ann Cassar — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:18:54 +0000

Thank you so much, Jack and James, for your offers. This week our librarian said that she ordered My Father’s Tears and expects it to arrive shortly.

Comment on Donors needed for book drive by James Plath

James Plath — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:31:27 +0000

Jack DeBellis writes that he plans on donating Licks of Love, In the Beauty of the Lilies, Rabbit Is Rich and Bech is Back.

I’m going to donate Memories of the Ford Administration. (Apparently Jack has more duplicates than I do!)

Comment on Donors needed for book drive by Ann Cassar

Ann Cassar — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:39:34 +0000

June 8–I would be happy to have books sent to me at 319 Brinton Lake Road, Thornton, PA 19373. This will prevent duplication and allow new acquisitions to be posted on the website. As yet, I haven’t informed the Librarian of this project because who knows how many books will appear. When my book bag gets full enough, I will make a trip. Also I will gladly reimburse donors for the shipping costs. Thank you in advance for your generosity.