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Updike panels set for 30th ALA conference

Posted on February 9, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

The John Updike Society will be well represented at the 30th annual American Literature Association Conference in Boston, May 23-26. Two society panels were approved by the ALA and will be presented at a date and time to be announced, … Continue reading →

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John Updike Review Vol. 6 No. 2 is published

Posted on February 8, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

Members of The John Updike Society should be receiving a copy of the latest issue of The John Updike Review in their mailboxes. And it will be hard to miss. Mr. Updike appears shirtless on the cover of Vol. 6 … Continue reading →

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Interviewed memoirist mentions Updike

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

John Updike was mentioned in ​The Forward​’s article, “On The Books: 5 Questions For Stephen Shepard, Author Of ​A Literary Journey To Jewish Identity: Re-Reading Bellow, Roth, Malamud, Ozick, and Other Great Jewish Writers,” in which Shepard discussed his upcoming … Continue reading →

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Popsugar thinks Updike’s Eastwick witches sweet

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

Popsugar​ had a few recommendations for readers who love books with witches in them. Not surprisingly, included in “These 11 Books About Witches Will Put a Spell on You,” by Hannah Abrams, is John Updike’s​ T​he Witches of Eastwick.​ Updike’s … Continue reading →

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Updike is one of 10 important late 20th-century authors

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

John Updike continues to find recognition and relevance, recently included in ​ThoughtCo’s “10 Important Contemporary and Late-20th-Century Authors,” written by Mark Flanagan. Decades after his time, Updike’s legacy continues to hold relevance in the 21st century after he was recognized … Continue reading →

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Updike’s advice to young writers

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

John Updike’s writing tips appear in a nearly two-minute video published by ​Melville House​: “John Updike’s Writing Advice is Something All Writers Should Try,” by Stephanie Valente. Updike offers young writers insight and advice for the writing process: “Develop actual … Continue reading →

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Published: “Black Activism: John Updike”

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

It has come to our attention that the critical essay “Black Activism: John Updike” by Suchitra Vashisth, an assistant professor at DIT University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, was published last year in the International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences … Continue reading →

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New Updike publication in Portuguese

Posted on January 30, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

Member Carla Ferreira, who is an associate professor in the Literature and Language Department at Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil, reports that her dissertation has been published in book form. The title is North and South Readings: Perception of … Continue reading →

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Rabbit, Run is tops among Amazon readers . . . for Updike books

Posted on January 26, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

Richard Rabicoff commented on The John Updike Society Facebook page that he went to the Gaithersburg (Md.) Barnes & Noble and was shocked to see that, for the first time in his life, there wasn’t a single John Updike book … Continue reading →

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Updike children’s book considered a classic

Posted on January 2, 2019 by johnupdikesociety

EatReadSleep blogger Cheryl Teal, a collection development librarian, yesterday posted an entry on “A Child’s Calendar, by John Updike and Trina Schart Hyman,” in which she shares her rediscovery of the book and her affirmation that it’s worthy of being … Continue reading →

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