http://blog.otherstories.co.uk/2009/03/literary-death/ Books, Feminism, and Other Stories Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:20:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.otherstories.co.uk/2009/03/literary-death/comment-page-1/#comment-207 LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLD Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:55:00 +0000 http://feministbookworm.wordpress.com/?p=375#comment-207 Love the genre and the two you mentioned sound wonderful. Of course, I just bought a book of poetry when in Borders last week and am looking forward to a whole slew of choices for April poetry month. I guess that means not only am I part of the choir, I'm pathetic. I wouldn't mind so much if libraries still carried all these things, but sometimes it seems even they are on the lite diet. Love the genre and the two you mentioned sound wonderful. Of course, I just bought a book of poetry when in Borders last week and am looking forward to a whole slew of choices for April poetry month. I guess that means not only am I part of the choir, I’m pathetic. I wouldn’t mind so much if libraries still carried all these things, but sometimes it seems even they are on the lite diet.

]]> http://blog.otherstories.co.uk/2009/03/literary-death/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Tanya Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:54:42 +0000 http://feministbookworm.wordpress.com/?p=375#comment-206 Maybe the academic view of biographical criticism of an author's work as deeply unfashionable and suspect is also a problem for readers not scared off by the literary tag? You're preaching to the choir with me, though - I have about six shelves of literary biographies, and I truly hope the genre lives on. Maybe the academic view of biographical criticism of an author’s work as deeply unfashionable and suspect is also a problem for readers not scared off by the literary tag? You’re preaching to the choir with me, though – I have about six shelves of literary biographies, and I truly hope the genre lives on.

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