Tag Archives: literature

Literature of Desire

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

One of the compliments that my fiction writing sometimes receives is the natural sounding dialogue.  While any writer will swoon over even the slightest compliment, when someone praises my dialogue, I can’t help but think of that Dolly Parton line, … Continue reading →

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Painters of the Suburban Landscape

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

This morning I was reading a New York Times review of Cheever: A Life, Blake Bailey’s new biography of John Cheever, and I was reminded of the recent passing of John Updike.  For me, it is nearly impossible to think … Continue reading →

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Grace in territory held largely by the devil

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

This week at Salon.com, Allen Barra has published a review of a new biography of Flannery O’Connor.  My first encounter with O’Connor was as a freshman English major in college, when I read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” … Continue reading →

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Once More, John Updike

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

And I think of John Updike, who illuminated private lives and wrote so lovingly of the world, who called snowfall "an immense whispering" and compared a brilliant snowy day to overdeveloped film. Who re-created the backyards and clotheslines of small-town … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Remembered

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Fred Bubbers

John Updike (1932-2009) John Updike’s Life and Work from Salon © 2009 – 2011, Fred Bubbers. All rights reserved.

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