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Jim Beaver asked, "[Has] anyone read the new (?) Ross
Macdonald =
biography?"
I presume he means "Ross Macdonald: The Life of a Mystery
Writer," by =
Tom Nolan. I'm about 50 pages from the end of that book now,
and I have =
found it respectful of Macdonald, yet still enlightening as
to some =
previously obscure facts/episodes in his history. Nolan is a
fine writer =
himself (despite his acceptance of "snuck" as proper
English). And in =
his hands, Ken Millar/Ross Macdonald comes off as a much
fuller and =
sometimes less confident author than he has seemed in earlier
bios. =
Nolan has also excerpted scads of reviews of Macdonald's
works, =
reminding me of entries in the Lew Archer series that I read
long ago =
and should definitely re-read.
If you'd like to know more about Nolan and his new book,
check out the =
online literary magazine January (http://www.januarymagazine.com/)
in =
early April. It will feature not only an interview with
Nolan, but other =
stories collected as a tribute to Ross Macdonald.
-- J. (Jeff) Kingston Pierce
Seattle
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