Bookish Sites of Interest

First up, The Composites: “Images created using law enforcement composite sketch software and descriptions of literary characters…Read more on the project at The Atlantic.” The site is new, having launched earlier this month, and is currently taking...

Anne McCaffrey

Popular fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey passed away this past Monday. She was 85 years old. From The Guardian: “McCaffrey, who went on to publish almost 100 books, began her career in 1967 with Restoree, which she described as a “jab” at the way women...

Bookish Hunger Pangs

From The Boston Globe: “Engrossing works of fiction inspire all manner of reader reactions. But hunger? That’s a surprisingly common takeaway for obsessed fans of George R.R. Martin’s best-selling series, “A Song of Ice and Fire,’’ the fifth book of which, “A...