Willa Cather slept here. So did Rory Gilmore. While reading The Selected Letters of Willa Cather I was excited that she mentions the name of the hotel where she stayed when she was in New Haven to receive an honorary degree… Read More ›
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Big Book Summer Challenge
My friend Sue who blogs at Book By Book is hosting her seventh annual Big Book Summer Challenge and I am on it this year! You can read the challenge details here (note that she has a Goodreads group for… Read More ›
Cather “Brings Home the Bacon” with Two Friends (#WillaOnWednesday)
Willa Cather’s short story “Two Friends” in Obscure Destinies, first edition, some Connecticut & Yale history, and a brief appearance by Edith Wharton.
“Our Cather Heritage” Lecture by Andrew Jewell (#WillaOnWednesday)
Today’s Willa on Wednesday feature is Andrew Jewell’s recent lecture, “Our Cather Heritage” Andrew Jewell is Professor of Digital Projects at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries and editor of the Willa Cather Archive The lecture takes off at about… Read More ›
Willa On Wednesday: The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
Today’s #WillaOnWednesday takes you to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in Nebraska. This video is a 360 degree view that I recorded in the midst of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in Nebraska on March 11, 2011 using an old… Read More ›
Willa on Wednesday: Queen Cather
Have you tried the new Instagram option of following a particular hashtag? I recently started following the hashtag #WillaCather. I’ve come across a few interesting review posts and far too many posts that use a corrupted Cather quote. The corrupted… Read More ›
If My Ántonia Inspires You, Read This (#WillaOnWednesday)
I’m starting a new feature here on WildmooBooks and it will come as no surprise to regular readers of this blog that it involves one of my favorite writers, Willa Cather. The name of the feature is — drum… Read More ›