The Willa Cather Short Story Project beings!
#willaonwednesday
1973 Willa Cather Stamp
Happy New Year! I’m excited to kick off 2019 with a post about Willa Cather. In 1973 the United States Postal Service celebrated Willa Cather’s 100th birthday with a postage stamp. Her stamp arrived a decade before those of Edith… Read More ›
Willa Cather Book Club January 2019
My Mortal Enemy at the Institute Library 2018 was the first year of the Willa Cather Book Group. Considering that everyone wants to continue reading Cather in 2019, I’d say it’s been a resounding success. Go Willa! First Meeting of 2019… Read More ›
Librarian Hero: Althea Warren (#WillaOnWednesday)
Yesterday I wrote about Susan Orlean’s new book, The Library Book. Today I’m sharing a tidbit about Althea Warren, one of the librarians that Orlean writes about. A Victory Book Campaign publicity photo of Althea Warren, November 26, 1941. (Source:… Read More ›
Willa Cather Events: Celebration in New Hampshire & Book Group (#WillaOnWednesday)
Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On! The town of Jaffrey, NH is celebrating Willa Cather and the 100th anniversary of My Antonia next week. The name of this two-day event is Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On! Festivities kick off with an evening reception… Read More ›
Hotel Taft #WillaOnWednesday
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 ›
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.