Links to (my favorite) literature

The Sea-Wolf Summary - Jack London

I like to re-read some of my favorite books and authors now and then. I'm currently re-reading Under Orders, a horse-racing book by the late Dick Francis. The attraction of this book is that one-handed detective Sid Halley has resurfaced in the dangerous world of horse racing.

I've read most of the Francis books more than once, and I think this is my first re-read of Under Orders.

I just added Jean Lorrah to this list. I love The Vulcan Academy Murders; it's always close by, ready for another read.  

MY FAVORITE WRITERS AND BOOKS

ISAAC ASIMOV

I, Robot (PDF)

The Isaac Asimov Home Page

LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN

Cat Who ... series (Good Reads)

Lilian Jackson Braun (1913-2011) (Fantastic Fiction)

DICK FRANCIS

Dick Francis (Fantastic Fiction)

Rat Race (Good Reads)

Straight (Good Reads)

KEN GRIMWOOD

Replay (Good Reads)

 

 ROBERT A. HEINLEIN

 

Stranger in a Strange Land (Good Reads)

Robert A. Heinlein (Wikipedia)

Heinlein quotes (Good Reads)

JANET KAGAN

The Real Janet Kagan

Janet Kagan (Wikipedia)

Hellspark (Good Reads)

LOUIE L'AMOUR

A Conversation With Louis L'Amour

A Man Called Louis L'Amour

Conagher (Good Reads)

Louis L'Amour advice for writers: The struggle for a young author

Louis L'Amour interview and profile (1976)

Louis L'Amour on how the west was named...

The Official Louie L'Amour website

JEAN LORRAH

Wikipedia page

Books by Jean Lorrah (Good Reads)

Jean Lorrah (AbeBooks)

JACK LONDON

Jack London (Biography)

Jack London (Wikipedia)

The Sea Wolf (Good Reads)

JOHN D. MACDONALD

Order of John D. MacDonald books (Order of Books)

Travis McGee (The Thrilling Detective)

The Busted Flush (JDMhomepage)

LARRY MCMURTRY

Larry McMurtry bio (Wikipedia)

From 2006: Larry McMurtry on the essence of the American West

Larry McMurtry/Diana Ossana Interviewed on Charlie Rose (1994)

The life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry, one of the greatest Texas authors of all time, dies at 84

ROBERT B. PARKER

Web site

Lennie: Discussion on author Robert B.Parker & B Roll (YouTube)

Book Series In Order

Robert Urich on set of Spenser: For Hire (YouTube)

REX STOUT

Rex Stout bio (Good Reads)

Nero Wolfe Series (Good Reads)

The Wolfe Pack (NeroWolfe.org)

(Nero Wolfe) The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds: old-time radio adventure with Sydney Greenstreet (YouTube)

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• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

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(the book of great NASCAR stories)

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A good read about football

Touch football: I found a cool Washington Post story about a touch football game that's been played every Sunday since 1967. Doesn't say if it's just during football season or all year round; actually, it may have said, I just didn't see it.

It reminded me of us playing flag football in college (circa 1971-73). We didn't have first downs; in our case, if you didn't score a touchdown in six plays, you turned the ball over on downs.

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Spam: Someone left spam on a comment on this blog today. Naturally, I deleted it.

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The Sea-Wolf: I've read Jack London's The Sea-Wolf five times. Yesterday, I found a used copy at Edward McKay (a used-book store), so No. 6 is coming.

More later.

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EMAIL: tgilli52@gmail.com  BLUESKY: PROFILE

MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing