About Books & Literature: RIP Chinua Achebe

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Before we get to this week's round-up of books and literature news, I'd like to take a quick opportunity to say goodbye. I've been editing this newsletter since April of 2009, but the time has come for me to move on, and this here edition will be my last one. It won't be yours, though, and you're gonna love the new guy. You'll meet him next week, but in the meantime, we've got some reading to do! RIP Chinua Achebe Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe passed away this past Thursday, leaving behind an important legacy of work that changed the way the West saw Africa. His best-known book is the 1958 opus Things Fall Apart, but if you've only read that one, do consider digging a bit further into his works. If you haven't read that one, add it to your reading list pronto! Read More... The Best Obituary Ever Written? Another great man passed away recently, though he will forever be known to most strangers not by his life, but by his obituary, which has made the rounds of the internet. Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies' man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013... Read More... Review: 'The Burgess Boys' by Elizabeth Strout Elizabeth Strout won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Olive Kitteredge. Does her follow-up measure up? Read More... Search Related Topics:  the burgess boys  elizabeth strout  maine Review: 'Temple of a Thousand Faces' by John Shors This sweeping historical epic is set in 1177 in the ancient Khmer kingdom (now Cambodia), when the Chams (from what is now Vietnam) attacked Angkor Wat. It's a sweeping novel full of beautiful language, and worth a look. Read More... Search Related Topics:  john shors  angkor wat  historical fiction Related Searches Free Books Photo Books Books for Children Children Literature Literary Literature Featured Articles Jess Smart Interview Review: 'Goblin Secrets' by William Alexander Review: 'Tempestuous' by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes Analysis of 'My Last Duchess' Movie Review: 'Bless Me, Ultima' Happy Birthday Quotes   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Baseball Poems "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest L. Thayer (1888) "Casey's Revenge" by Grantland Rice (1907) "A Ballad of Baseball Burdens" by Franklin Pierce Adams (1912) Advertisement