The Ottery
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The Year of Losing My Favorite Authors

I just saw the news that Madeleine L’Engle has died, of natural causes, at age 89. First Lloyd Alexander, now Madeleine L’Engle. Why this year?

Of course, I haven’t really lost them, because they’re still on my bookshelves. And, even if my books all burned, they’d still be ingrained in my story-lovin’ soul.

Add comment September 7th, 2007