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We loved Maurice Sendak's work, so it wasn't without a little cringing that we read this excerpt from his soon-to-be-published interview with Gary Groth in The Comics Journal in which he fantasized about killing George W. Bush.
Today in books and publishing: There may be a second Fifty Shades trilogy; a memorial for Maurice Sendak in New York Tuesday; the best of the indies and the self-published bunch; NYPL drama continues.
Today in books and publishing: Michelle Obama's book about the White House garden finally arrives, Fifty Shades of Grey returns to shelves in Florida, and what it was like to stage an opera with Maurice Sendak.
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Can one even begin to count the contributions to kid lit, and later, to our adult lives, made by Maurice Sendak?
Very sad news this morning: Maurice Sendak, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, has died at the age of 83, The New York Times reports.
Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert has landed a deal to write a children's book about a flag pole titled I Am a Pole (and So Can You!).
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: Maurice Sendak had some things to say about Newt Gingrich on The Colbert Report, Wilco channels Popeye, and Indianapolis has put up the midwest's coolest zip line for the Super Bowl.
Plus: The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced Thursday
Sendak tells Dave Eggers why he's writing and illustrating his first book in 30 years
'Where The Wild Things Are' creator returns with first book in almost 30 years
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