Posts by Edward Champion

Edward Champion is the Managing Editor of Reluctant Habits.

RIP Lloyd Alexander

lloydalexander01.jpgI’m interrupting my hiatus to report some terrible news. I’ve received a report (although it’s noted by Wikipedia) that children’s book author Lloyd Alexander has passed on. Alexander wrote some amazing fantasy books that I remember reading as a kid, The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron. His wit and imagination will be truly missed.

More info on Alexander.

The official website.

Daniel Laloggia’s discovery of The Book of Three.

My Two Minutes with Markson

Many thanks again to the guest bloggers filling in. I’ve been truly stunned and delighted by the remembrances, reading reports and general tomfoolery.

Since there have been a few emails, some news on my coordinates, cunning plans, and the like is forthcoming. But for now, I’ll simply confess that I chatted briefly with David Markson last night. My conversation went something like this:

ME: Congratulations! I very much enjoyed The Last Novel.
MARKSON: You’re drenching!
ME: I’d be interested in interviewing you for the…
MARKSON: You’re soaking wet!
ME: …sort of like radio, the…
MARKSON: You’re drenched!

Nobody informed me about the speed and manner in which starboard thunderstorms stub out sunny afternoons. More later.