Cormac McCarthy

[Diane, "Miss Scarlett"]

That's pretty cool, Josh. I'll bet it made your vacation. Where were you?

[Josh]

We were eating breakfast at the hotel, I looked up and said "That's Cormac." Laura said, "no way; you're crazy". I went and snooped a little undetected and it definitely was him. Next thing I knew he was gone. 30 minute later there he was, I worked up the quick nerve to approach him and he was very pleasant. Very short conversation and he was outta there. No literature talk other than me saying I loved his writings. He asked my name, where I was from, etc. I wished him a good day and he said "have a nice holiday". Think I found the right balance of fanboy while still respecting his privacy. What are the dang odds!?!?

[Josh]

And more to your question Santa Fe, NM.

[Diane, "Miss Scarlett"]

Wow! And you thought you were just going to see some western scenery.

[Dawn]

Yes, once I did go to a book signing here in Oxford at Square Books by Mary Karr for those of you who might not be to familiar with her works . Three memoirs date her childhood to her adult years struggling to overcome dysfunctional family care because of alcoholism in The Liars Club , Cherry was about her years dealing with more issues as a teenager , and her final memoir Lit , which does not necessarily mean literature ! She is one of my favorites in Southern memoir and poetry .

But a friend of mine from Oxford got permission from our library to go and get Mary Karr's library book signed. Many Library's welcome it !! We certainly have many . Some of the most famous are under lock and key !!
Dawn

[Kirk]

Josh wrote: "

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This must have made a Great vacation trip into an "EPIC" one. What are the chances of meeting your favorite reclusive author?? You have some phenomenally good luck Josh!

[Josh]

Kirk.....it was epic, but Cattlemen's may have been the highlight (we stopped for lunch coming back through). Enjoyed it all the way around.

[Kirk]

I'll have to regale you sometime with my stories of sharing ranching duties with my Dad and Uncle when I was a teenager. It was interesting to find you are a cattleman by nature and education!

[LA]

Interesting article about Cormac's smiles :)
http://electricliterature.com/cormac-...

[Zorro]

http://www.cormacmccarthy.com/

The Cormac McCarthy Society Conference in Austin, Texas, August 29 - Sept. 1, 2019.

The registration page for the Austin conference is now up and running smoothly. To take advantage of early registration, you can go here:

http://jpellegrino.com/CMSC2019/

[Tom, "Big Daddy"]

With Cormac's passing last week, NYT issued this fascinating look back at his career and its unpromising beginning.

Cormac McCarthy Had a Remarkable Literary Career. It Could Never Happen Now.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/op...