Happy New Year!

From The Member of the Wedding: 

Now hopping-john was F. Jasmine's very favorite food. She had always warned them to wave a plate of rice and peas before her nose when she was in her coffin, to make certain there was no mistake; for if a breath of life was left in her, she would sit up and eat, but if she smelled the hopping-john and did not stir, then they could just nail down the coffin and be certain she was truly dead.

January 24 to be "Carson McCullers Day" on TCM

Turner Classic Movies television network has declared January 24 "Carson McCullers Day," and the four major film adaptations are scheduled to air that day. For a complete schedule, go here.  Thanks, Ted!  :-)

McCullers Portrait Available for Purchase

This portrait of Carson McCullers was recently on exhibit at the Garrison Art Center in Garrison, New York. The portrait, by Richard Merkin, is available for purchase.  For more information, contact Calinda Swann, Executive Director, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY.  Her e-mail is director@garrisonartcenter.org

Carson McCullers 2005 by Richard Merkin

Image from the Garrison Art Center webpage.

McCullers Referenced in Article about Wikileaks

Carson McCullers is referenced in an article about Wikileaks. Read it here.

Here's the exact reference:

"Jake in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers put it more succinctly: 'But the main thing he sees is that the whole system of the world is built on a lie.'"

Just thought you'd wanna know!

Cheers from the banks of the Chattahoochee on this chilly December morning,

Cathy

Suzanne Vega Performance in February

Go here to read about the production that Suzanne Vega will preview here in Columbus at our Carson McCullers Conference in mid-February.