Monday, May 21, 2012

Theme: Anne Beattie

Book excerpt:‘Mrs Nixon’ by Anne Beattie

In The Selling of the President 1968, Joe McGinniss has described a TV broadcast during which Mr. Nixon faced some hard questions about his stance on Vietnam. After the show ended, "Roger Ailes went looking for Nixon. He wound up in an elevator with Nixon's wife.Read more
Short story:‘Starlight’ by Anne Beattie

Dolly gets up and suggests that we link arms. We form a line, and Ollie takes his place in front of us. I know that if I looked over my shoulder I’d see Dick smiling, seeming amused and in control, and, really, I couldn’t take that. Read more

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Book excerpt:‘Mrs Nixon’ by Anne Beattie