Poe Celebrated
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth. The New York Times presents a slide shows about the author, based on images from the New York Public Library:
New York Times, Edgar Allan Poe at 200
and the Wall Street Journal offers an assessment of his influence:
Wall Street Journal, Poe at 200 — Eerie After All These Years
Sarah Weinman writes in the L.A. Times about the five cities who claim him:
Los Angeles Times, Who owns Edgar Allan Poe?
and about the books that have just been published to honor Poe:
Poe: A Life Cut Short
Ackroyd, Peter
- Paperback: $14.99; 416 pages
- Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (January 6, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0061690422
- ISBN-13: 978-0061690426
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Essays by Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Laura Lippman, Lisa Scottoline, and Thirteen Others
Edited by Michael Connelly
- Hardcover: $25; 416 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow (January 6, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0061690392
- ISBN-13: 978-0061690396
On a Raven’s Wing
Stuart M. Kaminsky (Editor) , James W. Hall, Thomas H. Cook, Mary Higgins Clark, Don Winslow
- Hardcover: $21.95; 224 pages
- Publisher: Nan A. Talese (January 20, 2009)
- ISBN-10: 038550800X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385508001