I woke up to the news today that P.D. James, at age 94, has passed away. I was very sad to read this since she is on my personal list of top ten writers, so unless they pull some older works from a drawer or trunk, I won’t be able to read anything new by her ever again.
What made her stand out for me was that she delved deeply into her characters’ lives, especially their psychological lives. Then there was the mystery, of course, always extremely well plotted. If you haven’t read anything by her, I strongly suggest you do.
Here are some links to learn more about this amazing woman and writer.
Her official webpage (check out the library tab for a list of all her books):
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pdjames/
The Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._James
Her Amazon author page (in case you didn’t realize this, most authors have a separate page on Amazon that lists their books, a bio, and other info about them and their work—yes, including me):
http://www.amazon.com/P.-D.-James/e/B000AP5NPM
Interviews:
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1627/the-art-of-fiction-no-141-p-d-james
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/15/pd-james-author-interview-readers
Fabulous quotes with many pictures of the author:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/9-pd-james-quotes-every-writer-needs-to-read
And sadly, a few obituaries:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30232569
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/pd-james
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/pd-james
Anyone else have a great link to share? Rest in peace, Phyllis.
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