Tag Archives: In Cold Blood

“I don’t care what anybody says about me as long as it isn’t true.” — Truman Capote

Posted on September 30, 2024 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. In Cold Blood put him on the map for all time. His journalism/literature hybrid told the terrifying story of a random murder in Holcomb, Kansas, where an entire family was annihilated in their own home, for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Truman Capote

Posted on September 30, 2019 by sheila

Gerald Clarke wrote the definitive biography of Truman Capote. It looms as large in the Capote landscape as Richard Ellmann’s biography of Joyce looms in Joyce-land. Published in 1988, no book since addressing the onslaught in American culture that was … Continue reading →

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2014 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2014 by sheila

2014 was a good reading year. I re-read a lot of favorites, including Rebecca West’s 1200 page Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. There was a fun mix of re-reads and new stuff, of fiction and non-fiction. My year of being … Continue reading →

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Ebertfest 2014: Capote (2005)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by sheila

Friday afternoon, following the awesome screening of 1924’s He Who Gets Slapped (which I wrote up for Rogerebert.com) came the screening of Capote. It is still hard to comprehend that Philip Seymour Hoffman is no longer with us. It is … Continue reading →

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The Books: Capote: A Biography, by Gerald Clarke

Posted on August 25, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on this shelf is Capote: A Biography, by Gerald Clarke A definitive biography of Truman Capote. It looms as large in the Capote landscape as Richard Ellmann’s biography of Joyce looms in Joyce-land. Published … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Truman Capote!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by sheila

Today is the birthday of one of my favorite writers – Truman Capote. Truman Capote has been one of my many life-long obsessions – so forgive my autistic knowledge of this man – his life, and his work and his … Continue reading →

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In Cold Blood: “And I said, ‘Oh, Bonnie … Bonnie, dear … I haven’t seen you since that terrible thing happened.'”

Posted on September 9, 2008 by sheila

Truman Capote in Holcomb, Kansas. I thought I had seen all the photos from that time in Capote’s life, but I certainly haven’t seen that one. I love it. Here’s a big post I wrote on Capote. His time in … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Truman Capote!

Posted on September 30, 2007 by sheila

Today is the birthday of one of my favorite writers – Truman Capote. Truman Capote has been one of my many life-long obsessions – so forgive my autuistic knowledge of this man – his life, and his work. Also – … Continue reading →

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The Books: “In Cold Blood” (Truman Capote)

Posted on July 24, 2007 by sheila

Oops, double post. It’s under true crime as well. The great In Cold Blood – by Truman Capote. On my top 10 list of favorite books. A couple posts about Capote on my site: In Cold Blood – the first … Continue reading →

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Posted on October 17, 2006 by sheila

Jessa Crispin has an interesting interview with Peter Boxall, editor of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I loved what Boxall said at the end: “Having benefited from an extraordinary number of emails and letters as well as … Continue reading →

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