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It has been so many years since I went thru my "Plath" journey that I can't be sure which biography I read --it might have been the Stevens tome and I am basing that on the fact that I checked the number of pages (on Amazon) in various bios on her and since I stay away from skinny bios, Stevens...

I grew up in Northampton, MA. and lived a few blocks from Smith College just a couple of years after Plath graduated from it so the Bell Jar became of interest to me. I read it many years ago and really appreciated it more after reading a biography of Plath and a volume of her letters...

in answer to Sparkchaser re my art gallery :) : Yes some of my works are original, some are prints, some are original pages from antique periodicals. I find them at garage sales, thrift shops, and Aunt Sally's(Salvation Army). Goodwill Industry has an online auction site that has great pieces...

Great Thread! I collect "cheap" and I mean "cheap" art---mostly pictures since a "cat from Hades" lives here negating anything that sits on a table. I refuse to pay more than five dollars. My problem is that having collected so many pictures and attached them to the walls, I figure another 10...

Many thanks to Stewart and Garnet for the info regarding the upcoming film. Will look forward to it. I have yet to see a movie that captures the depth of a book but than screenwriting is like trying to fit an elephant into a sardine can!!

A first post!! "The Road" was a harrowing ride for me. My husband, handed me the book in the library thinking I might be interested--why --I don't know since it is not the type of book I would pick up. Yet I took it home and from the first page, I was in "that world" cold, hungry, and scared...

Very glad to have found this site. I am an eclectic bibliomaniac enjoy tasting tidbits from all genres but have recently temporarily settled into NonFiction. Am exploring several books relating to the New Yorker Magazine, the history of its innerworkings and the various characters that...