Writers Have Bad Days (or Weeks) Too!
Libba Bray recently posted a humorous item on her
blog lamenting the problems writers sometimes face. It is “laugh out loud” funny and also gives some insight into her writing process, or lack of one. All of us waiting for
Diviners 2 will now know it is going to take a little longer than we had hoped. But, that gives those of us who haven’t yet read
The Diviners some more time to be ready for the sequel, whenever it is published. Keep your fingers crossed.
I know I should review
The Diviners now, but instead I have to go with another book.
The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the ’68 Racial Divide by Steve Marantz tells of events prior to, and the build-up to, the spring 1968 state high school basketball championship game between Omaha Central and Lincoln Northeast. Events included a visit from George Wallace to the Omaha Civic Auditorium. His presence and comments precipitated riots three days prior to the game which then was moved to Lincoln. I was a sophomore at Lincoln Northeast in the spring of 1968 and attended the championship game that year. I was naïve and had heard about some riots in Omaha but didn’t realize what they were about or even much about George Wallace; my world was pretty small back then. This book reminded me of the many things I remember and the many things I should have known in 1968.
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
