Sandra Spanier, one of the Editor’s of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, 1907-1922 can be heard in a great interview online at the National Review. Check out Between the Covers with John Miller. This episode can also be found on iTunes.
This week I picked up used copies of Jackson Benson’s, The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: Critical Essays (Duke University Press, 1975), Earl Rovit and one of my favorites Gerry Brenner – Ernest Hemingway (Twayne Publishers, 1986) and Ernest Hemingway: A Collection of Criticism by Arthur Waldhorn (McGraw-Hill, 1973).
New books on Hemingway that are coming out in Sept/Oct of this year include:
Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961 by Paul Hendrickson. Due date: September 20, 2011.
The Letter of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 1, 1907-1922 Editors, Sandra Spanier and Robert Trogdon. Due date: October 31, 2011.
Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway’s First Wife by Gioia Diliberto. Due date: September 6, 2011.
The June 30th issue in the Life section of USA Today had an informative piece written by Craig Wilson on Hemingway’s life. The story talked about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Hemingway’s death (July 2, 1961). The story also mentioned author Paul Hendrickson and his new book Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961. The book is due out this Fall. I have heard some members of The Hemingway Society (email) think the book has potential. Hendrickson states “much of our view of who Hemingway was has more to do with us than with the man. Hemingway makes us uneasy.”
There was also mention of the first volume of Hemingway letters being published come Fall according to Sandra Spanier of Penn State. We can expect 16 volumes when all is said and done. Check out the article it’s worth the read.
The Life of Ernest Hemingway 