Tag Archives: Love in the Ruins

Walker Percy’s Thanatos Syndrome

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Jeff Salter

Percy’s Look at a Dystopian Society By Jeff Salter I can’t claim that Walker Percy ever used the term “dystopian” to describe this novel or its prequel, but this pair of novels is what I thought of when we received … Continue reading →

Posted in America, authors, book review, characters, dystopian worlds, Jeff Salter, Miscellaneous | Tagged Love in the Ruins, Thanatos Syndrome, Thomas More, Walker Percy | 12 Comments

Sharing Books & Stories

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter As sometimes happens, my take on this 4F1H weekly topic may veer a bit. In discussing books (and stories) I’ve shared with friends or family, I’m not taking the “share” part too literally. In other words, with … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, Books, childhood, favorite books | Tagged All Creatures Great and Small, Anna and the King of Siam, authors, Band of Brothers, Batman, books, Bugs Bunny, characters, comic books, Dean Martin, Deliverance, Donald Duck, Donald Hamilson, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Dickey, James Herriot, Jaws, Love in the Ruins, Matt Helm, Miss Minerva on the Old Plantation, Nathaniel Benchley, Peter Benchley, Stephen Ambrose, Superman, The King and I, The Off-Islanders, The Russians Are Coming, Uncle Scrooge, Walker Percy | 8 Comments

Books I’d Like to See On the Screen

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter In these recent five years of networking with numerous authors, I’ve read more books – and a greater variety of types – than at any time in my past… with the possible exception of three years I … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, Books, favorite books | Tagged Beautiful Cigar Girl, Daniel Stashower, Duffy Brown, Edgar Allan Poe, Lancelot, Love in the Ruins, Mary Rogers, Thanatos Syndrome, The Last Gentleman, The Moviegoer, Walker Percy | 10 Comments

Letters to My Literary Hero

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter I could talk about several fan letters – including one to JFK, an unlikely one to Jackie Gleason, and one I’d intended to write to Ginger Rogers (before she passed away) – but since this week’s topic … Continue reading →