MARILYN JOHNSON

Books

This Book Is Overdue!
Are librarians obsolete in the Google era? They couldn't be more important

The Dead Beat
A former obituary writer celebrates the cult and culture of obituaries

Obituaries

One of a Kind: A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn
A salute to the great actress from Life Book's Katharine Hepburn: 1907-2003

Talk about Pain: A Tribute to Marlon Brando
He was talented and careless and pain followed him wherever he hid.

Poetry

Strata
Poem in response to a painting by Stanford Kay

The Detachment
A poem from Field, a literary journal.

The Typing Pool
Another poem from Field.

Essays

About Books
An avid reader’s wry take on books, past and present

APPEARANCES

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signing books at the Village Bookstore in Pleasantville, NY (photo by Margaret Fox)

signing books at the American Library Association midwinter conference

MJ and foxhunters, Westchester Book and Author Luncheon (photo by Margaret Fox)

MJ as Marilena Basevi, reading in Second Life (photo by Stolvano Barbosa)