New Releases by Katherine Anne Porter

Letter written to Mrs. Beam thanking her for "reading, enjoying and approving my "Ship of Fools", and commenting on her understanding of the characters. She thanks Mrs. Beam for recommending her book to the Nobel Prize Committee, "the first person in my entire career to do so" ... She comments ""I have been on the list sonce 1962 ... It is a kind of lottery it has very little to do with merit ... the only good thing about it now is that extremely useful money." Signed and inscribed photograph of herself enclosed.

Anthology of the distinguished American author''s essays, biographical memoirs and poems on such diverse subjects as Thomas Hardy, marriage, the creative process and Dylan Thomas.

The collection consists of correspondence with Katherine Anne Porter and individuals and institutions involved in the promotion and publication of Porter''s work. The collection also includes articles and clippings, invoices, and royalty statements. Significant correspondents include Cyrilly Abels, Paul Porter, and Peter Davison.