John Updike was one of the very first authors to really inspire me to write with his story “A&P” and while his passing wasn’t a surprise (he was 75 and had lung cancer), it most certainly was saddening. The Boston Globe has an excellent “life in pictures” slideshow featuring Updike that is definitely worth checking out; click here to be transported. The man was prolific and one of the very few literary fiction authors to support himself solely with his writing.

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