"He left, in May, when the moon was full, and my life admits an absence shaped like a grumpy,…"

Posted by admin on Dec 14, 2012 in 2012, gregory maguire, in memoriam, maurice sendak, this week in EW | 0 comments

“He left, in May, when the moon was full, and my life admits an absence shaped like a grumpy, maniacal genius. Maurice Sendak was my friend for 35 years, and he remains my muse despite the distance insisted upon by death.”

– Another reason to pick up EW this week: 12 pages of moving tributes to 2012’s late greats, including Wicked author Gregory Maguire’s celebration of Maurice Sendak.

Incredibly sad news this morning — beloved children’s…

Posted by admin on May 8, 2012 in Children's Books, in memoriam, maurice sendak, where the wild things are | 0 comments

Incredibly sad news this morning — beloved children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died today at the age of 83. He suffered complications after a recent stroke.

We’ll always remember Sendak for Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, and his amazing, hilarious appearance on The Colbert Report this past January.