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The media blitzkrieg surrounding the suicide of Nicholas Hughes has led many to immediately connect it to his mother's suicide in 1963. Ben Hoyle at The Times authored "", a follow-up article to his news-breaking story.

In this article, he quotes one of Nicholas Hughes's oldest friends, Joe Saxton, in which Saxton's opinion is that it was the death of Ted Hughes - and not that of Sylvia Plath's - that had a direct relationship t

The aftermath of Nicholas Hughes' suicide is now upon us. Judith Flanders writes in The Guardian today "". This is a very good response and reaction to the sensation that blew in yesterday. Especially the closing paragraph.

And then on the other side:

The Mirror's "" by Rebecca Evans. The headline indicates that Plath hung herself, which we know is incorr

The Times, and other news sources, are reporting , the son of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.[image error]

Amazon.com lists Catherine Bowman's new collection of poems, , as available.[image error]

has published a Top 10 list of literary one-hit wonders! Plath's The Bell Jar, made the list. Neatly, they've included the original reviews.

to read what was said on January 24, 1963.

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Sylvia Plath fans booking tickets to New York to visit the Morgan Library may want to make other plans. Through , I've learned that with the Morgan to donate and exhibit his collection. Bummer.

Last Sunday I met Sweden's in Winthrop and toured a selection of Plath sites in Winthrop, Wellesley, Jamaica Plain and Boston. We had a beautiful day, just as Plath described in her journal on March 9, 1959 - the day she and Ted Hughes visit

On 7 May 2009, Faber will release two new editions of books by Plath: The Bell Jar and Selected Poems (selected and edited by Ted Hughes). These are part of their 80th anniversary editions. Here are the covers!



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, future publisher of Luke Ferretter's , is having a spring sale.

The only Plath title available is edited by Claire Brennan (paperback, 208 pages, ISBN: 978-0-231-12427-0). The original price was $20.50; but it can be yours - while supplies last - for a mere $4.10. If you want the cloth edition, it'll still cost $75.50.

Deborah Nelson's is als

Released a week ago: Releasing Philosophy, Thinking Art: A Phenomenological Study of Sylvia Plath's Poetry by Ellen Miller. This book is published by The Davies Group Publishers. lists the book for $24.

The product description reads: "In this first, full-¬length philosophical examination of Sylvia Plath’s work the author develops an applied phenomenological study of her poetry. Releasing Philosophy, Thinking Art explores how Plath's poetic themes overlap contemporary philosophical question

Sylvia Plath long sought to publish poetry and short stories in The New Yorker, one of the most esteemed periodicals of all time.

Plath received a first reading contract from The New Yorker on 28 February 1961, while she was recovering in hospital from having her appendix removed. The contract came with a check for $100, and meant that Plath would send all her new poetry to them first. To that point, Plath had placed six poems with The New Yorker. Beginning with her first publication of "Mussel