I’ve been watching The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix. It’s based on an 1983 novel by Kentucky author Walter Tevis, who also wrote The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money, among other things. It’s set in part in 1960s Lexington, with some fun period references. (Who remembers Ben Snyder department stores?)
I was at UK when the book was published. Tevis came to the campus bookstore to do signings and I got an autographed copy.
It’s a good show and a good book. Check them out, as well as his other works.
Stay healthy and safe.
White Vegetable Soup
Song of the Day
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