The world of film and books lost two luminaries this week.

Author and journalist Bebe Moore Campbell died November 27th at age 56. Her writing explored interpersonal relationships as well as racial and social tension. Her voice, whether entertaining us with best-selling fiction or informing us through her thoughtful journalism, will be missed.

Film director and auteur Robert Altman died November 20th at age 81. His influential early films changed the way Americans viewed cinema in the 1970s, and his later work continued to play with cinematic conventions. Many of his movies are available to check out on dvd from the UW Libraries.