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Captive Israeli soldier now a children's author Posted: 9 months ago by mitzuzake
Years before he was a soldier seized by Palestinian militants, 11-year-old Gilad Schalit penned a simple parable about how enemies can get along. His story, "When the Shark and the Fish First Met," has now been published as a children's book that teaches tolerance — while its author, now 21, spends his 19th month captive in the Gaza Strip.
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Author Lee to receive US honour Posted: 12 months ago by Turtle
Author Harper Lee is to be given America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush for her outstanding contribution to literature. Her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, which was a plea for racial tolerance, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. If someone can add a more appropriate pic that would be great.
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Author of 'Sophie's Choice' Dies Posted: 2 years ago by musicgirldani
The tormented author died of pneumonia at the age of 81.
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The Shock Doctrine Posted: 12 months ago by Turtle
Directed by Jonas Cuarón.Alfonso Cuarón,director of Children of Men, and Naomi Klein, author of No Logo, present a short film from Klein's book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
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Rowling Sues Potter Fan-Turned-Author Posted: 8 months ago by muppet
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is trying to stop a fan of the books from publishing an unauthorized reference work, called the "Harry Potter Lexicon."
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Author who wrote her first book at 14 is tipped to be the next JK Rowling Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
19-year old Catherine Banner is celebrating her latest book's publication, The Eyes Of A King. There are already talks about a movie version.
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Arthur C Clarke is DEAD Posted: 7 months ago by Moe
The author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and over 100 other books died today after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90.
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Madeleine L'Engle, 89 has died Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Madeleine L'Engle, the author of that great book, A Wrinkle In Time, loved by multiple generations of kids and adults went to that big tesseract in the sky.
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David Foster Wallace Has Died Posted: 4 weeks ago by bernardblack
David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and other best selling books hung himself on Friday.
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Look what the cook's dragged in Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Territory author has found a novel solution to a feral cat problem - serve them up for dinner.
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Terry Pratchett diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
ook! A horrible, horrible disease. Terry Pratchett, as you probably know is the author of the Discworld series of books.
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Sex-change author Jan Morris remarries wife she wed as a man Posted: 4 months ago by topofall
Still looks like a bloke to me!
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A Shadow has Fallen Upon the Land and The World Is Riven Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel Of Time series succumbed to amyloidosis this afternoon. He will be missed until he returns after the next Breaking of The World
(Note, due to large number of visitors link is difficult to access)
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A Tribute to Primo Levi Posted: 11 months ago by 2manyusernames
Primo Michele Levi (July 31, 1919 – April 11, 1987) was a Jewish Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, and novels.
He is best known for his work on the Holocaust, and in particular his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz, the infamous death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. If This Is a Man (published in the United States as Survival in Auschwitz) has been described as one of the most important works of the twentieth century.
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For blind author, Nudity & Christianity marries two passions Posted: 1 year ago by kissmenow
After 20 years preaching the gospel of nudity, the author of skinny-dipping guidebooks, coloring books and take-it-all-off “naturist” magazines is using an old ally in his bid to spread the naked truth — the Bible.
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Win a trip to Scottsdale, Ariz. to have dinner with Diana Gabaldon Posted: 2 years ago by lilsmileybug
This site is selling raffle tickets to help build a library in a poor, rural town and the prize is a three-day, two night trip to Scottsdale, Ariz. (with a stay at a resort and free rental car included), and dinner with Outlander author Diana Gabaldon!
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Neil Gaiman Talks To John Dvorak (video) Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Neil Gaiman, Best Selling Author of Anansi Boys, American Gods, Stardust, Mirror Mask, The Sandman (just to list a few) join John C. Dvorak as they discuss Neil's writing habits.
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The high priest of heroism Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
When Frank Miller was six, he went into his mother's kitchen and handed her a bundle of typing paper. "The paper was all folded over and I'd drawn all over it. That was my first handmade comic. I held it up and told her that this was what I was going to be doing for the rest of my life. I really was dedicated to creating comics from that age."
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Interview with James Ellroy Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
"I am a master of fiction. I am also the greatest crime writer who ever lived. I am to the crime novel in specific what Tolstoy is to the Russian novel and what Beethoven is to music." - James Ellroy
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Publish your own books! Posted: 2 years ago by Ankabout
This company publishes your book for free, and prints them on demand. They keep 20% of the proceeds, and you have a published book. (Based on a deleted link)
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