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. picked by mitzuzake 6 months ago

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.

picked by Turtle 9 months ago

The tormented author died of pneumonia at the age of 81. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

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. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

A Territory author has found a novel solution to a feral cat problem - serve them up for dinner. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Four years after he published his bloody bestseller, Krystian Bala has found himself on trial for the same torture and murder that he detailed in his novel. picked by deepchill 12 months ago

ook! A horrible, horrible disease. Terry Pratchett, as you probably know is the author of the Discworld series of books. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Still looks like a bloke to me! picked by topofall 2 months ago

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) picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

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 Survi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

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. picked by Turtle 9 months ago

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." picked by muppet 5 months ago

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. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and over 100 other books died today after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90. picked by Moe 4 months ago

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. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

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! picked by lilsmileybug 2 years ago

Robert Anton Wilson, the Author of the Illuminatus trilogy and 'Schrödinger´s Cat' is now gone. If you don't know about this guy and his work, you should. He'll be missed. picked by drStrangelove 2 years ago

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. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Long hailed as the WORST scifi/fantasy story EVER written. If you can read this without laughing, screaming, or bleeding from your eyes, you have amazing restraint....or a poor grasp of the genre! picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

The cottage industry of “how-to” manuals for dreamy souls who all seem to believe there’s a novel deep down inside of them is a huge market picked by nyinquirer 2 years ago