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Los Angeles -
"Game of Thrones," the fantasy epic imagined more than 20 years ago by author George R.R. Martin, will have its much-anticipated finale on HBO later this year.
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Best-selling author Iain S. Thomas chatted with Digital Journal about his highly anticipated book "Every Word You Cannot Say."
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Canadian author Kevin Annett chatted with Digital Journal about his new book "At the Mouth of a Cannon: Conquest and Cupidity on Canada's West Coast," and he opened up about the role that technology has played in book publishing.
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Romance author Faleena Hopkins chatted with Digital Journal about her upcoming feature film, her books, and inspiration to write romance novels.
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Distinguished author C.S. Farrelly chatted with Digital Journal about her book, "The Shepherd's Calculus: A Political Suspense Thriller."
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Manhattan author Diana Forbes chatted with Digital Journal about her latest book "Mistress Suffragette." She also opened up about the effects of technology and industrialization during the era of her book.
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Author Preben Ormen chatted with Digital Journal about his new book "White Jaguar: An Inspector Marco Nayal Crime Detective Thriller."
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Author Penelope Lagos chatted with Digital Journal about her new children's book "I Miss My Best Friend," as well as the digital transformation of the book publishing industry.
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Long Island author, relationship coach and radio host Cindi Sansone-Braff has been nominated for the 2018 "Best of Long Island" in the Services category.
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Oxford -
Author Colin Dexter, creator of the character Inspector Morse, popular in fiction and on television, has passed away at the age of 86.
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Farmingdale -
World renowned radio host, published author and public speaker Jeffrey Wands sat down and chatted with me at his local radio station in Farmingdale.
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Author Richard Adams, best known for his novel 'Watership Down' and the popular animated movie that followed, has died aged 96.
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Life coach and Greek-American author Kiros Pantelis opened up about his new book, "Angels Watching Over Me: A New Age Odyssey," as well as reiki.
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Winchester -
Ian Ruderman's satirical novel, The Peculiar Grace of a Shaker Chair, pokes fun at the unspoken bureaucratic nonsense that happens within the administrative walls of an educational institution.
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Naturalist Sy Montgomery took some time from her busy schedule to talk about her book "The Tarantula Scientist" and her career in writing.
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The road from childhood passion to accomplished writer is often fraught with potholes and learning curves, yet with perseverance and dedication it may just lead to the stars.
Or beyond.
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Toronto -
Reading from her memoir for the first time and answering questions, Lena Dunham, the creator and star of the HBO hit show Girls, shared her charming humour, candid insight into gender issues and why she feels like she's visiting Hollywood still.
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What makes us competitive, either in business, education or dating, can be detrimental to our career success and overall well-being, argues author Margaret Heffernan in her new book A Bigger Prize. She spoke to us about competition's ugly side.
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Author Bill Hillmann wrote a section in the book “How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona” and has now lived up to his hype by surviving a brutal bull attack.
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Vancouver -
"Be relentlessly helpful to build your fan base" and "Authors jump out of planes so you don't have to" are but a few of the quirky and fun topics on the latest episodes of Fiction Frenzy TV VLog show.
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Toronto -
Malka Marom's latest book "Joni Mitchell - In Her Own Words" details the intimate interviews she had with Canadian painter/songwriter and artist Joni Mitchell over the decades.
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Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, famed Colombian journalist, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter Gabriel Garcia Marquez has passed away at the age of 87 in his Mexico City home.
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American best-selling author Mitch Albom has traveled to the typhoon-ravaged areas of Tacloban City in the Philippines to help rebuild destroyed libraries there in cooperation with National Bookstore, the Philippines' biggest bookstore.
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Cristina Ferrare has had a long, varied career. She’s been a supermodel, a TV talk show host, and a New York Times bestselling author. Now she co-hosts The Home and Family show on The Hallmark Channel, and, at age 63, has no plans on slowing down.
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Toronto -
One of the most popular books to come out of Germany has been adapted to the English stage for the first time. Toronto's UnSpun Theatre wonderfully brings The Tin Drum to life using creative set design, pitch-perfect acting and lively dialogue.
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New York -
Katelan Foisy was a drug addict by the time she was 20. She lost both her lover and her best friend in a short span of time, but found inspiration as an artist and businesswoman through an unlikely source: the work of William S. Burroughs.
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London -
Doris Lessing, the "prolific and unconventional" Nobel prize-winning British author of over 50 novels, has died, aged 94.
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French writer Gerard de Villiers, whose spy thrillers have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, has died aged 83.
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Australian author Christopher John Koch, best known for writing the book 'The Year of Living Dangerously,' has died in Tasmania at the age of 81.
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Sushmita Banerjee, an author from India whose memoir about life in Afghanistan became a Bollywood movie, has been shot to death by suspected Taliban militants.
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"My interests in fiction are long-term and not bound by my age," says the 39 year-old wife and mother. " I have a sci-fi novel I’m writing now with a sixteen year-old heroine, who may turn out to be the antagonist or the protagonist, depending on how it plays out!" Angela Misri
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