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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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The author Iain Banks has died aged 59. This news comes two months after he announced that he was suffering from terminal cancer.
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New York -
AJ Sidransky's Forgiving Maximo Rothman reminds us that 'life is too short to make enemies of those we love,' and I connected with the novelist to learn more.
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A novelist of an exciting new book is seeking some work experience in the love affair department in the hope of getting a taste of the real thing.
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In Western media, you don't often hear about Arundhati Roy. Understandably so, because she's an outspoken writer and activist concerning modern India as well as corporate control everywhere: a female version of Christopher Hitchens & Chris Hedges.
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Toronto -
Malka Marom is a fascinating Canadian-Israeli artist, journalist and producer whose interests and talents cross a spectrum that only some artists dream of experiencing. As a child she had a leading role in the first movie ever filmed in Israel.
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If you’ve never once picked up a book by Kurt Vonnegut, came across an essay of his, or even peeked at a short story written by him, then you’re missing out.
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Raleigh -
Sixty years after the Korean War, one which some call the "forgotten" or "unknown" war, many US veterans gathered together on the anniversary recounting their experiences. For South Koreans who lived through it, the memories continue to haunt them.
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A new book revealing the inner workings of the Church of Scientology and its relationship with Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise, is set to be released later this month.
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New Haven -
Author, scholar, and editor-in-chief of Yale University's Franklin papers died Friday at her New Haven home at the age of 92.
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Seattle -
More teenagers every day experience suicidal thoughts. Recently in BC, Canada, Amanda Todd took her own life after years of cyber bullying. Ksenia Anske's own experience inspired her to write her soon to be released novel, Siren Suicides.
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Rometta -
Finding an enigmatic artist and activist whose talents cross multiple mediums is rare to find. Italian artist, writer and playwright Cid Andrenelli is one of these unique talents.
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It was a club that internationally best-selling author Judy Blume never asked to join, but found herself a part of — she became one of the 1 in 8 women in the United States diagnosed with breast cancer. Here's her story.
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Oxford -
Best selling and award-winning British author, Mark Haddon, says he, and other wealthy people, should be paying more tax.
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George Orwell was a journalist, political author and novelist who wrote Animal Farm in 1945 and Nineteen Eighty-Four in 1949. These were two of his most notable novels.
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Baker City -
Oregonian memoirist Jennifer Lauck is a professional writer who loves to create scenes and draw attention to her work, whether it is teaching a class or writing her next bestseller.
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Sydney -
Support for National Socialism during the 1930s is well known in Germany, but lesser known are those that supported it in Australia. In his latest book Nazi Dreamtime, historian David Bird investigates the extreme right, down under.
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Lew Turnquist is the Senior Managing Partner at Kirchner Private Capital Group, a North American company patterned after the original model for a merchant bank. The company recently released a book titled "How Do You Know… If You Are an Entrepreneur?".
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The author best known for The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 has passed away at 91 years old, according to media reports. No word yet on his cause of death.
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Bob Woodward is regarded as one of America's preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors.
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Emily Hill, publishing coach and author
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Sylvie Simmons interviewed a range of people for her biography of Leonard Cohen, including the man himself.
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Will Ferguson, Canadian writer and novelist
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Katelan Foisy's private altar to William S. Burroughs, designed entirely with found items.
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Photo of book "The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare," by Doug Stewart
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J.D. Salinger posing for a portrait in 1952
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Author Judy Blume
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Maya Angelou speaking at a rally for Barack Obama, 2008
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Scottish writer and musician Danny Gillan.
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Jeffery Deaver drinking a mock martini.
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Dann Gillan
Scottish writer and musician Danny Gillan.
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Angela Misri
"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!"
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Jane Dixon-Smith
Jane Dixon-Smith - working from home
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Jonathan Oates
A photograph of historian and author Jonathan Oates.
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Mitch Albom, American bestselling author and journalist
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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