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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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Thomas Piketty is the author of a new book called: "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" Screengrab / HuffPost
Author Judy Blume New Jersey State Library
Ukulele-playing author Sylvie Simmons says Leonard Cohen has a particular ability to integrate the sacred and the profane, as well as the mysterious. “In a song like “Suzanne”, for instance, he’s reporting an actual event, (but) the next minute Jesus is in there, out of nowhere, walking on the water. This happens over and over again with him, where the metaphysical comes in.” Sylvie Simmons
Author Jack Kerouac (circa 1956) Yom Palumbo
Scottish writer and musician Danny Gillan. Dann Gillan
Malka Marom sits with her dear friend Joni Mitchell
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Brian Sousa (middle) with friends Via Portuguese American Journal
Sylvie Simmons interviewed a range of people for her biography of Leonard Cohen, including the man himself. Sylvie Simmons
Maya Angelou speaking at a rally for Barack Obama, 2008 Talbot Troy
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Wikimedia Commons
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Emily Hill, author and publishing coach
Many chapters in Publikation features lengthy quotes from a variety of people Buckley interviewed for the book, including ex-band members and assorted musicians. "I"m interested in oral history," the author explains, "(that) what people say is as important, if not more so, than my narrative. I want to make the reader aware that I haven't simply condensed other peoples' work or ideas, but have discovered genuinely new material from my own bespoke interviews." David Buckley
J.D. Salinger posing for a portrait in 1952 San Diego Historical Society
The cover of author Jeffery Deaver's new book "Carte Blanche."
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A photograph of historian and author Jonathan Oates. Jonathan Oates
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