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Renowned Kannada Novelist SL Bhyrappa Dies At 94
Popular Kannada novelist and philosopher S L Bhyrappa died due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital here on Wednesday.
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Martin Amis, Era-Defining British Author, Dies At 73
British writer Martin Amis, who has died at the age of 73, not only matched his illustrious father, Kingsley, but for a while rose beyond him.
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In Jail, Aaftab Poonawala Asked For Paul Theroux Travelogue, Given A Copy
On the request of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, the Tihar jail authorities gave him a copy of 'The Great Railway Bazaar', jail sources told news agency ANI on Saturday.
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Author Of How To Murder Your Husband Found Guilty Of Killing Spouse
71-year-old romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who wrote an essay titled 'How To Murder Your Husband', has been convicted of second-degree murder for killing her husband.
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Pakistani Novelist Says Military Seized Urdu Versions Of His Book
Acclaimed Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif has accused the country's powerful intelligence agency of confiscating Urdu translations of his first novel, which satirises the armed forces.
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She Wrote An Essay Called How to Murder Your Husband. Later She Did It
Nancy Crampton Brophy seemed to have a knack for writing about the murder of spouses. The Portland-based romance novelist authored books about relationships that were "wrong" but "never felt so right," often featuring bare-chested men on the cover. In "The Wrong Cop," she wrote about a woman who "spent every day of her marriage fantasizing about ki...
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Two Dying Memoirists Wrote Best-sellers About Their Final Days. Then Their Spouses Fell In Love
"When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi's memoir of his final years as he faced lung cancer at age 37, was published posthumously, in 2016, to critical acclaim and commercial success. "The Bright Hour," Nina Riggs' memoir of her final years as she faced breast cancer at age 39, was published posthumously, in 2017, to critical acclaim and commerci...
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Government Officer Wants To Spend Time With Mafia Don Abu Salem In Jail
The underworld has inspired many writers before him, but a senior officer has found no takers for his unusual request for leave to "spend time" with Abu Salem to complete a book he is penning on the jailed gangster.
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Emergency Room Pediatrician Becomes a Global Bestselling Author
Nadia Hashimi,a pediatrician from Potomac, Maryland, became a novelist almost as an afterthought.
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Novelist Jackie Collins Dies at 77
British novelist Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of romance novels, has died of breast cancer in California, her family said Saturday. She was 77.
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Meet Laxman Rao, Tea Seller, Novelist and Student
Laxman Rao is a tea-seller with a difference. A loyal clientele throngs his small roadside stall in the bustling ITO area. They come not only for the brew, but also a taste of his words.
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Star South Korean Author Apologises Over Plagiarism Scandal
An internationally celebrated South Korean novelist has apologized over a plagiarism scandal that has shocked her country and prompted a publisher to stop printing one of her books, a report said today.
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Alabama Closes Investigation into Harper Lee 'Abuse'
An Alabama government department has closed an investigation into whether celebrated novelist Harper Lee was coerced or abused into publishing a long-awaited second book this summer.
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Love of Letters: 70-Year Romanian Saga Starring Twain, Zola
In a Romanian town on the Danube river, three sisters in love with great writing jumped for joy whenever the postman delivered a new letter from giants Mark Twain, Emile Zola or Jules Verne.
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Algerian Novelist and Women's Rights Defender Assia Djebar Dead
Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women's rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said today.
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Renowned Kannada Novelist SL Bhyrappa Dies At 94
Popular Kannada novelist and philosopher S L Bhyrappa died due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital here on Wednesday.
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Martin Amis, Era-Defining British Author, Dies At 73
British writer Martin Amis, who has died at the age of 73, not only matched his illustrious father, Kingsley, but for a while rose beyond him.
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In Jail, Aaftab Poonawala Asked For Paul Theroux Travelogue, Given A Copy
On the request of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, the Tihar jail authorities gave him a copy of 'The Great Railway Bazaar', jail sources told news agency ANI on Saturday.
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Author Of How To Murder Your Husband Found Guilty Of Killing Spouse
71-year-old romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who wrote an essay titled 'How To Murder Your Husband', has been convicted of second-degree murder for killing her husband.
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Pakistani Novelist Says Military Seized Urdu Versions Of His Book
Acclaimed Pakistani novelist Mohammed Hanif has accused the country's powerful intelligence agency of confiscating Urdu translations of his first novel, which satirises the armed forces.
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She Wrote An Essay Called How to Murder Your Husband. Later She Did It
Nancy Crampton Brophy seemed to have a knack for writing about the murder of spouses. The Portland-based romance novelist authored books about relationships that were "wrong" but "never felt so right," often featuring bare-chested men on the cover. In "The Wrong Cop," she wrote about a woman who "spent every day of her marriage fantasizing about ki...
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Two Dying Memoirists Wrote Best-sellers About Their Final Days. Then Their Spouses Fell In Love
"When Breath Becomes Air," Paul Kalanithi's memoir of his final years as he faced lung cancer at age 37, was published posthumously, in 2016, to critical acclaim and commercial success. "The Bright Hour," Nina Riggs' memoir of her final years as she faced breast cancer at age 39, was published posthumously, in 2017, to critical acclaim and commerci...
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Government Officer Wants To Spend Time With Mafia Don Abu Salem In Jail
The underworld has inspired many writers before him, but a senior officer has found no takers for his unusual request for leave to "spend time" with Abu Salem to complete a book he is penning on the jailed gangster.
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Emergency Room Pediatrician Becomes a Global Bestselling Author
Nadia Hashimi,a pediatrician from Potomac, Maryland, became a novelist almost as an afterthought.
-
Novelist Jackie Collins Dies at 77
British novelist Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of romance novels, has died of breast cancer in California, her family said Saturday. She was 77.
-
Meet Laxman Rao, Tea Seller, Novelist and Student
Laxman Rao is a tea-seller with a difference. A loyal clientele throngs his small roadside stall in the bustling ITO area. They come not only for the brew, but also a taste of his words.
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Star South Korean Author Apologises Over Plagiarism Scandal
An internationally celebrated South Korean novelist has apologized over a plagiarism scandal that has shocked her country and prompted a publisher to stop printing one of her books, a report said today.
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Alabama Closes Investigation into Harper Lee 'Abuse'
An Alabama government department has closed an investigation into whether celebrated novelist Harper Lee was coerced or abused into publishing a long-awaited second book this summer.
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Love of Letters: 70-Year Romanian Saga Starring Twain, Zola
In a Romanian town on the Danube river, three sisters in love with great writing jumped for joy whenever the postman delivered a new letter from giants Mark Twain, Emile Zola or Jules Verne.
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Algerian Novelist and Women's Rights Defender Assia Djebar Dead
Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women's rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said today.
