He explored God and faith in nearly 40 works of fiction, nonfiction and memoir, earning comparisons to C.S. Lewis. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-17 04:01:31 UTC ]
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Martinez wrote '500 Años del Pueblo Chicano/500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures,' a bilingual photo book with copious captions that illustrated the history of Chicanos in the Southwest. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-29 18:13:49 UTC ]
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Over nearly half a century, she wrote more than 100 books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor recipients ‘Lily’s Crossing’ and ‘Pictures of Hollis Woods.’ Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-29 07:37:56 UTC ]
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He won a Pulitzer for “Lonesome Dove” and shared an Oscar for his “Brokeback Mountain” screenplay. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-26 16:04:07 UTC ]
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Tributes have been paid to award-winning novelist, poet and pathologist David Wheldon following his unexpected death at the age of 70. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 07:06:47 UTC ]
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Australian novelist Janet Woods has died at the age of 81, the Kate Nash Literary Agency has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-17 12:41:28 UTC ]
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Described as ‘one of the few kings of popular African-American fiction for women,’ he wrote 29 books that together sold more than 7 million copies. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-06 13:20:32 UTC ]
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Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling author of "Friends and Lovers" and "Milk in My Coffee," has died in Los Angeles at age 59 after battling a long illness. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-05 23:05:52 UTC ]
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Her books, including “Foreign Affairs” and “The War Between the Tates,” chronicled the lives of women searching for self-knowledge and self-fulfillment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-03 12:42:07 UTC ]
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Bestselling fantasy novelist Terry Goodkind, author of the epic fantasy series Sword of Truth, died on September 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Betty Rowlands, dubbed the “queen of cosy crime” by publisher Bookouture, has died at the age of 96. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 05:46:55 UTC ]
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Tributes have been paid to bestselling novelist Clive Cussler who has died, aged 88. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 20:16:36 UTC ]
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US romance novelist Johanna Lindsey has passed away at the age of 67, it has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-23 19:54:52 UTC ]
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His “Paco’s Story” was the surprise winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1987, beating books by Toni Morrison and Philip Roth. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-12-17 23:53:36 UTC ]
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Ernest J. Gaines, award-winning author of the acclaimed novel 'The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,' and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient, died of a heart attack at his home in Oscar, La. He was 86. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Horror and thriller author Dean Koontz has signed a five-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-22 18:40:29 UTC ]
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Robert L. Bernstein, a publishing executive and human rights activist who presided over a generation of dynamic growth at Random House and advocated for dissidents around the world, from the Soviet Union to Argentina, has died after a brief illness. He was 96. The tall, sandy-haired... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-29 20:40:00 UTC ]
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The founder of Human Rights Watch, Mr. Bernstein led Random House when it became the world’s largest publisher of general interest books. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-05-27 23:17:57 UTC ]
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Bestselling novelist Rosamunde Pilcher, most famous for her hit book The Shell Seekers, has died at the age of 94. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "inspiring" and "sublime" historical novelist Vanessa Lafaye has died aged 54. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Wilbur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator who intrigued and delighted generations of readers and theater-goers through his rhyming editions of Moliere and his own verse on memory, writing and nature, has died. Wilbur died Saturday night in Belmont, Mass., with his family by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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