Famous Authors

Begging for Blurbs

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.14.2012

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Lev Raphael

Begging for blurbs is one of the more misery-producing aspects of being published. It can leave us desperate and depressed. It's humiliating to have to grovel for blurbs, rather than have your publisher secure them for you.

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Famous Authors’ Bizarre Obsessions

Posted 02.21.2012

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By Emily Temple for Flavorwire: We tend to put our favorite authors on a pedestal, and in some ways when we do that, we turn them into characters t...

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Rich or Famous, Dead or Alive... Nothing Is Perfect

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 03.11.2012

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Alexandra Holzer

At some point in life you may have raised the topic of ghosts or UFO's to friends or loved ones. It's almost as if you may have "cooties" by saying the word "ghost" and '"I saw" in the same sentence.

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Was Jane Austen Murdered?

Posted 11.15.2011

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From Flavorwire: Nearly two centuries after her death, it’s still unclear what killed Jane Austen. Biographers have attributed Austen’s demise ...

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Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage

Dave Astor | Posted 10.21.2011

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Dave Astor

The Bronte sisters weren't alone in blood being as thick as ink.

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Favorite Snacks Of Famous Authors

nytimes.com | Wendy MacNaughton Is an Artist and Illustrator Living in San Francisco. Her Illustrated Column, “Meanwhile,” Appears in the Online Literary Journal the Rumpus. | Posted 10.03.2011

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When I sit down to work, I keep a small bowl of garlic croutons on my desk. These are little rewards for good ideas and strong lines, Pavlovian pellet...

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Authors Who Are Famous For The Wrong Book

guardian.co.uk | John Self | Posted 09.18.2011

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Why is it that the book for which an author is best known is rarely their best? If history is the final judge of literary achievement, why has a title...

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PHOTOS: Art Inspired By Famous Authors

flavorwire.com | Posted 09.14.2011

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Few headlines will draw our attention faster than “Pin-ups based on Haruki Murakami books.” Little did we know that Super Punch’s post would lea...

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The Weirdest Writing Habits Of Famous Authors

Posted 09.12.2011

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From Flavorwire: It's an old topic but it always manages to be interesting -- what did the authors we love do in order to write what they did? Beyo...

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PHOTOS: 8 Things You Probably Don't Know About Famous Authors

Dave Astor | Posted 08.30.2011

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Dave Astor

Curiosity about great novelists has inspired me to read dozens of author biographies. In those books (and on the Web), one can discover many "wow"-inducing facts about renowned writers

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PHOTOS: Authors And The Trees That Inspired Them

Richard Horan | Posted 07.15.2011

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Richard Horan

On a family vacation from Wisconsin to Dauphin Island, Alabama, we stopped at Lincoln's home in Springfield, IL to take a tour. In the front parlor there was a photograph of Honest Abe hanging on the wall.

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'It's A Long Time Since I Drank Champagne'

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terry Breverton selects some of literature's most memorable farewells, from Samuel Johnson to James Joyce...

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Marking Twain

Cindy Lovell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cindy Lovell

Although there are no direct descendants of Sam Clemens, one could argue that there are descendants of the persona "Mark Twain," such as satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

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Twain's Mark

Dan Mathews | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Mathews

An aspect of Twain's legacy that many aren't aware of is that he was America's first notable animal rights activist. Animals were always central to Twain's writing, from his first stories through his final years.

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12 Great Overlooked Books By Famous Authors (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, we posted a list of 12 literary "one-hit wonders," authors that may have written a number of great books, but who are generally remembered ...

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