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'I Am A Woman!'

Cathy Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cathy Porter

It may be that we would have had none of his great novels without her, but it's her candid account of their 48-year marriage that makes her diaries so compelling.

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Bad Author Photos

Flavor Wire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Excellent authors avoid writing cliches. The problem is that some of these very authors do not apply the same level of vigilance when it comes to taki...

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The Forgettable And The Overlooked In Lit Prizes

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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This year is a good one for female writers; most of the major literature prizes have gone to women, though whether this is a fluke, a new trend of hei...

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