William Styron

Brief Encounter With Mike Wallace, the Vineyard's Famous Renter

Bernard Starr | Posted 04.10.2012

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Bernard Starr

Mike Wallace was best known as the hard-hitting investigative journalist on 60 Minutes. But there was another side to him. He helped untold numbers of people suffering from depression when he went public about his own battles with the disorder.

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William Styron In A Daughter's Words

nytimes.com | DWIGHT GARNER | Posted 06.20.2011

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When Alexandra Styron, the youngest of the novelist William Styron’s four children, was growing up, she writes in her new memoir, there was one invi...

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Memoirs On Depression: Autobiographical Writings On The Illness That Affects Millions (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Christopher Lukas, Depression, National Depression Screening Day, William Styron, Health, Brook Shields, Kay Redfield Jamison, Brent Runyon, Slidepollajax, Mental Illness Awareness Week, Home News

No walk of life, level of education, or career path makes one immune to the potentially crippling effects of this illness. Here, we've collected the memoirs of a few who have shared their struggles in an effort to raise awareness.

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Andrew Wylie eBooks: The Literary Agent Will Publish Updike, Bellow, Roth And Others Through Amazon

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — It's war between Random House Inc. and a top literacy agency. Random House, the country's leading trade publisher, announced Thursda...

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The Stones Roll Over Depression

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

Listening to Brahms' Alto Rhapsody helped William Styron snap out of a deep melancholy. For me, it's the Rolling Stones, whose African rhythms appeal to me at a primal level.

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My Best Friend Ended Her Life at 37

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, William Styron, Suicide, Death and Dying, Relationships. Clinical Depression, Darkness Visible, Best Friends, Health, Healthy Living News
Lea Lane

Delia did leave a note. I never found out what it said. I know that she loved her family more than anyone I knew, and would not have left them if she could have endured her suffering.

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eBook Rights: The Role Of Publishers Is Greater Than It May Seem

The New York Times | JONATHAN GALASSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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News that the heirs of William Styron, the author of "Sophie's Choice," are licensing the electronic-publishing rights for some of his Random House bo...

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Styron's Choice: Authors, Editors, and Loyalty

David Colbert | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Colbert

Last week, publishing veteran Jonathan Galassi made the case that William Styron's ebook rights should have remained with Random House, instead of being sold to a different company.

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