A first edition of a Shakespeare text dating from 1623 has been put on display in the Guildhall Library in London. The book was published just seven years after the writer’s death and contains all of his plays. Actors John Heminge and Henry Condell compiled the book as a tribute to Shakespeare’s work. There were …
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Stephen King is famous for his elaborate plots, so perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising to see him mixing it with a billionaire tycoon on social media. Twitter owner, Elon Musk, and the horror author have been going back and forth on the social media platform in recent days, with Musk’s decision to pay for …
Anne Perry, a crime thriller author who was convicted of murder after one the most infamous crimes in New Zealand’s history, has died. Perry sold over 25 million copies but only became an author after serving time in prison for helping to murder her friend’s mother. When Perry was 15, both she and Pauline Parker …
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You’re never too old to become a writer. That’s the message being put forward at this year’s London Book Fair, with a new writing prize announced for debut novelists over the age of 50. Literary agency Jenny Brown Associates is the organization behind the award. One of their literary agents, Lisa Highton, explained to The …
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Crime writer James Ellroy is not a fan of the 1997 film adaptation of his book LA Confidential. That is despite the critical and commercial acclaim of the Oscar-winning movie. The 75-year-old writer has previously withheld criticism because he did not want to “disparage” the movie’s director Curtis Hanson. However, Hanson’s death in 2016 has …
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