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Who are the top earning authors? Forbes has a list.

Those who like knowing how much their favorite writers earn from their publications had their curiosity satisfied on August 19, 2010 when Forbes...
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David Baldacci furthers literacy causes through Wish You Well Foundation and Feeding Body & Mind

It is perhaps obvious to frequent readers of this column that the Mystery Series Examiner, a former librarian, has a special interest in mystery...
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Investigation Discovery's 'Hardcover Mysteries' to premier on October 11, 2010

The cable television station Investigation Discovery will launch a new series entitled Hardcover Mysteries on October 11, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The...
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P.D. James celebrates 90th birthday in series of interviews with British press

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE, who is better known to the legion of fans of her Adam Dalgliesh detective series as P.D....
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17th annual St. Hilda's Mystery and Crime Weekend takes 'Behind the Mask' as its theme

Oxford's St. Hilda's College will offer its 17th annual St. Hilda's Mystery and Crime Weekend from August 13th-15th, 2010. This year the conference...
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Mystery series writers and organizations on Facebook: July 2010 updates

The number of recent additions to the mystery series writers and mystery-related organizations who have established a presence on Facebook...
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ALA conference speaker John Grisham to be 2011 Honorary Chair of National Library Week

John Grisham, who has been selected as the 2011 Honorary Chair of National Library Week, expressed his views on the value of libraries in a...
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Dennis Lehane credits libraries with his becoming a writer in ALA conference speech

"I’m a writer because of libraries," Dennis Lehane told his audience at the 2010 American Library Association conference. According...
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Peter Temple wins Australia's 2010 Miles Franklin Award for 'Truth'

From Australia's Herald Sun comes the news that Peter Temple, a five-time winner of that country's Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction, has scored...
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Disqualify Qualifiers

William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White said it best in The Elements of Style, which is a book I recommend for every writer, as you are bound to find...
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