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A Catholic Church official in Portugal says that comments by Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago about the Bible are "offensive."
An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has been sentenced to a year in jail for causing a fatal traffic crash in Southern California.
Frank Deasy made his living as the Emmy-winning author of gritty television dramas like "Prime Suspect." But with his final acts and words, the Dubliner inspired a nation to become organ donors — and may have saved scores of lives even as he lost his own.
Jonny Gomes didn't exactly promise a home run, but came through anyway.
An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving for a crash that killed a passenger in his Mercedes.
The lawyer for a prominent Chinese writer detained more than six months ago said Tuesday that Beijing police have no legal right to hold his client any longer.
Kaye Gibbons posed as a Florida doctor so she could fill prescriptions for painkillers, which she said took the edge off as she finished a novel, a prosecutor said at the best-selling author's sentencing Tuesday.
Bruce Vilanch is sitting at a folding table in a windowless room at the Kodak Theatre. "Writers Room," reads a piece of yellow paper taped to the door. Another, with the veteran Academy Awards writer's name, is taped above his makeshift workstation and laptop.
The Paris mayor's office says it has decided to provide exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin with a rent-free apartment in the French capital.
An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in a fatal January crash.
An Australian writer accused of defaming Thailand's royal family in his 2005 novel was arrested at Bangkok's international airport as he was about to board a flight home, a press freedom organization said Friday.
A man convicted of killing "Curious George" collaborator Alan Shalleck in South Florida has been spared the death penalty.
A jury convicted a man Tuesday of killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of "Curious George" to bring the mischievous monkey to TV and a series of book sequels.
Two days after dismissing allegations that romance writer Cassie Edwards lifted material from other sources, publisher Signet Books has decided "the situation deserves further review."
A popular romance novelist who's been criticized for allegedly lifting material has angered the biggest name in the genre: Nora Roberts.
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin, who fled death threats in her home country, complained Friday that the Indian government was not allowing her to meet friends or travel outside the Indian capital.
The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld the murder conviction of novelist Michael Peterson, who is serving life in prison for killing his wife.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison for killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of "Curious George" to bring the mischievous monkey to TV and a series of book sequels.
A veteran sports writer for the Los Angeles Times said in his column Thursday that he is a transsexual.
An elderly man who wrote in a letter to the editor about Saddam Hussein's execution that "they hanged the wrong man" got a visit from Secret Service agents concerned he was threatening President Bush.
DAY DAWNERS Awake day dawners, you sleepy yawners! A new day dawns, life's chasm yawns! ---------------------------- mindbringer, 7 November 2009
You can find news anywhere. North, East, West and South, news is available just about anywhere, anytime. The real trick is to report what that news means in a way that is relevant to the many.
Seeds: Scary, elegant or simply peculiar, black flowers and foliage attract In his nursery, plant man Paul Bonine found himself inexplicably drawn to black – black leaves, black stems, black flowers. These anomalies of nature are living contradictions.
Mark Steyn: Obama makes Bush his blame czarIt's now Obama's war, his jobless rate, his debt, etc.
SONNET IN BEE FLAT There must be a place (but I've yet to find one) beneath the Sol-drawn dawn of autumn skies where cut-throat trout still find the heart to run and the fullness of Summer's life never dies.
EQUINOX FOX Vernon the aqua fox, swim fast 'ere Summer's fall; wade wide-streamed Autumn's lull. Your rust red coat and socks of white will fade at snowfall's call and, hunting just to keep kits full, at moon you'll howl and nip but fail at Winter's icy onslought gale.
SEA KING The sea. The sea... In my reverie, I seek my tea. ------------------------- mindbringer, 16 October 2009
De Botton reflects on life at London's HeathrowDuring the summer Swiss author Alain de Botton spent a week at Britain's newest passenger hub, Terminal 5, as Heathrow airport's first ever writer-in-residence. His time spent in full view of passengers and staff would provide material for a book just published called A Week at …
Safire PassingWilliam Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malaprop's treasury of articles on language, died at a hospice in Rockville, Md., on Sunday.
BY CYCLES FALL Neaped by a circadian moon, I'd reached for you in spring tide love, you who under sighed lonely loon and rose on drafts yon turtle dove. So, my wide and dark Canadian sky, I who lack June's lunar stare, shall wither here upon this vine.
STALK MUSINGS I ended up a stalk one night. A stalk of beans you see How I did, I do not know Unless of course in dreams. Stalked by beans? Beyond their means. By harps that sing and talk? The best of beans you see Can talk to thee in dreams it seems.
I can't believe that I've already written 50 articles, this one is 51. I honestly didn't know I had that much to say much less that anyone would want to read anything I did write.
Meet Liudmila Quincose, Love Letter WriterWith electronic media dominating most modern communications, letter-writing could be a dying art.
Murder on lovers laneThey were young and in love. Parked on Lovers Lane. They never saw the stranger hiding in the dark. 14 times he struck. 14 young lovers, murdered.
Ted Nugent Fired From The Waco, TX Tribune-Herald for Criticizing President ObamaJust got a missive — unguided missile? — from my pal Ted Nugent saying he's been fired by the Waco Tribune-Herald, which has new owners as of a couple of weeks ago.
Wired Vanish Competition: Writer Evan Ratliff To 'Disappear', First To Find Him Wins Cash Prize | Technology | Sky NewsFreelance writer Evan Ratliff will go on the run for 30 days, leaving even his friends and family in the dark about his whereabouts.
Rock the Library! Writer Scott Semegran gets a display at the Wells Branch Library. Rock!
I don't know if I have the exact quote or its author, but, I am going to say that the 18th Century writer and orator, Diderot, is responsible for: "Make me laugh, make me cry, break my heart; only then, regal my eyes."
Having whetted their appetites foaming over highly successful attractive women by gnashing and slashing the ankles of Sarah Palin, vicious female misogynists eagerly gush flammable vitriol on the fires of outrage where Erin Andrews is concerned
I was taught that you don't make a decision about another culture based on the actions of a few, that's idiotic; I have also learned over the years that the world is filled with idiots.
Let me return to Bangladesh, says Taslima NasreenDHAKA: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has petitioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to be allowed to return home 15 years after fleeing death threats by Islamic militants. She has not yet received any response.
The Dawn Blog » Blog Archive » Gone fishingNadeem F. Paracha is a writer for Pakistan's English daily newspaper, DAWN. In his younger years he was active in university politics. He gained fame in Pakistan with his humor.
A tale of 2 Norwegian Nobel Prize winners | Op-Ed Contributors | Jerusalem PostNorwegian government launches a year long celebration of the life and work of Nazi supporter Knut Hamsun
Lies, Broken Promises, Ignored Correspondence, and More - Top 10 Customer Service No No'sIf you own a professional writing or editing company, or if you're a freelance journalist or book author, or if your company serves writers, or if you're simply in business at all, there are 10 customer service blunders that can be fatal to your reputation and, ultimately, your b …
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