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Since reading J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis at an early age, Holly Taylor has been an avid fan of fantasy novels. The third of four girls, her family encouraged a love of reading, a respect for hand-me-downs and a well-developed sense of humor. She m
Joyce Brabner (born March 1, 1952) is a writer of political comics who sometimes collaborated with her late husband Harvey Pekar. Brabner is also a liberal social activist who raised funds via a Kickstarter campaign for a Harvey Pekar Comics as Art a
Lee Chang-Dong was born in 1954 in Daegu, which some consider the most right-wing city in South Korea. Lee is a former high-school teacher and an acclaimed novelist. He turned to cinema when he was over 40 years old. His debut film “Green Fish” (1997
David Léon Cahun (23 June 1841, Haguenau, Alsace – 30 March 1900, Paris) was a French traveler, Orientalist and writer.
Louis Whitley Strieber (/ˈstriːbər/; born June 13, 1945) is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his alleged experiences with non-human entities. He has maintaine
Kate Howarth (born in Sydney, 1950) is an [Aboriginal Australian]] writer whose award winning memoir Ten Hail Marys was published by the University of Queensland Press in 2010. The sequel, Settling Day, was published in 2015.
Georges Perec grew up with his uncle and aunt because his father and mother died during World War II. He stopped studying to become a writer. In 1965, he wrote his first book, Les Choses. In 1967, he became a OuLiPo member. Then he wrote La Dispariti
Louis Nowra (born 12 December 1950) is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist.
Tristan Taormino (born May 9, 1971) is an American feminist author, columnist, sex educator, activist, editor, speaker, radio host, and pornographic film director (she also appeared in three films, two of which she directed, 1999–2000).
Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri (7 September 1956 in Lappajärvi – 13 May 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish poet and writer. Melleri gained fame with the play, Pete Q, in the 1970s. He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki 1976 – 1980. He was granted