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US prosecutors have charged three members of an Eastern European criminal organization which has ties to Iran’s government with conspiring to assassinate a journalist and activist who is a US citizen, Attorney General Merrick Garland said…
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Oregon romance novelist Nancy Crampton, author of How To Kill Your Husband, has admitted to accidentally shooting her husband, the Multnomah County District Attorney says. Crumpton admitted to her cellmate that she killed her husband by…
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It seemed such a jolly idea! Sarah Ferguson, dressed in bright colours and silly hats, would read out children's stories on YouTube to cheer up youngsters in lockdown. Sadly, some authors did not see it that way. 'Fergie and…
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A book about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle written by a British journalist has topped the UK bestseller list, its publisher said Wednesday, after the author was sued by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Catherine Belton’s…
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Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, “My Uncle Napoleon,” lampooned Persian culture’s self-aggrandizing and paranoid behavior as the country entered the modern era, has died. He was 94. The travails of Uncle…
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Wilbur Smith, the celebrated novelist, has died at the age of 88, his publisher announced on Saturday. The author, who sold more than 140 million copies of his books in a writing career spanning more than half a century, passed away at…
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The Worst Witch author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72, her publisher has said. The writer and illustrator, best known for her series of children’s books about witch Mildred Hubble and her classmates, as well as the Large Family…
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Egypt’s famed writer Nawal El-Saadawi, who died Sunday aged 89, spent a lifetime vexing politicians and clerics with her fight against the oppression of women and religious taboos. The author of over 55 books — as well as physician and…
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Dubai-based author Avni Doshi’s book “Burnt Sugar” has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021, it was announced on Wednesday. “Burnt Sugar” is US-Indian Doshi’s first novel, a story of love and betrayal – not between…
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Fans bid farewell to the acclaimed Egyptian author Nabil Farouk at his funeral on Thursday. Farouk died of a heart attack on December 9 aged 64. Farouk wrote more than 500 novels, and millions of copies of his work have been sold since…
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