Author-deaths

The Mind As a Terrible Master

I read about the death of David Foster Wallace last week and was struck by the remarks he made at Kenyon College, just a few years before he took his own life. Think of the old cliché about quote the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master. This, like many clichés, so lame(…)

2001 Space Odyssey Author, Arthur C Clarke Dies

Possibly one of the most famous authors of our generation has died. Arthur Clarke, author of the short story Sentinel which spawned the Kubrik collaboration, 2001 Space Odyssey, died in Sri Lanka today (tomorrow in Sri Lanka). Send to Kindle

Dawn Thompson and Phyllis Whitney Have Passed Away

Apparently author Dawn Thompson has passed away. Dawn was an award winning author of otherworldy and historical romances. Edited to add:   You can make a donation on behalf of Ms. Thompson to the Havens Foundation.   You can read more about it at her blog (look at the sidebar).   Via SmartBitches. Phyllis Whitney, author of many(…)

Two Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Norman Mailer Passes Away

Two Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Norman Mailer Passes Away

Source:  © William Coupon/CORBIS. Norman Mailer, a two time Pulitizer Prize winner, died from renal failure at the age of 84 on Saturday. Mailer’s award winning books were The Armies of the Night which his his account of the peace march on the Pentagon and The Executioner’s Song, the true story of the execution of(…)

Sidney Sheldon Passes Away

Keishon posted that last night Sidney Sheldon passed on. Mr. Sheldon was a triple threat: a Broadway playwright, a TV and movie screenwriter and a best selling novelist. He worked on I Dream of Jeanie and The Patty Duke Show but didn’t really become a household name until his breakout novels such as Master of(…)