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Author who grew up next to south Dublin library launches ‘gripping and skilful’ debut novel
Described by Donal Ryan as “a beautiful and important novel” and by Joseph O’Connor as “a gripping and skilful debut from a hugely talented storyteller”, author Sharon Guard launched Assembling Ailish ...
Graham Nickson, 78, Dies; Passionate Steward of the New York Studio School
An artist known for his lush, large-scale oil paintings, he also created the Drawing Marathon, a two-week boot camp that ...
Tom Robbins, comic author of ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,’ dies at 92
He gained a cult following through novels that married zany, acid-tinged humor with philosophical inquiry and literary zest.
Tom Robbins, literary prankster-philosopher, dies at 92
Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers, has died. He was 92.
Novelist Tom Robbins of La Conner dies at 92
Tom Robbins moved to the Pacific Northwest in the early '60s and was assigned to review an opera for the Seattle Times. He lived in La Conner for over five decades.
Tom Robbins, ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues’ author who had ‘crazy wisdom,’ dies at 92
NEW YORK — Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball ...
‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues’ author dies at 92
Your books make me laugh, they make think ...,” one fan told Tom Robbins, “and they make me aware of all the wonder in the ...